Historically, claims for Defamation (both libel and slander) have involved celebrities and those in the media lime-light. The recent headlines relating to Rebel Wilson, the Australian actress, writer and producer who had her $AUD4.5 million damages award slashed to $AUD600,000 on appeal… The Rebel Wilson case began in 2015 when the Australian Women’s Day magazine […]
Everyone can fall victim to a breach of contract – you could be a commercial entity or an employer whose employees choose to watch the FIFA world cup instead of turning up to work! Unfortunately, breaches of contract are commonplace in the commercial sphere. However, with the right knowledge and professional support, breach of contract, […]
What do George Michael and Macaulay Culkin have in common? Answer – they are both the subject of family disputes. George Michael left his properties and wealth to his two sisters, Melanie and Yioda. His partner Fadi Fawaz has been engaged in a legal dispute with George Michael’s family in respect of George’s £6 million […]
He called her ‘Babykins’. Her nickname for him was ‘Big Willy’. These are the nicknames the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had for each other in their early years of dating. How do we know this? Because the former tabloid, News of the World, hacked into Miss Middleton’s (as she then was) voicemail. The phone-hacking […]
Challenges to Wills and probate have increased dramatically over the past few years. There are several reasons for this, but the main two seem to be: The rise in house prices means estates are often larger than they were in previous generations. This means there is more to fight for. Dementia is increasing due to […]
Stocker v Stocker[1] It is hard to fathom that Facebook has only existed in the mainstream for ten-years. The social media platform has completely transformed how we interact with each other, both personally and professionally, and this has occurred in almost every country in the world. As of the fourth quarter of 2017, Facebook had […]
The BBC has published a retraction of a statement made by BBC presenter Andrew Neil on BBC1’s This Week about a nationally and internationally prominent UK scholar, academic and jurist, Dr Haitham al-Haddad. Mr Neil had stated on This Week on 5 March 2015 that Dr al-Haddad believes that Jews are descended from pigs. The […]
The collapse of the outsourcing giant, Carillion, is the second big business failure, following Monarch Airlines, which has impacted thousands of employees, customers, and suppliers in the last three months[1]. Latest estimates state around 30,000 businesses are owed around £1 billion in unpaid costs, and many are expected to go under themselves due to being […]
Domain names are a considerable business asset in today’s digital world. Therefore, disputes can be costly, requiring expert legal advice and representation. If you are in any doubt as to the value of popular domain names, consider the following: In 2010, fb.com was acquired by Facebook for $US8.5 million from the American Farm Bureau Federation. […]
