A company which lost out on a major contract to provide air traffic control services at London’s Gatwick Airport has been granted a temporary injunction to prevent the contract being awarded straight away to the winners of the tendering process. The High Court found that
When bespoke, charcoal grey, carpet tiles laid in a Swiss bank’s swish offices turned an unsightly shade of green when exposed to sunlight, the mishap triggered a spate of colourful – and costly – litigation. Company A, which had dyed the fading yarn, had paid
A property developer whose multi-million-pound plan to build a palatial residence in the Surrey green belt came disastrously unstuck has failed in a legal campaign to stop mortgage lenders taking over the property and selling it from under him. The lenders had agreed to advance
In a landmark decision which promised to transform online gambling in the UK, the High Court has upheld Parliament’s right to exert greater regulatory control over the burgeoning gaming industry based in the overseas territory of Gibraltar. The Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association Limited, which
In a reminder to all that, in employment cases, timing can be everything, a sacked fireman has had his compensation hopes dashed after he delayed too long before seeking professional advice and launching his unfair dismissal claim. The fireman had been summarily dismissed for alleged
In an example of the increasingly tough stance insurers are taking towards what they regard as fraudulent or seriously overstated claims, Zurich Insurance has recently applied to have a claimant jailed for contempt of court. The insurer was defending a personal injury claim made by
Following the introduction of Employment Tribunal (ET) fees in July 2013, the UK’s largest public service trade union, Unison, supported by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, brought judicial review proceedings challenging the lawfulness of the new regime on the basis that it would make
A firm of surveyors is facing up to a Euros 32 million compensation bill after over-valuing an office building during the pre-recession period when securitising commercial mortgages was all the rage and considered a sure-fire route to profits. An investment bank had advanced a Euros
A world-leading manufacturer of wind turbines has been ordered to give up details of its customer base after being accused of reaping huge profits by including patented technology in some of its products without authority. The company which allegedly invented the technology, used in pitch-controlled
In a decision which will come as some comfort to many hard-pressed businesses, a tax tribunal has ruled that a small company’s unexpected cash flow problems provided a ‘reasonable excuse’ for its late payment of its PAYE liabilities. The commercial photography business was already suffering
