Monthly Archives: July 2022

Court rules that social worker’s assessment that teenage asylum seeker is an adult was false

  A person who has entered the United Kingdom to claim asylum is treated differently depending on whether they are an adult or a minor. A minor’s claim is treated more delicately by the Home Office with respect to the asylum process, decision making, and support provided by a Local Authority.   Below, we look […]

Supreme Court says part-year workers entitled to proportionally same holiday pay as full-time workers

A new ruling (Harpur Trust v Brazel) by the Supreme Court has favoured part-year workers and casual workers, opening the door to thousands of claims for compensation. The ruling says that these workers are entitled proportionally to the same holiday pay as full-time workers. It also found that the methods of calculating pro-rated annual leave […]

Company administrators cleared of breach of duty despite deficiency during sale of properties

By Yitong Guo     Today’s article comes from one of our solicitors, Yitong Guo, who specialises in property law. The article is about a dismissal application in the Chancery Division of the High Court concerning allegations of breach of duty by company administrators in relation to two companies (“the Companies”) whose business involved the […]

Home Office announces British citizenship application fee waiver for minors who can’t afford it following legal battle

By Xinru Jia   A person officially becomes a British Citizen when they apply to the Home Office and are able to show they are entitled to British Citizenship. This is achieved by providing evidence that they fulfil certain sections of the British Nationality Act 1981.   Most applications to the Home Office have a […]

Sir Mo Farah’s revelation sheds a light on the dark world of human trafficking

It was one of the major talking points of the week. The British icon and most successful track distance runner of all time, Sir Mo Farah, revealed this week that the story he had told the world was, in fact, not true.   Mo Farah (as he is now known), was born as Hussein Abdi […]

Is breakfast cereal junk food? Yes, according to the High Court!

Is breakfast cereal junk food? That’s what the High Court decided recently when the cereal manufacturer, Kellogg’s, failed in its legal challenge against the government’s new food strategy.   The proposed regulations by the Department for Health and Social Care would mean that foods which are high in fat, salt and sugar would be banned […]

Man wins right to have a surrogacy baby using embryo created with his late wife

In today’s family law article, we will look at an unusual case which made headlines across the internet. It presents a complex moral issue for the parties but one which offers hope and optimism for the claimant involved as well as the few who similar situations in the future.   The landmark ruling gives widower, […]

A fast track to digital surveillance? European Consumer Organisation takes action against Google

You probably have a Google account, and probably also assume that everything you do on Google’s services is tracked, but do you realise the extent to which Google actively pushes you towards ensuring that you don’t avoid its surveillance practises? The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) has directly sought to tackle this issue by announcing that […]

Welcome Amber!

We are delighted to welcome our newest colleague, Amber Zhao. Amber will be joining us as a paralegal and has already displayed great legal knowledge and a brilliant work ethic since she’s been here.   Amber has an extensive academic background, having studied at Central South University(LLB), King’s College London(LLM) and The University of Law […]

Prenuptial Agreement vs Postnuptial Agreement, which is better?

Today we will take a look at a subject which comes under Family Law, one of our main practise areas. This article looks at which is better, a postnuptial agreement or prenuptial agreement?   You might be wondering, what exactly is the difference between a postnuptial agreement and a prenuptial agreement? Aside from ‘pre’ and […]