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Intervening cause or just foreseeable carelessness?
The claimant’s act of seeking to climb onto a neighbouring balcony when locked out of his hotel room was an intervening cause that broke the chain of…
Liability takes a holiday
A travel company was not liable for the sexual assault and rape of a holidaymaker by a member of staff at the hotel where she was staying.
When is a contract written in stone?
Andrew Cromby, Partner at Weightmans LLP, considers whether the terms of any contract can truly be said to be fixed.
BREAKING NEWS: Weightmans secures planning judicial review victory for Wirral hotelier
The firm represented Thornton Hall Hotel, claimants in a case against Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council..
Communication breakdowns could leave sporting bodies with heavy penalties
Technology can be used to enhance sporting performance and make competitions fairer, but there are also major legal risks. Bruce Ralston examines some…
The Chancellor’s view for a post Brexit UK Financial Services Market
The Lord Chancellor, Philip Hammond’s speech delivered on 7 March 2018 from Canary Wharf has gone some way to clarifying the UK Government’s vision…
BREAKING NEWS: Weightmans secures court victory for business targeted in online hate campaign
Law firm successful in bringing years of online abuse to an end after six day trial
Hard, soft or somewhere in the middle: the effects and implications of Brexit in the Public Sector
The effects of Brexit on social housing, and the public sector workforce, shared services and the environment, are broad and uncertain. What will…
