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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has prosecuted Natalia Kossakowska, a former company director of Daisy Home Care Ltd in Balby, Doncaster, for...
MLex: TikTok has disclosed that it flagged a possible breach of sanctions to UK and Irish regulators. ‘In April 2026, the group identified and is...
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has pledged to pursue the proceeds of serious economic crime for ‘as long as it takes’, including after offenders have...
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP), in cooperation with the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL), has fined Uber B.V....
Common assault and batteryThe offences of common assault and batteryTechnically, the offences of assault and battery are separate summary offences. An...
AffrayAffray is an offence created by the Public Order Act 1986 (POA 1986). It can be tried in either the magistrates’ court or the Crown Court. The...
Self defenceSelf defenceSelf defence is an absolute defence based on the evidence which can apply in crimes committed by force. Section 76 of the...
Assault occasioning actual bodily harmThe offence of actual bodily harmThe offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) can be tried in...
Boiler room fraudWhat is a boiler room fraud?Boiler rooms are the names ascribed to high pressure sales environments. The idea is that the sales environment creates the pressure of a boiler room, with sales people deploying high pressure sales tactics to incite, cajole and pressurise investors into
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
Glossary—Latin legal termsDespite attempts in recent years to simplify the language used in legal cases, there are still a number of Latin phrases commonly used in personal injury claims. The following Latin phrases are listed in alphabetical order:Latin termDefinitionMeaningActa iure imperiiLegal
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