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Palliative Care in Elderly Woman's Best Interests, Court Rules

When deciding what is in the best interests of a patient who lacks capacity, the courts will take into account any wishes and feelings the patient has previously expressed but will consider them in the context of all the evidence. Recently, the Court of...

Retrospective Cap on Bonus Was Unlawful Deduction from Wages

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that the belated imposition of a cap on an employee's bonus amounted to an unlawful deduction from wages, overturning a decision of the Employment Tribunal (ET) dismissing his claim ( Chandrashekarappa v Wipro...

Court Orders Provision for Daughter Excluded from Father's Will

The law affords people a high degree of testamentary freedom, and those seeking reasonable financial provision from an estate must satisfy the courts that it was unreasonable that adequate provision was not made for them. Recently, the High Court ruled that...

Water Company Fined After Cyber Attack Led to Data Breach

A water company has been fined nearly £1 million by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) after a cyber attack led to the personal data of customers and employees being published on the dark web. The company began an investigation in July 2022...

Girl Not Habitually Resident in England and Wales, High Court Rules

The High Court has ruled that a three-year-old girl was not habitually resident in England and Wales and it therefore did not have jurisdiction to determine her father's application for her return from the UAE. The girl's mother was a citizen of Pakistan...
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