In a case which vividly reveals that dabbling in the black economy can have crushing financial consequences, a property developer who paid sub-contractors in cash and submitted bogus invoices to the tax authorities is facing a penalty of almost £40,000 after failing to convince
A mysterious, but enormously popular, website that generates millions in profits by streaming unlicensed coverage of football matches and other sporting events into private homes and pubs has been effectively shut down after the High Court found that its activities violated the copyright of
In giving important guidance as to the correct approach to substantial planning applications that may have an impact on the future formulation of land-use policies, the High Court has rejected claims that consent for the development of 800 new homes on the edge of
In giving guidance on the appropriate level of protection employers must give their staff against the risk of violent crime, the Court of Appeal has ruled that a betting shop cashier who was traumatised during the course of an armed robbery should not have
The Government’s response to the public consultation on the introduction of an opposition ‘fast track’ procedure within the Trade Mark Tribunal has been published today. The fast track procedure aims to make it easier for businesses, especially SMEs, by reducing the cost, complexity and
In a ruling which vividly underlines that even public authorities are not entitled to sit on their hands when faced by court proceedings, an Italian local authority has been ordered to pay more than € 36 million to two banks with whom it entered
In the context of a contract dispute relating to a major power up-grade on the London Underground, the High Court has ruled that an adjudicator’s decision was invalidated by a serious breach of natural justice. The adjudicator had decided one of the central issues
The charitable trust set up to allow commercial property owners to take advantage of the relief given against business rates for charity occupation of commercial premises has been wound up. A court ruling decided that the Public Safety Charitable Trust’s minimal occupation of
In the context of a high-value contractual dispute in respect of the sale of shares in an eastern European satellite television company, the High Court has rejected the buyers’ plea that they were not obliged to pay a €4.19 million tranche of the agreed
In a cautionary tale of which all product inventors should take note, a design student who came up with the idea for an innovative ride-on children’s suitcase that achieved phenomenal, worldwide, success very nearly lost out to a competitor due to a delay in
