Discrimination in the workplace is completely unacceptable in all its forms and, if you are a victim, you should seek professional advice without delay. In a case on point, a retail worker won substantial compensation after her life was made a misery by her boss
Gypsies and travellers are amongst the most vulnerable groups in British society but their freedom to pursue a nomadic lifestyle is enshrined in law. The Court of Appeal resoundingly made that point in discouraging attempts by some local authorities to ban them from every scrap
Officials wield great power over people’s lives and it is fundamental to a democratic society that, where they reach unreasonable decisions, they are held to account. The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) did just that in coming to the aid of a grandmother whose car was seized
The fairness of elections is a sacred tenet of British democracy and, where mistakes are made, only judges can put them right. A case on point concerned a town council election in which thousands more votes were counted than cast and one of the candidates
Judges leave no stone unturned in their determination to ensure that crime does not pay. In a case on point, the High Court authorised the seizure of a Spanish villa belonging to a drugs kingpin who is serving a 28-year prison sentence. The drug trafficking
So-called squatters’ rights are a constant bone of contention because they can result in property being wrested from the ownership of those who have paper title to it. That was certainly so in an unusual case concerning a burial vault in which members of a
Many vulnerable people who fall into debt are tempted to raise cash on the security of their homes. However, a case in which an elderly couple came within an ace of losing the roof over their heads stands as a warning to all that such
Allotments are a much-loved feature of British life and their holders enjoy security of tenure and special protection against eviction. In a case on point, a gardener scored in an important High Court victory in his fight to stop his local council taking over his
Judges are the ultimate guardians of democracy and they are always there to ensure that every individual has an unhindered right to cast a secret ballot. In a striking case on point, the High Court pinpointed a grave deficiency in the voting system that undermines
Failing to engage an expert lawyer to present your Employment Tribunal (ET) claim is a false economy and can even result in your case being dismissed without a full hearing. That very nearly happened to a worker who claimed that he had paid a heavy
