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The costs reforms proposed by the ‘Jackson’ report on the litigation system have been postponed until April 2013

Sir John Howard-Lawson has won a legal battle brought against him by his son, Philip Howard, over the rights to the proceeds of sale of 13th Century Corby Castle

Cast members from the first Les Misérables have been told that they will no longer receive royalties for their contributions to the original cast album after it was revealed that their contract contained a clause stating that royalties would only be paid for 25 years.

A decision by South Hams District Council to approve the building of a new town with 5,500 homes has come under threat after legal action was threatened by people opposed to the project as a result of the decision to reduce the number of affordable homes in the development.

The US web discount company, Groupon may be forced to drop some of its most striking promotional deals as it has been found to of breached UK advertising laws approximately 50 times in less than a year.

A newly enforced Consumer Bill of Rights will “streamline confusing and overlapping legislation” and give UK consumer the protection they deserve, the government has announced.

A disgruntled homeowner who blamed his poor TV signal on a neighbour’s nearby trees has been fined after felling the offending shrubbery without permission.

It has been predicted by the House of Commons Justice Select Committee that as a result of the recent cuts in legal aid there will be a sharp increase in the number of litigants in person

ACAS, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, has been reflecting on its past year of service concluding that large scale industrial disputes were on the rise

Fallen out with your neighbour recently? You're not alone. Roughly one million Brits have been forced to move house as a result of a neighbourly feud.

A social worker at the centre of the recent Baby P fiasco has been awarded undisclosed libel damages from a major national newspaper.

You are invited to attend a series of presentations on the new Bribery Act 2010 which comes into force on 1st July 2011 and can potentially affect your business.

In the recent High Court decision of D Morgan Plc v Mace amp; Jones (A Firm) (No. 3) [2011], the judge gave further guidance on when indemnity costs will be awarded in a civil litigation claim.

The Sunday Telegraph backed by a number of MP’s is campaigning for a change in the law relating to squatters following their occupation of various historic buildings in London.

Legal disputes between disgruntled commercial property landlords and their tenants increased by an astonishing 43% in 2009, according to figures obtained by legal information service Sweet amp; Maxwell.

The Office of Fair Trading has issued warnings to a number of gold buying businesses whom it believes are not treating customers fairly and in accordance with Consumer Protection Regulations

Roughly 60 people have received compensation after complaining about noise, dust and damage following the opening of a bypass near their homes.

Complaints made to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) by disgruntled consumers shot up during the first six months of the year but payouts have steadily declined

A Stafford University student has been awarded £10,000 in damages after being falsely branded as a paedophile on social networking site Facebook

UK consumers are ignorant to the dangers of online shopping and are continually falling victim to the internet’s many scams and swindles, consumer protection regulator the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) believes.

A middle-aged man who was rushed to hospital and misdiagnosed with leukaemia has been given £175,000 in compensation after being told he had less than a year to live

Homeowners whose house prices have plummeted due to overhead planes are to be awarded £9million in compensation by Manchester Airport

A Hertfordshire gas fitter has been fined more than £2,000 after illegal fittings and outdated qualifications lead to an elderly couple being poisoned by carbon monoxide.

As fans held their breath for the long-awaited launch of Apple’s new iPhone 4, a series of malfunctions has left many seeking compensation from the global manufacturer

An eight-year battle between bickering neighbours over nine-foot’s worth of passageway has been ended by London’s Civil Appeal Court, leaving the loser empty handed and heavily indebted