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London Borough of Camden v BW: when a single missing fact can decide a capacity case

The Court of Protection finds an expert's failure to explore one consequence, losing a placement, was enough to undermine his capacity assessment.

Griffiths v Essex County Council: EAT clarifies causation in discrimination remedy awards and sends pension loss back for recalculation

A single act of indirect disability discrimination can ground a full loss of earnings award, even where a later constructive dismissal claim was framed only...

Re Y and Z: court extends posthumous parental order remedy to children born after a UK surrogacy death

Mrs Justice Theis confirms her Re X reasoning applies where the intended father died before twins were born via surrogacy.

Martins v Brent and NYAS: High Court strikes out £1m litigant-in-person claims as abuse of process

A litigant in person's parallel damages claims against a council and a children's charity have been struck out, with the court citing a pattern of...

Tees Law boosts growth with leadership expansion

Tees Law continues its growth momentum with senior hires and major office expansions in Essex regions

Kennedy Van der Laan appoints Machteld Hiemstra as partner

Machteld Hiemstra joins Kennedy Van der Laan to enhance their life sciences and patent practice

Freeths enhances presence in national disputes

Freeths has bolstered its position in contentious private client disputes with Sally Goodger's ACTAPS appointment

West One Loan Ltd v Okroyan: High Court grants possession of Virginia Water property despite Russia sanctions freeze

A sanctioned borrower's inability to repay a £4 million bridging mortgage does not suspend a lender's right to possession.