In a cautionary tale of unforeseen consequences, a bingo hall operator which made changes to the way its business was run in order to cut costs, reduce staffing levels and minimise queues on the door has ended up with a £540,000 tax bill for
An architect who failed to address serious structural defects in a seaside home when drawing up plans for its refurbishment has failed to convince the Court of Appeal that his negligence caused no loss and that he was wrongly hit with a £48,000 damages
In a ringing warning to employees that they should not delay seeking legal redress if they feel that they have been wronged, an administrator worked at the same doctors’ surgery for more than 40 years – but came within an ace of having her
In a unique decision which underlined that sustainability is ‘not a trump card’ that can outweigh all other planning considerations, the High Court has dashed a self-styled eco-technologist’s hopes of building three ‘experimental’ homes in rural Kent. Stephen Scrivens argued that planners were
A wealthy Russian businessman, who agreed to pay £900,000 a year to a public relations company in order to foster his good reputation with a view to achieving British citizenship, has been ordered to pay almost £500,000 by the High Court after he purported
A falling out between four businessmen in relation to a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to develop 1,000 new homes on the Isle of Wight has culminated in a High Court ruling that two of them breached their fiduciary duties in seeking to freeze
In a good example of the restrictive interpretation placed upon tax rules, a company that provides after-school sports coaching to state school pupils has been refused an £83,000 VAT rebate after failing to convince a tribunal that its business is ‘state regulated’. The
In a stern warning to homeowners that it pays to get along with the neighbours, a pensioner is facing up to crushing legal bills after losing out in a marathon struggle with the couple next door over a four-inch-wide strip of land. The
In a ruling of vital importance to any company engaged in doorstep dealings with members of the public, the Court of Appeal has ruled that a vehicle credit hire agreement struck with an accident victim was unenforceable from the outset due to the failure
In a ringing warning to the business community that the greatest care is needed in reading the small print of insurance contracts, insurers refused to indemnify the owners of a jewellery store for losses suffered in a robbery on the basis that an ‘onerous’
