A North Derbyshire woman has been made to reposition her garden fence after a drawn-out legal dispute with her neighbours.
Read moreDudley landlord fined for letting out ‘mouldy and hazardous’ home
Balraj Singh Timana, a landlord based in Dudley, has been fined in court after failing to make necessary safety improvements to a property that he allowed a family to rent.
Read moreLandlords and tenants urged to pay attention to new safety laws
Under new rules that come into effect from October 2015, landlords will have a legal obligation to install working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in their properties.
Read moreYorkshire roofing company and its director fined over bricklayer’s death
Watershed (Roofing) Ltd – a roofing firm based in Yorkshire – and its director, have been prosecuted following the death of one of its workers.
Read moreSkechers sues Steve Madden for infringing its ‘Go Walk’ product line patents
Skechers, the international shoe brand based in California, has sued Steve Madden Limited for infringing on its patented ‘Go Walk’ product line.
Read moreData collection laws are ‘outdated’ according to new report
A report commissioned by former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, in response to US whistle-blower Edward Snowden’s revelations regarding public privacy and Government surveillance, has been published.
Read moreTenants evicted from Hounslow flat after complaints of drug usage and late night parties
A flat in Hounslow has been boarded up and the former tenants have been banned from entering it for three months, following a series of complaints from neighbours.
Read moreInadequate training programme sees tree specialist fined for employee’s injuries
Oak View Tree Specialists Limited (OVTSL), a tree specialist company based in Essex, has been fined after a skip-loading dumper overturned and resulted in a worker sustaining life-changing injuries.
Read moreBirmingham landlord fined for illegally letting rooms in a poorly maintained property
Amrik Singh Gill, a landlord based in Birmingham’s Handsworth Wood area, has been fined almost £20,000 by Birmingham Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to illegally letting rooms in a property he owned.
Read morePoldark author’s descendants attempt to trademark the famous name
Following the success of the BBC’s recent Poldark television series, which is based on the novel series by Winston Graham, the author’s descendants are attempting to trademark the name in order to prevent sales of unofficial merchandise.
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