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Object to a Planning Decision? A Lawyer Will Ensure Your Voice Is Heard

7th October, 2020 By

If you object to a planning decision, an expert lawyer will ensure that your voice is heard loud and clear. In one case, a woman succeeded in overturning planning permission for the construction of 18 holiday lodges close to her rural home. The local authority enabled the development by granting consent for the change of use of a greenfield site. It did so on the recommendation of planning officers, who pointed to the project's economic benefits. They also stated that the lodges would not be visually obtrusive or significantly harm...

High Court Exercises Wisdom of Solomon in Ordering Sale of Family Home

5th October, 2020 By

Amidst ever-rising property prices, it can make good sense for friends or relatives to club together to buy a home where they can all live together. As a High Court ruling showed, however, the continuing harmony in human relationships upon which such arrangements rely can sadly never be guaranteed. The case concerned a 14-bedroom urban property, worth about £1.9 million, which was acquired by five brothers. The house, which was at one point occupied by no fewer than 23 members of the family, was owned by the brothers in equal...

COVID-19 – High Court Waives Strict Time Limit in Data Protection Case

2nd October, 2020 By

The severe disruption to the legal process wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted judges to take a practical approach and, in some cases, to waive strict compliance with procedural rules. The High Court did just that in enabling a local authority to defend a claim for damages arising from data protection breaches. The case concerned a woman who attended a child protection conference convened to discuss the welfare of her daughter. Following the meeting, the council disclosed her GP medical records to all those who had attended, including social...

Grenfell Tower Inquiry Summary Report

1st October, 2020 By Arman Khosravi

Oliver Fisher Solicitors are currently instructed in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry led by Sir Martin Moore-Bick, which is examining the catastrophic fire in June 2017 which claimed 72 lives and injured many others. The Inquiry opened in September 2017 and is now in its second phase. The first phase of the Inquiry examined events on the night of the fire. Evidence was heard from survivors, emergency services personnel, survivors of the fire and bereaved family members. Phase 1 of the Inquiry investigated how the fire started, how it spread, and...