The Renters’ (Reform) Bill has been introduced to Parliament in order to abolish section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions. Tenants will also be given the legal right to request a pet in their home, which the landlord must consider and cannot unreasonably refuse. Landlords will be able to require pet insurance to cover any damage to…
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…
More than 900 bereaved family members, survivors and local people who were affected by the Grenfell Tower fire, which killed 72 people in June 2017, have agreed on a settlement of their civil claims arising from the blaze. The cladding company Arconic said it was among the firms that were involved in the high…
Gary Lineker has won his £4.9 million tax battle with HMRC. The HMRC had advised Lineker that he should have been classed as an employee of the BBC and BT Sport for his presenting duties, rather than as a freelancer and pursued him for £4.9 million which it was claimed should have been paid on…
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…
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…
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…
Jonathan Downing who found Japanese knotweed behind the garden shed after he moved into his £700,000 in London has successfully sued the seller, Jeremy Henderson for misrepresenting whether there was knotweed at the property when he sold it. Mr Henderson had answered ‘no’ to the question on the TA6 property information form asking if the…
Cardiff City are seeking damages of more than £10 million in a High Court action against insurance broker Miller Insurance LLP over the death of the striker, Emiliano Sala following a plane crash as he travelled to take up his new role with the club. Cardiff City say the brokers failed to say players would…
Michael Clutterbuck, the son of the producer behind the Paddington Bear TV show is involved in a legal battle with the author Michael Bond’s former business, Paddington and Company Ltd. over potentially royalties. Pursuant to a ‘gentleman’s agreement’ in the 1970s, Mr Bond would give TV producer Graham Clutterbuck 10 per cent of all future worldwide…