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
In a case which reveals that, when it comes to business misbehaviour, lightning can strike twice in the same place, an entrepreneur who was disqualified from acting as a company director following a fraud conviction was banned again more than 15 years later following a
In an important decision which helps to define the concept of ‘affirmation’ in the employment context, a worker who gave more notice than he was contractually obliged to do following his resignation has had his constructive unfair dismissal claim ruled out by the Employment Appeal
Timothy Eagle, one of our members of staff and Son of the Senior Partner, Andrew Eagle, will be cycling from London to Paris on behalf of Josiah Hincks Solicitors to raise money for Rainbow Trust Africa in June 2014. The 300 mile bike ride stretches
A developer who reluctantly signed bank guarantees to secure his company’s debts at the height of the property boom is facing liabilities in excess of £1.7 million after failing to convince the High Court that he was subjected to economic duress. The businessman had signed
British Telecommunications plc (BT) has succeeded in wresting control of nine ‘confusing’ Internet domain names from a businessman who registered them within days of the company’s launch of its ‘BT Sport’ service amidst a blaze of publicity. The web addresses all incorporated the composite word
The owners of a container ship which broke from its moorings in high winds and rammed a quayside crane were hit with a Euros 1.5 million bill after the High Court ruled that the accident was caused by the negligence of the ship’s master. The
