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Nichola Salvato, 49, brought a legal challenge against the ‘proof of payment’ policy of only reimbursing the money to parents once it has been spent A single mother who found herself £2,000 in debt trying to pay for childcare has won a landmark Universal Credit court case to get the costs paid upfront. Nichola Salvato, 49, … Read more
Bailiffs will be allowed to enter debtors’ homes through Zoom in a landmark ruling sparked by the pandemic. The High Court approved debt collection agencies seizing a person’s goods virtually rather than physically. The judgment will benefit collectors who will be at a reduced risk of catching Covid and debtors who can keep their assets … Read more
Woke folk, beware! Freedom of speech includes the right to offend, say judges in landmark ruling Two judges have ruled that free speech encompasses offensive language Lord Justice Bean and Mr Justice Warby presiding over case in Court of Appeal Ruling came in successful appeal decided last week in favour of Kate Scottow She had … Read more
Forty-six states and the Federal Trade Commission have filed massive antitrust lawsuits against Facebook, seeking to force the company to divest major acquisitions such as Instagram and WhatsApp. One suit filed on Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia is spearheaded by New York Attorney General Letitia James, leading a coalition of … Read more
The ‘desperate’ mother of a nine-year-old girl who died following a chronic asthma attack has said she would have moved house immediately had she known air pollution was harming her daughter, an inquest heard, Nine-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah died in February 2013 after suffering numerous seizures and making almost 30 visits to hospital with breathing problems over … Read more
A volunteer in Oxford University’s coronavirus vaccine trial has revealed she felt a ‘tiny sense of pride’ at taking part in research that could finally beat the virus. Sarah Hurst, 47, from South Oxfordshire, said it was a ‘great feeling’ after hearing today that the vaccine could trigger an immune response in up to 90 … Read more
We are all clinging on for dear life, say small firms as landmark business interruption insurance case reaches Supreme Court By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 16 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 16 November 2020 Desperate business owners accused insurers of leaving them ‘clinging on for dear life’ last night … Read more
New Zealand votes AGAINST legalising cannabis but for allowing euthanasia in landmark referendums By Australian Associated Press Published: 01:04 GMT, 30 October 2020 | Updated: 01:12 GMT, 30 October 2020 New Zealand has voted against legalising cannabis in a referendum, preliminary results show. Early results show 53.1 per cent of Kiwis were against making the drug … Read more
A moped rider has won a landmark court battle with a ‘no win, no fee’ legal firm who charged her £1,780 for her successful £1,530 compensation claim – and which could now spark ‘£2.5billion’ of similar actions. The new ruling came after accident victim Darya Belsner, 32, took her case – launched after she was … Read more
French court backs news companies in landmark case against Google as they demand compensation from the billion dollar Silicon Valley giant for the copyrighted content it uses Paris appeals court ruled against Google and backed competition regulator Google had argued that it drives lucrative clicks to news sites it lists in searches But French press … Read more