Litigation Updates

In a stern warning to those tempted to over-egg accident injuries in the dishonest pursuit of compensation, a mother of 13 who did just that in a bid to win £750,000 damages from a

In a case which raises novel issues on the extent of local authority powers to involve themselves in commercial matters outside the scope of traditional public services, the owners of Coventry City Football Club

In a striking example of the heated competition that sometimes accompanies major building projects, four developers who were all intent on building a new motorway service area on the same stretch of the A1(M)

A widow who hesitated for more than six years before taking legal action, despite her conviction that her wealthy husband had not made reasonable financial provision for her in his will, has paid a

In a sign-post ruling, the Court of Appeal has emphasised that litigants who refuse to engage in mediation will be penalised heavily in legal costs. One party to a landlord and tenant dispute had

The peace and love of the 1960s gave way to bitter acrimony over 40 years later as two former frontmen of legendary rock band, Wishbone Ash, fought it out in court over the right

In a decision of enormous significance to police forces nationwide, a crime victim who was beaten almost to death by a baseball bat-wielding gang – and who blames police for responding late to an

In a reminder that, where apparently conflicting intellectual property rights exist, it is the first in time that usually prevails, the Performing Rights Society (PRS) has had its exclusive rights in respect of a

Five long-suffering directors of Bernard Madoff’s London operation have been cleared of groundless accusations levelled at them by the company’s liquidators after the High Court found that they were as much victims of the

In a ringing warning to families that apparently trustworthy carers for sick relatives can be anything but,  a ’dictatorial’ woman who ripped off a celebrated auctioneer who made his name orchestrating the sale of