Financial penalties in respect of inaccurate tax returns can be swingeing but, like any other fine, they can only be imposed on wrongdoers. The point was made by a case in which an accountant was relieved of a substantial penalty on the basis that he
Landlords generally retain rights to enter rented premises for reasonable purposes, but that does not always sit easily with the entitlement of tenants to quietly enjoy the property they pay for. Exactly that difficulty arose in a High Court case concerning farmland which was targeted
If a club devoted to serving a community benefit enters insolvency, should its surplus assets be distributed to its members, or the cause for which it was founded? The High Court tackled that issue in a case concerning a political club which had surplus funds
Contract adjudicators are often called upon to resolve very high value disputes and there is always a danger that one side or the other will attempt to dupe them. As a High Court case showed, however, judges are always alert to the risk of fraud.
What’s in a name? The answer to that question is ‘rather a lot’ if you happen to be a media personality or anyone else whose name is their fortune. In a case on point, a popular radio and television presenter took effective steps to prevent
Josiah Hincks are pleased to announce the arrival of new Associate Solicitor and Head of Commercial Property, Neal Patterson. Neal trained in Leicestershire and qualified as a solicitor in 2004 spending 7 years in private practice in Leicestershire and Nottingham, gaining experience in high net
Judges are the ultimate guardians of democracy and they are always there to ensure that every individual has an unhindered right to cast a secret ballot. In a striking case on point, the High Court pinpointed a grave deficiency in the voting system that undermines
New inventions can transform entire industries, rendering existing products more or less obsolete, but they almost inevitably give rise to patent disputes. A case on point concerned a revolutionary garden hose design that solved problems of storage, weight and kinking all too familiar to gardeners
One of the unsavoury features of many big money divorce cases is a reluctance to disclose financial information without which a fair outcome cannot be achieved. As a withering High Court ruling against a stubborn husband showed, however, family judges have all the powers they
