The eminence grise behind websites which were used to download millions of copies of films and television shows in wholesale breach of copyright is facing ruin after the High Court found him guilty of conspiring to defraud the US film industry. The businessman was brought
In a case which balanced the pressing need for more sources of renewable energy against potential impacts on scheduled ancient monuments, a mineral water firm has fought off a High Court challenge to its planning permission for the erection of two wind turbines to power
In a case which drew a clear distinction between the everyday and legal meanings of the word ‘couple’, a man has won the right to claim housing and council tax benefits after his girlfriend moved temporarily to London to study the law. The man and
A mental health nurse’s hopes of compensation have been boosted by an important Court of Appeal decision which gave authoritative guidance on the correct approach to establishing whether a trade union is, or is, not ‘independent’. The nurse’s membership of a trade union which was
A case in which a motorist suffered serious head injuries when his Land Rover was squashed beneath a falling sycamore tree gave rise to a novel test case in which a judge was asked to define what is, and is not, a ‘road traffic accident’.
A developer who was ordered to tear down a block of flats which he had built too tall has triumphed in a Court of Appeal test case which established that planning inspectors have a degree of flexibility when considering such cases. The developer had in
In a decision which will send shock waves through company boardrooms and which has important implications for corporate democracy, the Court of Appeal has ruled that a public company’s directors acted lawfully when they barred two beneficial shareholders from voting at an annual general meeting
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Enterprises Limited (Virgin) has succeeded in wresting two confusing Internet domain names from the hands of a consultancy firm which was accused of attempting to ‘blackmail’ the tycoon into granting an exclusive half-hour interview. The firm had offered to part with
The High Court has ruled that the Government of Gibraltar (GoG) was entitled to and did effectively terminate a very substantial contract for the design and construction of a road and tunnel under British Overseas Territory’s airport runway after the project was hit by extreme
In an important decision for local democracy, the High Court has upheld the right of residents of a Cheshire town to cast their votes in a referendum, the result of which will have a critical impact on the scale of housing developments in the area.
