In an important decision for gardening enthusiasts and landowners in general, a primary school headmistress who was sued for £325,000 after an elm tree in her garden collapsed onto a railway track – seriously damaging a train – has been cleared of all blame by
In an encouraging ruling for itinerant workers, a tunnelling expert whose hazardous job took him from project to project around the country has saved himself more than £14,000 after convincing the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) that his travelling expenses and accommodation costs were tax deductible. Over
Businesses pestered by unsolicited sales calls will be delighted after a telesales firm whose operatives were accused of misleading potential clients – falsely claiming a connection to internet giants Google – was ordered to stay within the law by the High Court. In a resounding
The musical legacy of reggae star Bob Marley came under the High Court spotlight as contenders fought it out over who owns the copyright in some of his best known works, including the international hit, ‘No Woman No Cry’. The dispute – which in part
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
