I REFERRED in an article that I wrote last year, to a negligence case in which a local authority which had outsourced its leisure centre to a private contractor was held not to be liable for a serious injury to a child injured during a swimming lesson.
I HAVE written before about the legal doctrine known as ‘vicarious liability’.
HAVING building or improvements work made to your home is a disruptive experience.
I HAVE commented before about the relatively easy ride landlords have had in securing the eviction of tenants and on the absence of any security of tenure.
There are occasions when decisions are made by the higher courts that come as something of a surprise.
In April 2013 there were large-scale civil legal aid cuts. At a stroke, legal aid was abolished for a large number of civil claims.
What is going to happen at the polls today and what is the legal position if no one single party holds more than 326 out of 650 seats in the House of Commons and therefore cannot form a government?
AirBNB was founded in 2008. It was seen as one of the leading examples of what has become known as the ‘sharing economy’, in which people were directly in contact with one another instead of through companies...
John McNulty, solicitor with Oxford legal firm Turpin & Miller argues for the importance of being able to legally hold police to account
The terrible events in France last week resulted in a rallying around the banner of free speech. Western leaders united in Paris around the principle of freedom of expression.
