In an important decision which tackled the thorny issue of bribery in the commercial context, the Supreme Court has ruled that agents who received payment from both sides in negotiations for the purchase of a luxury hotel must account in full for their Euros 10
In treading the vexed borderland between ‘partnership’ and ‘employment’, the High Court has ruled that the former head of a law firm’s property department should not be exposed to a £1 million claim brought by a group of angry former clients. The Solicitors’ Regulation Authority
It’s that time of year again when some of us start looking forward to the start of the Premier League and it should be even better this year with Leicester City involved! While Mr Eagle says that football is not a proper sport and it’s
The Chancel Repairs Bill – the legislation to end chancel repair liability (CRL) – has now had its first reading as a Private Members’ Bill in the House of Lords. CRL is based on ancient law that makes the owners of properties to which it
A would-be developer who spent much time and effort obtaining planning permission to convert an office block into flats will receive nothing for its trouble after the High Court ruled that the vendor was entitled to withdraw from the £1.3 million sale. The sale of
A High Court ruling on a bitter falling out between shareholders in a pharmaceutical research company clearly revealed that there is all the difference in the world between establishing a breach of duty and proving a tangible loss. In order to raise finance for their
Following a consultation exercise, the Government is in the process of making further amendments, both legislative and non-legislative, to the existing whistleblowing framework on the basis that it does not always serve to prevent malpractice from taking place, nor does it encourage people to raise
A private finance initiative to provide state-of-the-art new facilities for two hospitals – which was supposed to herald 35 years of amicable relations between developers and an NHS Trust – ended in bitter litigation even before the project’s completion. The Trust had entered into the
Following a unique High Court dispute, the Association for Project Management (APM) has finally achieved its ambition to receive a Royal Charter, despite the fierce objections of its larger American rival, the Project Management Institute (PMI). APM, a registered charity, has about 20,000 members in
A businessman who parted with £620,000 after entering into an illegal insider trading contract during a kitchen table poker game has been awarded his money back by the Court of Appeal in a case which broke new legal ground. In what was described as a
