Streamlined Forensic Reporting (SFR), was introduced in 2013, aiming to deliver 'swift and sure justice', by achieving early agreement with the defence on forensic issues, where this cannot be achieved…
In a case relating to a French engineer’s case against The Evening Standard and The Independent, the Court held that claimants will have to prove they have suffered “serious harm”…
Defamation involves the publication of a statement that adversely affects a person’s reputation. It is an umbrella term for both libel and slander. Libel primarily concerns written statements, in printed…
Spousal maintenance is maintenance that is paid by a husband or a wife to their former spouse following a divorce. It is different to child maintenance. Spousal maintenance is usually paid…
Financial Remedy Hearings are where the court looks to determine how to fairly distribute assets between former spouses or civil partners following a divorce or dissolution of the civil partnership.Here…
The corporate veil exists to distinguish a company as a legal person so that it stands separate from its directors and shareholders. However, where the relevant test has been satisfied,…
Every so often a “good character” nationality case is heard in court. Usually such cases arise in the context of adults applying for naturalisation as British citizens at the Home…
The starting point for the Family Court is in rule 28.3 of the Financial Procedure Rules 2010 (“FPR”). As a general rule, in terms of FPR 28.3(5) and subject to…
The legal process relating to how assets are divided in a divorce can be a hotly contested issue.Courts have a very wide discretion in deciding who gets what.What assets are…
You may suffer various injuries whilst at work, but one of the most common accidents at work which people seek compensation for are claims in respect of muscular injuries affecting…