Large developments often have a mixture of advantageous and malign impacts and that was certainly so in one case where permission was granted for an out-of-town superstore which would have a serious impact on the
Service charges are frequently a burning issue for flat dwellers and one case will stand as a warning to landlords that accounting provisions in leases must be complied with to the letter before bills are
A senior company executive who lied to the High Court when he categorically denied having breached the duty of confidence he owed to his former employer has come within an ace of being sent to
A naturist couple who spent more than £100,000 improving their nudist colony chalet have fought off their landlord’s bid to evict them after the Court of Appeal found that they had the benefit of an
Money laundering is a scourge and investigating authorities enjoy wide powers to tackle it. However, in one case, a tribunal has ruled that the National Crime Agency (NCA) went too far in installing covert listening
Companies in the throes of cash flow difficulties should seek professional advice and not give in to the temptation of delaying payment of their tax bills. In one cautionary tale, a newspaper publisher was hit
In an important decision for trade fair organisers, a tribunal has ruled that the provision of pitches to exhibitors is not an exempt supply of a licence to occupy land and that rents charged are
A failure to disclose the true nature and extent of a risk can render insurance policies not worth the paper they are written on. In one case which proved the point, a tunnelling contractor which
Private finance initiatives (PFIs) seemed a very good way of raising money for public projects before the recession – but many of them have since gone sour. That was certainly so in one case where
A finance professional who resigned on the basis that her position in the office hierarchy had been critically undermined while she was on maternity leave has had her compensation hopes boosted by an Employment Appeal
