In an important decision, a tribunal has ruled that the exemption of court documents from the disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 extends to statistical records which do not identify the parties to litigation. A member of the public (the requester) had
Commercial judges in London are no strangers to dealing with the fall-out from fraud and corruption around the world. In one striking case, a judge found that a Russian businessman had ripped off a Latvian bank, of which he was formerly the majority owner, to
Josiah Hincks Solicitors were proud to once again sponsor a London to Paris charity bike ride in June 2016. A team of 10 Cyclists took four days to ride from Bexley Heath in London to the Eifel Tower in Paris. The team were hoping to
In a case of interest to tax professionals and the technology industry, a tribunal has ruled that mobile phones and tablets which are pre-loaded with software designed to assist disabled people should be zero-rated for VAT purposes. The software – which, amongst other things, enabled
As part of the Government’s drive to make Britain the best place in Europe to innovate and start a new business, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is seeking views on whether non-compete clauses stifle entrepreneurship and innovation by preventing people from: moving between
The 2016 UEFA European Championship takes place in France, with the group stages commencing on the evening of Friday, 10 June at 20:00, when France play Romania in Paris. Wales and England are both in group B and play their first matches on Saturday, 11
So-called ‘squatter’s rights’ are a controversial subject, but they exist to ensure that Britain’s scarce land resources are used as fully as possible. In one case, an elderly woman established ownership of a grass verge outside her home which she had tended as part of
All legal proceedings start with the service of documents and a failure in that respect is very often fatal. In one case, the High Court came to the aid of a shipping company which was surprised to be landed with a $1.6 million arbitration award
In a guideline decision, the Court of Appeal has emphasised that property owners are not required to physically confront their neighbours to prevent the latter obtaining rights over their land and that a polite notice will generally suffice. Customers and suppliers of a fish and
Council planning officers are influential people – but the final decision on whether or not development proposals receive the green light does not lie with them. In a case which illustrated the point, the High Court scotched plans for more than 150 new homes on
