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Living next door to prolonged construction work can significantly impact your quality of life. Unfortunately, cases where neighbours have ongoing building projects lasting several years are not uncommon in the UK. If your neighbour has been doing building...
Experiencing property damage due to a neighbour's construction activities can leave you feeling stressed and uncertain about your legal rights. Homeowners across England and Wales frequently encounter issues when neighbouring renovation or...
Experiencing neighbour building work noise can severely disrupt your daily life, causing stress and discomfort. Whether it's a home renovation or more substantial construction projects, residents often find themselves unsure of their legal rights. ...
Not surprisingly, door injuries in public places are commonplace, often involving children who don’t understand the hazards a door can present. Injuries from doors can be traumatic and include crush injuries,...
A recent case in the High Court on boundary disputes operates as a warning when instructing surveyors in boundary disputes. In this case, the High Court found that two neighbours disputing over their boundary inadvertently entered into a boundary agreement....
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) regime, introduced in 2009 as an amendment to the Mental Capacity Act 2005, was designed to ensure that individuals who lack capacity to consent to their care arrangements and are under continuous supervision or...
Many homeowners experience concern when a neighbour announces their intention of building a house in their garden. Such developments can significantly impact not only the visual appeal of the surrounding area but also property valuations, privacy and...
No one should go out to work and not come home safely. Your place of employment shouldn’t be somewhere where the risks are so high that you are potentially gambling with your life. However, the Health and Safety Executive have published...
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to its widespread use by individuals and businesses in some instances using it to address legal disputes. This may include drafting grievances on employment related issues, wider complaints, taking initial...
Boundary disputes between neighbours can be stressful, disruptive, and costly. It is therefore understandable that property owners may wonder whether they are under pressure from any legal timeframes. Often, individuals realise that boundary uncertainty...
A recent court judgment, in the case of Murphy v Maguire, surrounded the issue of whether the failure to obtain a gas safety certificate covering the commencement of the first tenancy agreement permanently invalidates any section 21 claim. The judge, his...
Food business operators have a regulatory obligation to protect public health. If an operator is found to have breached one of their obligations, the relevant Enforcement Authority have the power to issue enforcement action. Among the most serious...
When someone is directly injured as a result of someone else’s negligence, they are entitled to bring a claim for compensation as a primary victim. But what if you are not directly involved, but you are a witness to something traumatic? A secondary...
The annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities takes place on Wednesday 03 December 2025 this year. This year’s theme for International Day of Persons with Disabilities is ‘fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing...
Adverse possession , commonly known as 'squatters rights', is a legal principle under which a person may claim ownership of property belonging to someone else after continuously occupying that property for a set period of time. In England and...
Visiting the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department of a hospital can be a stressful and challenging experience. Patients typically seek urgent care, often needing immediate attention and treatment. However, in some unfortunate circumstances,...
