In an unusual case which sounded a warning to small businesses, a family removals firm ended up being taken to the High Court after it inadvertently proclaimed its membership of a trade association online when it was not entitled to do so. The firm had
The Commercial Court bared its teeth as a director – whose company stood accused of ‘cynical asset stripping’ in an attempt to evade its debts – was threatened with imminent imprisonment for his failure to comply fully with an asset freezing order. The company was
A former housing association officer who succeeded in an unfair dismissal claim – but was awarded not a penny for the impact which his unlawful treatment had on his future earnings – has been handed a fresh chance to win a bigger compensation award. The
Commercial tenants engaged in a struggle with their landlords – which encompassed the presence of a Rhodesian Ridgeback dog on the land as well as planning and other issues – have failed to convince the High Court that they were entitled to terminate their lease
Even the most trusted employees can turn out to be rogues. A distributor of designer clothes discovered the truth of that maxim to its cost after a warehouse manager stole stock valued at more than £2 million over a five-year period. The company had mistakenly
An international bank which claims to be owed more than $25 million by a Belgian diamond dealership, and is engaged in a worldwide hunt for assets to satisfy the debt, has won a High Court order freezing four London bank accounts. The dealership, a subsidiary
The publishers of the iconic and ever popular ‘Ideal Home’ magazine clashed with the entirely unconnected operators of the equally well known ‘Ideal Home Show’ in a bitter trade mark dispute after both of them branched out into online shopping. The publishers had registered the
A determined farmer who for years haemorrhaged money in his fight to make a go of his family holding has scored an important victory after a tribunal permitted him to write off his heavy losses against income from non-farming sources for tax purposes. The man
The vexed issue of comparative advertising came under scrutiny as supermarkets giant Sainsbury’s failed to convince the High Court that Tesco’s ‘Price Promise’ campaign did not compare like with like and resulted in consumers being misled. Both retailers run price comparison schemes; however, Sainsbury’s is
Surveyors who were accused of negligently over-valuing the site of a crumbling Victorian mental asylum have fought off a multi-million-pound damages claim after the High Court ruled that they were not responsible for any loss the landowner suffered. The 17-acre site had been bought for
