The fairness of elections is a sacred tenet of British democracy and, where mistakes are made, only judges can put them right. A case on point concerned a town council election in which thousands more votes were counted than cast and one of the candidates
English judges are often asked to enable enforcement of foreign arbitration awards against UK assets. However, as a big money case concerning an abortive hotel construction project in Nigeria showed, they are always alert to the risk of their rulings conflicting with the decisions of
Retailers of ‘big ticket’ items nearly always have to be able to offer credit facilities to their customers in order to stay in business. That, however, is an activity regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) – which, as a decision of the Upper Tribunal (UT)
Divorcees who seek to hide the true extent of their wealth can expect to be dealt with firmly by family judges and often end up facing bigger bills than those who are frank from the outset. The Court of Appeal made that point in rejecting
Good judges are not verbose and they are positively encouraged to give reasons for their decisions as succinctly as possible. However, as a case concerning an alleged Ponzi scheme showed, fairness demands that they deal thoroughly with the evidence so that litigants understand why they
Balancing the desirability of conservation against the need for more new homes is a constant challenge faced by planning professionals. In a guideline High Court case on point, the illegal demolition of three Victorian cottages in an urban area with exceptionally high housing demand was
Judges leave no stone unturned in their determination to ensure that crime does not pay. In a case on point, the High Court authorised the seizure of a Spanish villa belonging to a drugs kingpin who is serving a 28-year prison sentence. The drug trafficking
Failing to licence houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) when required to do so is a criminal offence and ignorance of the law is no defence. The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) resoundingly made that point in ordering residential landlords to repay half the rent they received from
The law of privacy is developing fast and the days when newspapers could publish details of people’s personal lives with impunity are well and truly over. In a case on point, the High Court came to the aid of a man who claimed that he
If you feel you have unfairly been deprived of a chance to win a public contract, you should consult a solicitor without delay. In a case on point, an NHS trust paid the price for sitting on its hands after losing a £2.88 million local
