MARKET REPORT: Legal threat over toxic leaseholds hits housebuilders

The threat of legal action is hanging over some of Britain’s biggest housebuilders after the competition regulator vowed to crack down on toxic leasehold homes. A Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation found evidence that many families were ‘misled’ by firms selling leasehold homes on new estates. This meant that buyers were paying for the … Read more

Married At First Sight’s Hayley Vernon ‘threatens legal action’ over toiletbrush-gate

Married At First Sight’s toothbrush scandal gets nastier as Hayley Vernon ‘threatens legal action’ and producers are forced to shut down filming By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:27 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 00:53 GMT, 27 February 2020 Married At First Sight’s toothbrush scandal could lead to a legal firestorm.   According … Read more

Millionaire neighbours spend £70,000 in four-year legal battle over fence

A property developer and his neighbours are facing off in court once again after blowing a combined £70,000 in a four-year fight over whether a fence should be moved back six inches. The row erupted after millionaire Patrick Doyle moved in next to Janusz and Elzbieta Wajda’s £1.7million house in Ealing, west London, in 2014.  … Read more

Chip-maker Nanoco launches legal battle against Samsung for allegedly stealing its technology

Troubled chip-making minnow Nanoco launches legal battle against Samsung for allegedly stealing its technology By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 17 February 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 17 February 2020 Troubled chip-making minnow Nanoco has launched a legal battle against Samsung for allegedly stealing its technology. Nanoco, which is listed on … Read more

Woodford faces another legal battle as third law firm pursues claims

Third law firm pursues claims against Hargreaves Lansdown in the wake of the Woodford investment scandal By A Daily Mail Reporter Published: 23:08 BST, 2 January 2020 | Updated: 08:31 BST, 3 January 2020 Another legal firm is exploring action against former fund manager Neil Woodford A third law firm is pursuing claims against Hargreaves … Read more

Rolls-Royce hands a £4.6bn chunk of its pensions scheme to Legal & General 

Rolls-Royce hands a £4.6bn chunk of its pensions scheme to Legal & General By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 6 June 2019 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 6 June 2019 Rolls-Royce has offloaded a £4.6billion chunk of its pension scheme covering 33,000 members to Legal & General, in the biggest … Read more

Heartbroken parents of terminally-ill children launch legal action for life-saving drugs on the NHS

The heartbroken parents of two terminally-ill children have launched legal action to get a potentially life-saving drug on the NHS. Oliver, eight, and Amelia Carroll, six, suffer from fatal neuro-degenerative condition Batten disease. There is no cure for the condition, which is estimated to affect 30 to 50 children in the UK, meaning Oliver and … Read more

Legal marijuana reduces chronic pain but increases car crashes and drug overdoses, study suggests

After marijuana is legalized in a state, fewer people seek chronic pain diagnoses and treatment, but more wind up in hospitals being treated for car crash injuries, overdoses or alcohol poisoning, according to a new study.  Marijuana is now legal in the majority of US states and many see it as a win, offering better … Read more