Broken Promises With Inheritance And Land Disputes [Case Law]

Over a series of short articles, I intend to examine ways in which legal advisers in the field of trusts and tax can methodically minimise risk in the way that they advise.

This comprehensive guide examines the procedural framework of LCIA arbitration from commencement through enforcement, analyzing strategic decisions at each stage including tribunal formation, document production, interim relief mechanisms, and cost allocation.

Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion over 10 years to settle claims by 52 US state and territory attorneys general in the largest state consumer-protection settlement in American history outside tobacco. The settlement imposes binding child-safety obligations including time limits and age assurance, but leaves the core algorithmic feed unchanged and raises questions about whether this represents genuine accountability or a commercially managed outcome.

A High Court ruling examines a contentious dispute between a video game developer and publisher over milestone-based funding and "step in" rights for the first-person shooter Six Days in Fallujah. With over $50 million in development costs at stake and allegations of conspiracy to acquire proprietary source code, the court declined to grant either party interim control of the game's development, leaving both sides without the "keys to the kingdom" pending a full trial.

The decision makes it very clear that the consequences for lawyers who breach their professional obligations by misusing AI are likely to be serious.

The Commercial Court ruled on a USD 29 million dispute over an LNG carrier charterparty's index-linked pricing formula, determining whether the "JKM-TTF spread" operated bidirectionally or only when JKM exceeded TTF. The decision examines how unprecedented market conditions—where European gas prices surged above Asian prices due to the Ukraine war—tested the contractual formula's application and whether rectification could remedy an alleged drafting oversight.

Although the new UK Bribery Act 2010 (the "Bribery Act") is similar in many respects to the existing anti-bribery provisions of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (as amended) ("FCPA"), overall, the Bribery Act is considered to be broader and more robust than the FCPA.

This edition focuses on rulings issued between February 16, 2018, and June 15, 2018.

During a criminal investigation, there will often be a vast amount of information obtained and considered by the police. When charges are brought, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) may disclose some of this information as evidence, serving it as witness statements and exhibits.

A split-second decision can change lives forever. In one-punch manslaughter cases, a single impulsive blow, perhaps thrown in anger, fear or misguided bravado, leads to a tragic death. These ‘death by a single punch’ incidents are more common in the UK than many realise. Dozens of families every year are left devastated, with one family grieving an unimaginable loss, and another family shocked and fearful as their loved one faces a homicide investigation for an outcome no one intended. It’s a tragic reality, one moment of anger, one fatal assault involving a single blow, and two lives (and families) ruined.

While not legally binding, heads of terms provide a roadmap for the lease agreement, ensuring that both landlord and tenant understand the core terms of the deal before proceeding to the formal drafting stage.

As a company is considering or entering administration, there may be concerns that creditors will seek to take interim action against the company to satisfy any outstanding debt owed.

If a tenant unwisely ignores a Section 146 Notice served on them by their landlord, in the worst-case scenario, the tenant can find that their lease is brought to an early end...

A heat-health alert has been issued for most parts of England as temperatures reach 32 degrees. The yellow warning is in place until Sunday 10 September.

In Savage v Savage [2024] EWCA Civ 49 the Court of Appeal considered the correct interpretation of section 15(3) of ToLATA and whether, when making an order under section 14...

A boundary demarcation agreement is generally a written agreement between two property owners that sets out the physical boundary between their properties.

Bamboo and Japanese knotweed are words that may frighten homeowners. They are known to cause problems when they spread into neighbouring properties, but it is important to distinguish between invasive and non-invasive bamboo.

Today's guest in this series is Simon Hyde, Chief Executive Officer of FAUN Zoeller UK Limited, a leading waste management company specialising in manufacturing high-specification waste collection vehicles...

Assignment is another word for transferring a lease to a new party. In most commercial leases, the tenant is not able to transfer the lease to a new party without first obtaining the landlord's written consent.

Suky Mann defends a client facing a 12-year ban and compensation order pursued by the Insolvency Service.