Contractual clauses which seek to exclude potential liability for negligence are often ineffective. However, an accountancy firm has defeated a £45 million professional negligence claim after the High Court ruled that it was entitled to
In a ruling of crucial significance to those engaged in international trade, the Court of Appeal has emphasised that cargos are not insured against high seas piracy unless cover for such risks is specifically included
In an important decision for developers, a tribunal has ruled that registration of land and buildings as ‘assets of community value’ under the Localism Act 2011 requires more than speculative evidence that they can be
Josiah Hincks are pleased to announce the opening of their fifth office in the County town of Market Harborough. It was a pleasure to have Lord Digby Jones of Birmingham attend the premises at 41
Businesses tend to focus on the competition – but a case in which two employees of a leading recruitment firm succeeded in defrauding their employers of almost £3 million revealed that the enemy can often
In what some may view as a counter-intuitive decision, but one which has significant implications for employers, the Court of Appeal has ruled that a single employee was by herself capable of forming an ‘organised
The vexed issues raised by widespread conversion of commercial premises into residential accommodation loomed large as the High Court struck down planning permission for a Central London furniture store to be turned into a swish
A contract dispute between a technology company and a government department – with hundreds of millions of pounds at stake – has been put back to square one after the High Court pinpointed ‘serious irregularities’
Long-standing plans to redevelop part of the historic heart of Winchester have been thrown into the air after the High Court ruled the City Council in ‘serious breach’ of public procurement rules and expressed doubts
In a warning to expatriate workers that the small print of their employers’ insurance policies needs careful perusal before they move abroad, the widow of an IT specialist discovered that her husband was not covered
