In a unique decision, the Privy Council has analysed the concept of ‘force majeure’ in the context of a dramatic accident in which a crane collapsed and severely damaged neighbouring buildings during a tropical cyclone on the Caribbean island of Mauritius. It had
In a decision of enormous significance to police forces nationwide, a crime victim who was beaten almost to death by a baseball bat-wielding gang – and who blames police for responding late to an anguished 999 call – has had his compensation hopes boosted
An artist who for decades has exhibited his work on an assortment of historic barges on the south bank of the Thames is facing eviction after the High Court pleaded for an end to a legal saga that has seen land owners and the
In a rare breach of confidentiality case, a company whose business was severely hit when its customer database was leaked by a disaffected former employee to a trade rival – which used the information in well-targeted mailshots to woo new clients – has been
In what many will view as a victory for a simpler way of life, staunchly religious beekeepers who shun computers, televisions and mobile phones have scored a landmark triumph over the tax authorities. The First-Tier Tribunal found that the insistence of Her Majesty’s Revenue
In a reminder that, where apparently conflicting intellectual property rights exist, it is the first in time that usually prevails, the Performing Rights Society (PRS) has had its exclusive rights in respect of a popular Bollywood song upheld by the Court of Appeal.
Five long-suffering directors of Bernard Madoff’s London operation have been cleared of groundless accusations levelled at them by the company’s liquidators after the High Court found that they were as much victims of the Machiavellian Ponzi scheme fraudster as private investors who lost billions.
In a ringing warning to families that apparently trustworthy carers for sick relatives can be anything but, a ’dictatorial’ woman who ripped off a celebrated auctioneer who made his name orchestrating the sale of the Duchess of Windsor’s jewellery is facing utter ruin after
In emphasising that it is reasonable for flat dwellers to prefer that their neighbours be owner/occupiers, rather than short-term tenants, the Upper Tribunal has refused to amend a provision in a lease which restricted the use of residential premises to the long leaseholder and
In a ruling which underlines that ageism, unlike other forms of discrimination, can be objectively justified, a civil service worker who received a much smaller payment on taking voluntary redundancy than she would have done had she been 10 years older has had her
