Selling a business is rarely a matter of simply taking the money and walking away and one High Court case revealed that particularly tricky issues can arise when contractual obligations pass from seller to buyer as part of the deal. A design and construction company
Josiah Hincks Solicitors has appointed a new Head of Family Law, Steven Illidge who joins the firm as an Associate Solicitor. Steven will be based primarily at the Syston office although he will also handle cases at the firms head office in De Montfort Street.
A talented show jumper whose hopes of competing in the 2012 Olympics were shattered when her ride was taken from her by his owner, in breach of contract, has won £42,500 damages. The woman had worked wonders with the horse in their four years together
Large developments often have a mixture of advantageous and malign impacts and that was certainly so in one case where permission was granted for an out-of-town superstore which would have a serious impact on the central shopping area but would provide much needed employment opportunities
Service charges are frequently a burning issue for flat dwellers and one case will stand as a warning to landlords that accounting provisions in leases must be complied with to the letter before bills are put in the post. A tenant owned long leases of
A naturist couple who spent more than £100,000 improving their nudist colony chalet have fought off their landlord’s bid to evict them after the Court of Appeal found that they had the benefit of an assured tenancy, protected under the Housing Act 1988. The couple
Money laundering is a scourge and investigating authorities enjoy wide powers to tackle it. However, in one case, a tribunal has ruled that the National Crime Agency (NCA) went too far in installing covert listening devices on business premises. The NCA believed that occupiers of
A senior company executive who lied to the High Court when he categorically denied having breached the duty of confidence he owed to his former employer has come within an ace of being sent to prison for his contempt. On leaving the company’s employ, the
Companies in the throes of cash flow difficulties should seek professional advice and not give in to the temptation of delaying payment of their tax bills. In one cautionary tale, a newspaper publisher was hit with a tough £70,000 penalty after putting off paying its
In an important decision for trade fair organisers, a tribunal has ruled that the provision of pitches to exhibitors is not an exempt supply of a licence to occupy land and that rents charged are thus subject to VAT at the standard rate. A company
