The fictional protagonists in Charles Dickens’ Bleak House took generations to waste their inheritance on interminable court proceedings but it took a real family just four years to do the same. In a ruling which underlines the wisdom of compromise, the Court of Appeal has
In the context of unfair prejudice petitions in which allegations of wrongdoing were made against, inter alia, two members of the ruling family of a foreign state, the Companies Court has emphatically upheld the principle of open justice in dismissing applications that the proceedings should be
In the context of a contractual dispute over the $37.5 million sale of two large gas plants, the Commercial Court has ruled that the seller is entitled to retain $7.5 million in instalments remitted by the buyer before it defaulted on payment of the balance.The
An Australian wine exporter that terminated its relationship with its English agent and distributor following the latter entering administration is beneficially entitled to sums paid by customers for wine supplies since the date of termination, the High Court has ruled. The decision means that the
The Law Commission has published its consultation document designed to bring the law on rights to light up to date. The major proposed changes are: An abolition of the provisions of the Prescription Act 1832 relating to the right to light and their replacement with
The Court of Appeal has rejected arguments that a European Union (EU) national was disproportionately penalised by the refusal of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) on the basis that he had not been ‘legally working’ for an ‘authorised employer’ for 12 months prior to his application for
Unfortunate private investors in a Cayman Islands-based hedge fund which was marketed as low risk – but the main assets of which were revealed as ‘mere shams’ in the wake of its collapse – may get at least part of their money back after the
An £8 million fine imposed by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) on a trading company that engaged in deliberate manipulation of the stock market for its own profit and to the detriment of other investors was fully merited, the Upper Tribunal has ruled. Over a
A boat dweller has triumphed in an epic fight to moor his vessels on a stretch of the Grand Union Canal after the Court of Appeal emphasised that ‘it’s a free country’ and that everyone can do whatever they like – so long as they
In a ruling with important implications for the future policing of the internet, the Court of Appeal has decided that there are circumstances in which Google Inc. could be successfully sued for defamation in respect of libellous statements posted by members of the public on
