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High Court Rules Disputed Property Was Partnership Asset

Partners in a partnership would be well advised to keep comprehensive documentation at every stage in case disagreements arise in the future. In a recent case, whether or not a residential property was a partnership asset became the subject of extended court...

NHS Trust Can Rely on Parental Consent to Girl's Treatment

In a recent case involving an application to permit naso-gastric feeding of a 12-year-old girl, the High Court considered how to resolve an apparent conflict between the Code of Practice to the Mental Health Act 1983 and common-law authorities around...

Equestrian Safety Products Were Not Copyrighted Works

If you believe that a competitor has made unfair use of your intellectual property, it is essential to obtain expert advice as soon as possible. Recently, a company that sold equestrian safety clothing failed in its High Court copyright infringement claim ...

Uncooperative Husband Ordered to Pay Ex-Wife £12.5 Million

When a party fails to disclose assets in divorce proceedings, the courts are entitled to draw appropriate inferences from the non-disclosure. This was demonstrated in a recent case in which the Family Court described the husband's conduct of the...

Preventing Workplace Sexual Harassment - ECHR Templates

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (ECHR) has published templates for employers to help them prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. The Equality Act 2010 defines sexual harassment as unwanted conduct of a sexual nature, which has the purpose...
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