Motivational speaker loses battle for insurance to pay neighbours £530,000 over boundary dispute

Alex MacPhail, a motivational speaker who was ordered to pay his neighbours, Tom and Helen Gueterbock £237,000 in damages and to fund £12,000 worth of work, after his neighbours sued him when a cellar room “trespassed” 18 inches over their shared boundary, has lost a further case. Mr MacPhail then sued the developers of the…

Former Premier League player, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, sues surgeon for ‘millions’ over ending his career

Former Wolves forward and Man Utd youth player Sylvan Ebanks-Blake is suing a surgeon after an ‘unnecessary’ surgery that he claims ended his career. Orthopaedic Surgeon Prof. James Calder operated on Ebanks-Blake after Ebanks-Blake broke his leg while playing for Wolves against Birmingham City in 2013. He developed arthritis after the operation but claims  he…

Daughter tries to evict mother, 82, from £800k home for ‘shouting’ at her young daughter

Norma Gibbons, a pensioner, who signed over her home to her daughter, Dawn ‘for inheritance tax reasons’ is now defending a claim for possession at the Central London County Court after a family feud. The pair live in upstairs and downstairs flats worth a combined £1.4million in a converted house in south London.   Norma is…

Paralysed rugby player who sued opponent for £10,000,000 over tackle wins compensation

Dani Czernuszka, a female rugby player who sued an opponent, Natasha King for £10 million after she was paralysed for life by a tackle in a league match between her team Reading Sirens and Bracknell Ladies in October 2017,  has won her High Court case for compensation. The verdict, a first for the ladies game…

US Rapper Flo Rida wins $82.6 million in compensation after suing Celsius energy drinks company

Rapper and singer Flo Rida was awarded $82.6 million following a breach of contract claim against the makers of Celsius energy drinks. Flo Rida was a brand ambassador for Celsius from 2014 to 2018. He argued that the partnership helped Celsius to grow its product portfolio, which a new product line called Celsius Heat in conjunction…

Aldi loses court battle with Marks and Spencer over festive gin bottles design

The High Court has ruled that Aldi infringed the design of Marks & Spencer‘s light-up Christmas gin bottles. This means that Aldi could have to pay damages to M&S or pass on profits from sales of the product. Aldi has said it will appeal against the judgment. The case was the latest legal dispute between the companies, after…