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
The Internet is often depicted as a lawless ‘wild west’, almost devoid of regulation. In one striking case, however, the producers of the ‘Star Wars’ films have succeeded in wresting seven confusing web addresses from
Where business partners are also couples, legal advice is often needed to ensure that commercial and personal assets do not become hopelessly entangled. In one case, a former couple who built up a frozen food
HSBC Bank have confirmed that they will no longer be offering executorship services. Customers who previously appointed HSBC Trust Company (UK) Limited (HSBC) as an Executor of their Will are being asked to appoint an
Statutory tenancies, often dating back many years, can give protected residents the right to occupy homes at a fraction of market rents. However, such rights are forfeited if the property ceases to be the tenant’s
A good contract is a simple contract, drafted with clarity. In a case which proved the point, a dispute in respect of the stalled £30 million sale of a football stadium to a supermarket chain
The termination of business and personal relationships can be equally painful – and that was certainly the case for one former couple who were struck by both forms of upheaval until a judge directed the
