The strength of Britain’s anti-money laundering regime has been underlined after the High Court opened the way for seizure of $7 million from a London bank account on the basis that it was the product of serious financial crime across several jurisdictions. The court’s decision
An insurance broker who moved from one employer to another, taking his extensive network of clients with him in breach of a restrictive covenant in his employment contract, has been ordered to pay damages. The High Court ruled that the non-solicitation clause was both reasonable
An adjudicator’s award of almost £400,000 to a building maintenance company whose contract with a housing association was prematurely terminated has been overturned by the High Court on the basis that either party was entitled to withdraw from the agreement on three months’ notice without
A tax settlement agreed between Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and investment bank, Goldman Sachs, was infected by a fundamental factual error and consideration of irrelevant matters – in particular the ‘potential embarrassment’ of the Chancellor of the Exchequer – but was nevertheless lawful,
In a ruling which helps to define the concept of ‘public open space’, the High Court has rejected a challenge to a tree preservation order (TPO) brought by the owners of a landed estate who objected to local authority interference in their ambitious forestry management
The Court of Appeal has come to the aid of a landowner who is facing a £1.6 million debt claim in respect of a residential development that reached completion just as the property market collapsed. The court breathed new life into the woman’s case after
In a cautionary tale for international traders, an importer of child bicycle seats from China has been held liable for thousands of pounds in additional import duty and VAT after the Upper Tribunal (UT) ruled that, notwithstanding that the product consisted of various components, its
In a test case decision which draws a clear distinction between the ‘occupation’ and ‘use’ of commercial property, the High Court has ruled that a charity which leased empty buildings nationwide at peppercorn rents, installing broadband boxes within them to transmit public safety messages to
In the context of winding up proceedings, the High Court has emphasised that applications for validation orders under section 127 of the Companies Act 1985 are not to be used to ‘buy time’ to pay off creditors. Where a substantial debt to Her Majesty’s Revenue
A police officer is due substantial compensation after the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) upheld a ruling that he was discriminated against, harassed and victimised in the workplace. The officer, who is of mixed race and gay, had endured repeated victimisation by colleagues on grounds of
