Civil Litigation

Concerned About Squatters’ Rights

Concerned About Squatters’ Rights? It’s a Case of ‘Use It or Lose It’

Civil Litigation

The law relating to squatters’ rights is not straightforward and concerned landowners should always seek legal advice. As an Upper Tribunal (UT) ruling showed, however, they can give themselves at least some protection by following a simple rule: use it or lose it. The case concerned a narrow strip of land that once formed part of a railway track that […]

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BBC Fined for Breaching Embargo on Recording of Court Proceedings

BBC Fined for Breaching Embargo on Recording of Court Proceedings

Civil Litigation

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of court hearings have been conducted remotely, via online video link, but the strict ban on any private recording of legal proceedings has throughout remained fully in force. In a case on point, the BBC received a stiff fine for breaching that embargo. The case concerned the remote hearing of a judicial review challenge

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Dismissed Evangelical Vicar Fails in Rare Marriage Discrimination Claim

Dismissed Evangelical Vicar Fails in Rare ‘Marriage Discrimination’ Claim

Civil Litigation

Every employer presumably knows that sex and race discrimination are unlawful, but fewer may be aware that marriage and civil partnership are also protected characteristics. An unusual case on point concerned a vicar who claimed that his dismissal was an act of discrimination arising from the acrimonious breakdown of his marriage. The ethos of the vicar’s church was conservative and

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