The intensity of demand for more new homes was underlined by a case in which the High Court upheld planning permission for a development of up to 200 dwellings on farmland less than 100 metres from a potentially toxic former landfill site. The 7.9-hectare proposal
A series of measures intended to limit the economic impact of coronavirus in the UK have been announced by Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his Budget statement. The measures include the reimbursement of businesses employing fewer than 250 people for any statutory
Offensive comments made in the workplace can cause untold distress and amount to harassment for which employers may well be required to carry the financial can. However, in a guideline decision, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) found that a doctor’s ill-judged joke that a young
There is no point taking legal advice if you are not prepared to follow it. In a striking case on point, a wife was alleged to have agreed to a formal settlement of her big-money divorce, directly contrary to the advice of her own legal
Service contracts between companies are nevertheless all about people and often require the involvement of named key individuals in their performance. Employees come and go, however, and a High Court ruling in the context of a property management dispute revealed the risks innate in such
Compensation paid to accident victims is mainly used to fund their ongoing care but often has the knock-on benefit of greatly improving the quality of their family lives. That was certainly so in the case of an 18-year-old girl who received multi-million-pound damages after suffering
Social housing is a scarce resource, but judges are not afraid to hold local authorities to their strict duty to provide suitable accommodation for those in need. In a case on point, the High Court gave a council 12 weeks to find a suitable home
Submission is not the same as consent. The Court of Appeal powerfully made that point in upholding an award of more than £1 million in damages to a man who was for years subjected to a catalogue of sexual abuse by a PE teacher. The
Residential landlords who fail to meet their extensive legal obligations put themselves at risk of severe financial consequences and reliance on the advice of professional letting agents is no defence. In a case on point, an otherwise responsible private landlord who let a house in
Takeovers of public companies are subject to close judicial scrutiny so as to ensure that all shareholders, no matter how small, receive a fair opportunity to make their views known. In a case on point, the High Court left no stone unturned before approving the
