A High Court Judge has ruled that farmer Robert Fidler will be jailed should he fail to demolish his mock-Tudor castle by 6 June 2016. Mr Fidler built his home in secret at some point between 1999 and 2006 without planning permission.… Read More

Two ex-wives have successfully won the right to re-negotiate their divorce settlements. Ms Sharland and Mrs Gohil both found out, some years after divorce, that their husbands had lied about their wealth. Ms Sharland divorced in 2010. Her… Read More

From 1st October 2015 the new Consumer Rights Act 2015 aims to make consumer rights clearer. Covering everything from the sale of goods, services, digital content and more, the intent is to require businesses to deal with consumers in a… Read More

According to recent statistics on legal aid this year, family mediation cases are on the increase, with 64% of all mediation outcomes resulting in a successful agreement. This is good news in an era where more and more people are going… Read More

As the law continues to develop for same sex families, we are experiencing more and more enquiries regarding the legal rights of a parent who has been involved in the birth of a child born by artificial insemination or assisted conception.… Read More

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In the recent case of Sir James Munby, the president of the Family Division, dismissed an application by a father for a Parental Order solely in his favour in respect of a child born by surrogacy. The application was dismissed on the… Read More

This week the BBC reported that Whitbread, the owners of The Premier Inn and Costa Coffee (amongst other things), may increase some prices to counter the cost of the National Living Wage (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34177370).… Read More

In an interesting development for those who have no fixed or regular place of work, the European Court of Justice recently ruled that the time spent travelling between their home and the premises of their first and last customers of the… Read More