In the context of modern planning, even very powerful environmental objections can be outweighed by the economic benefits of development, as was demonstrated when the High Court opened the way for construction of a state-of-the-art dairy farm on a sensitive site in the Welsh borders.
The EU Consumer Rights Directive covers all consumer contracts for goods and services and is intended to harmonise and simplify consumer protection rules across EU member states. The Directive is implemented into UK law by the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013,
In a decision which vividly revealed increasing judicial concern in respect of the impact of swingeing legal aid cuts on the administration of justice, the country’s top family judge has questioned the withdrawal of public funding from a sex offender who was battling for contact
In a case which sent a resounding deterrent message to would-be tax avoiders, disgruntled participants in a sophisticated scheme designed to minimise their exposure to stamp duty have failed to convince the High Court that the retrospective closure of a perceived legislative loophole violated their
In a ruling which clarified a tricky area of the law and established that planning enforcement notices cannot be challenged in criminal proceedings, landlords who were convicted of letting holiday flats to long-term tenants have been precluded from arguing that their prosecution was an abuse
In a case which underlined that the jurisdictional reach of the English courts is not without limits, the High Court has ruled in the context of a $67 million contract dispute that it has no power to issue attendance orders against foreign officers of overseas
City dwellers will be disappointed to hear of a High Court ruling that established the principle that those who live in heavily built up areas can be expected to put up with greater noise levels than their counterparts living in the country. Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Limited
The Court of Appeal has clarified the rights of air passengers whose flights are delayed in ruling that a businessman who endured 27 hours of ‘misery and annoyance’ after his flight home from Spain was delayed by a technical fault is entitled to compensation. In
In a major blow for the fast food industry – and a victory for the tax authorities worth many millions of pounds to the public purse – sandwich giants Subway have failed to convince the Court of Appeal that their ubiquitous toasted ‘subs’ should be
In a case which reveals that covenants restricting development are not written in stone, the Upper Tribunal (UT) has opened the way for a couple to build their dream home in a London suburb – although they must pay £75,000 in compensation to a neighbour who
