Social media posts fired off in anger can have grave legal consequences even if they are swiftly taken down. In an extreme case on point, a man who revealed his niece’s history of mental illness and self-harm to the world online was ordered to pay
Every hospital bed is desperately needed in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. That stark fact prompted a judge to take the extremely rare step of ordering a patient to leave an NHS ward despite her protests that her enforced departure would violate her human
Employer Pays Dear for Failing to Take Discrimination Complaints Seriously: Employers that fail to take discrimination in the workplace seriously can expect to be on the receiving end of legal complaints. The point was powerfully made by the case of a property concierge who suffered
Those who fund their lifestyles from criminal profits risk being stripped of the shirts off their backs and their innocent loved ones are likely to suffer just as much as them. In one case, a judge sanctioned the seizure of a family home where three
Restraining orders are an essential means by which innocent people are protected against harassment or fear of violence. However, they impinge on the freedom of those against whom they are made and the Court of Appeal has emphasised in a guideline case that they must
Social housing is a scarce resource, but judges are not afraid to hold local authorities to their strict duty to provide suitable accommodation for those in need. In a case on point, the High Court gave a council 12 weeks to find a suitable home
Residential landlords who fail to meet their extensive legal obligations put themselves at risk of severe financial consequences and reliance on the advice of professional letting agents is no defence. In a case on point, an otherwise responsible private landlord who let a house in
With headlines continuing to be dominated by the global spread of coronavirus, new guidance has been released by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) to set out the steps that employers should be taking to help protect staff. Developed in case coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads
Photography and visual or audio recording is, for security and other reasons, strictly banned in court. A criminal defendant who defied that embargo by using his mobile phone in a secure Crown Court dock was jailed for his senseless act of bravado. The man and
You do not have to be in prison to be imprisoned. The accuracy of that statement was confirmed by the Supreme Court as it upheld an award of damages to an immigrant who was for years subjected to an unlawful home curfew. On being released
