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The Court of Appeal has handed down a judgment which should warn those engaged in legal disputes that the ‘loser pays costs’ rule in litigation is not a hard and...

When the state becomes involved in paying for care, there are often complications, as a recent case illustrates. It involved a mentally ill man who had spent almost half...

A woman who sold her mother’s house in order to buy her a more suitable home has been left with a large legal costs bill as a result of her...

A motoring enthusiast whose dream of owning an extremely rare Bristol car became a nightmare of escalating costs and contractual wrangling has been awarded more than £120,000 in damages by...

In a ground-breaking decision, which represents very bad news for private property owners, a builder who spotted an opportunity and took over a long-empty home more than ten years ago...

A stay-at-home husband who claims that he sacrificed his own career on the altar of his investment banker wife’s ambition has triumphed in a crucial round of their £11 million...

Getting divorced is never a pleasant experience and couples going through the process have a lot to think about. Whilst management of the tax consequences of the split is not...

A mother who decided to change her will at a birthday party attended by all her children except the one disadvantaged by the change had the mental capacity to do...

Sometimes, the fact that legal issues can take a long time to reach court means that the circumstances which gave rise to the proceedings have changed significantly by the time...

A case recently heard by the Court of Protection has illustrated that the courts are willing to uphold the right of patients to refuse medical treatment, even where treatment would...