The Court of Appeal has dramatically revived plans to turn Lord Beaverbrook’s former country home –considered a ‘jewel in the crown’ of the Surrey countryside – into an ‘elite’ golf course, hotel, health club and spa. The Court overturned a High Court ruling which had stripped
In a case which shows that a tax inspector’s life can often be more exciting than one might expect, the owners of a table dancing club have found to their cost that, in the great pole dance of life, nothing is certain but death and
Employers are reminded that the minimum time period for complying with the rules regarding the provision of employee liability information when there is a relevant transfer under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) is extended from 14 to 28 days prior
In a case that revealed the extraordinary power of marketing, Aleksandr the meerkat and his 750,000 Facebook ‘friends’ played a critical role in achieving victory for price comparison website comparethemarket.com in a trade mark dispute with rivals GoCompare.com. The loveable star of scores of television
Property developers infuriated by the impact of the Government’s controversial Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) on land values will face an uphill struggle in challenging the will of local authorities following a landmark High Court decision. The CIL was introduced by the Planning Act 2008 and
In a stinging defeat for the tax authorities, a major national publisher of newspapers and magazines, which was hit with a £70,000 surcharge after paying its VAT one day late, has convinced a tax tribunal that the penalty was disproportionate and unfair. The brief delay
In an indication that the law may be developing a more employer-friendly approach to restrictive covenants, a financial adviser (FA) who took his loyal clients with him when he left his job to set up his own business has been hit with a substantial damages
A corporate finance company that arranged funding of £28 million for a prestigious construction project – but was later kept in the dark and deliberately side-lined from the deal – has failed to convince the High Court that it is entitled to a £980,000 commission
In an important ruling which will have a significant impact on the future conduct of planning inquiries, the Court of Appeal has ruled that an inspector did not act unfairly or in breach of natural justice when dealing with proposals for construction of 58 new
In a stern warning to litigants that Sir Rupert Jackson’s reforms of civil procedure are being robustly enforced, a firm of estate agents came within an ace of missing out on the chance of a £450,000 commission due to its failure to serve witness statements
