Litigation & Disputes For Individuals Articles
Use of Mediation in Resolving Litigation
This week marks “Mediation Awareness Week”, and so we thought that we would share with you our own views about the process of mediation in the context of litigation matters.
Our client, who is an accountant, was sacked from his job with just one week’s notice. As he had no formal employment contract in place, the terms of his employment were therefore ‘implied’. We are now pursuing a wrongful dismissal claim for insufficient notice on behalf of our client in a civil court...
Bankruptcy is a confusing and complex area which can have adverse legal consequences. When they elect to make themselves bankrupt, many individuals fall into pitfalls that they did not foresee...
What are Terms and Conditions? I suspect there are a few of you scratching your heads and thinking of the screen you have to accept whenever you update your Apple Phone. Strictly speaking, they are and you’re right to think so. But what you really want to know is what they mean and what legal effect they have...
We were asked recently to help a client challenge their neighbour’s planning application for a back garden development. The neighbour’s plan was to build a large ‘bungalow’ – we use the term ‘bungalow’ with some caution as in reality this was a two storey property utilising a mezzanine floor for bedrooms and bathrooms...