According to the Tenant Deposit Scheme Annual Review 2014, since 2007 – when tenant deposit schemes were first introduced by the Government – more tenants than landlords have been awarded 100 per cent of any disputed deposit amount at adjudications.
Fish and chip shop owner fined £4,000 after hot oil injured worker
The owner of a fish and chip shop in the Welsh town of Risca has been fined £4,000 after a serious health and safety breach resulted in one of his employees being badly injured.
Restraining order served as couple is harassed over garden gate
A former Poole council employee and Neighbourhood Watch treasurer has been issued with a restraining order following harassment claims from his neighbours, which started with a dispute over a garden gate.
Jaguar Land Rover’s intellectual property remains unprotected by Chinese law
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), the midlands-based car manufacturer, vowed to take legal action after a Chinese competitor – LandWind – released designs for a car model that shared a striking resemblance to the Range Rover Evoque.
Firm taken to court due to teenager’s severe arm injury
A 19-year-old man severed a large part of his forearm in an incident that could have been avoided if his employer had observed health and safety guidelines.