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An interesting case (NHS v Y [2017] EWHC 2866 (QB), [2017] MHLO 37) has recently been heard in the High Court. The High Court has ruled that Court approval was not required to withdraw clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH) from a person who lacks mental capacity and has a prolonged disorder of consciousness, if […]

One of our very close neighbours has taken the step of launching a social media consultation on divorce law. The States of Jersey has asked islanders for their views on whether Jersey’s 70-year-old divorce laws need to change. A live chat was recently launched on Facebook through an app called Apptivism.je. Apptivism runs through Facebook […]

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) was recently asked to decide the status of drivers operating under the Uber app. Are they workers, employees or independent contractors (i.e. self-employed)? The category in which they fall determines the statutory rights they enjoy. What is Uber? For those unaware, customers use the Uber smartphone app to say where […]

The England and Wales High Court has given judgment in a complex dispute between the widow of the eighth Earl of Bathurst and his children by his first marriage, regarding chattels in the Earl’s estate valued at nearly £2 million. The Earl’s Will specified that the chattels would be kept in the Bathurst family after […]