In a guideline case for those engaged in international trade, a shipping company is facing a $3 million bill after failing to convince the Court of Appeal that a contract for the bulk transport of milling grain was automatically cancelled when the Russian Government
In a resounding warning that even minor delays in compliance with court orders will no longer be tolerated, a police force’s defence to serious claims, including race discrimination and assault, will be hamstrung after it was refused permission to rely on the evidence of eight
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Hereford Rugby Club has had its hopes of entering the sport’s top flight boosted after it defeated a High Court challenge to its ambitious plans to fund a new sports ground on the city’s unspoilt edge by enabling the development of 190 new homes. In
In a crucial decision for housing developers and planners alike, the Court of Appeal has lamented the fact that the introduction of the Government’s new Planning Policy Framework (PFF) – which was meant to simplify matters by reducing 1,000 pages of policy documents to around
In a case which illustrated the enormous scale of some of the litigation tackled by the Commercial Court, a dispute over oil rights in Kurdistan gave rise to a hearing spread over six months and closing submissions which exceeded, by about 30,000 words, the
In a striking cautionary tale for occupiers of commercial property, the tenants of a Central London office block who left it in a very poor state of repair when they moved out have been landed with a £1.3 million bill for the repairs and renovations
The High Court has stepped in to vindicate the rights of four members of a family whose homes were raided by tax officials investigating an alleged VAT fraud. The warrants purportedly authorising the officials’ actions were invalid in that they did not comply with
An highly paid oil trader, who was sacked because he was said to be not in a fit state for work after a heavy night out during a business trip to Singapore, has failed in his High Court wrongful dismissal claim after a judge
In a case which revealed that the public interest in efficient tax collection can sometimes be tempered by mercy, a small business that failed to pay its VAT on time has won an appeal against a £5,600 penalty after its principal director suffered a
