Nurseries that charged full price during lockdown could face legal action from parents

Nurseries, childminders and pre-schools that charged full fees during lockdown are facing mounting pressure to refund parents after an industry watchdog deemed it unfair to charge fees for services that were not provided. The Competitions and Markets Authority wrote an open letter to the early years sector this week, warning that they could face legal … Read more

Bachelor in Paradise: Jamie Doran hires lawyer in Channel 10 legal case

EXCLUSIVE: Bachelor in Paradise star Jamie Doran hires the lawyer who helped Nasser Sultan sue a newspaper that defamed him – as he prepares for a court showdown with Channel 10 By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:08 BST, 30 July 2020 | Updated: 05:08 BST, 30 July 2020 Jamie Doran has officially … Read more

Meghan Markle loses first round of legal battle with Mail

Meghan Markle has agreed to pay £67,000 in legal costs after losing the first round of her battle against the Mail on Sunday’s publisher. The duchess is suing Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), publisher of the newspaper and MailOnline, over an article published in February 2019 which reproduced parts of a handwritten letter she sent to her … Read more

Harry Dunn’s parents DROP legal action against Northamptonshire Police

Harry Dunn’s parents DROP legal action against police as they pursue Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab for ‘obstructing justice’ by allowing suspect Anne Sacoolas to leave UK His family are set for two-day judicial review hearing at High Court in November Allege Foreign Secretary ‘obstructed justice’ by letting Anne Sacoolas leave UK Northamptonshire Police were brought … Read more

Labour anti-Semitism whistleblowers could drop legal action if it expels former leader Jeremy Corbyn

Labour anti-Semitism whistleblowers could drop legal action that could cost the party millions if it expels former leader Jeremy Corbyn amid fears that payouts could cripple its finances Some ex-party staff have made the offer to drop cases that could cost millions But proposal will infuriate Mr Corbyn’s remaining supporters inside Labour It came as … Read more

Wayne Rooney fears Coleen Rooney’s legal battle against Rebekah Vardy has ‘gone too far’

Wayne Rooney reportedly fears the legal battle his wife Coleen is embroiled in with Rebekah Vardy for allegedly leaking false information to the press has ‘gone too far’. The Rooney family are apparently feeling stressed this week at the possibility that their personal life could be exposed in open court. If the case reaches court, … Read more

Jeremy Corbyn is under pressure to return £210,000 Go Fund Me cash to help him fight legal battle

Jeremy Corbyn should hand back the money donated to him to defend the former Labour leader, a former Labour MP has urged.   Supporters have raised more than £210,000 on behalf of Mr Corbyn as he faces legal action after criticising the party’s decision to apologise and pay damages to anti-Semitism whistleblowers. Carole Morgan, from Ryde in South East England, … Read more

Woman in £1.6bn Barclays legal battle accepts apology from boss

Stephen Jones, who worked in Barclays’ investment banking division, made the comment about Amanda Staveley (pictured) in a telephone call with another then bank boss in October 2008, a High Court judge was today told A financier who is fighting a £1.6billion legal battle with banking giant Barclays has accepted an apology from a former … Read more

Campaign group says councils could face legal action for closing roads

Councils who have – or plan to – narrow or close roads to motorists to allow for more cycle lanes and car-free zones could face legal action, says a campaign group. The Alliance of British Drivers claims it is in consultation with lawyers regarding the legality of authorities shutting roads, widening cycle lanes and extending … Read more

Officials ordered to find ‘imaginative’ ways to ban terrorists from bringing legal challenges

Officials are ordered to find ‘imaginative’ ways to ban terrorists from bringing legal challenges at taxpayers’ expense following Shamima Begum’s victory Civil servants also told to come up with proposals to restrict terrorists’ legal aid Justice Secretary Robert Buckland told officials to find ‘imaginative’ proposals Boris Johnson described Shamima Begum’s taxpayer-funded flight to Britain as … Read more