Amidst ever growing pressure for more housing in the South East, campaigners who are bitterly opposed to plans for construction of 1,400 new homes in the Hampshire countryside have been granted permission to mount a
A homeowner who blamed a devastating house fire on an alleged electrical fault in a commonplace fridge freezer had his hopes of winning compensation from its manufacturer dashed by a judge – who ruled that
In a cautionary tale for property professionals, a vendor of commercial premises has ended up substantially out of pocket following a Court of Appeal ruling – simply because the words ‘plus VAT’ were left out
The inventors of a novel ‘flying shark’ toy, which moves through the air by wiggling its body and flapping its tail like a real fish, have triumphed in a High Court patent dispute and successfully
The breakdown of any meaningful relationship, whether that be a marriage or long period of cohabitation, can be a traumatic, emotionally draining and stressful experience. All the energy and effort expended into that relationship, often
When a passenger ferry sailed from an Asian port into the teeth of a typhoon, the result was not only a human catastrophe but an international dispute which culminated in a Court of Appeal ruling
In a ground-breaking decision, the High Court has ruled that, where an employee leaves his job without notice and ceases to be paid, the employer is still entitled to keep his employment contract alive and
A total breakdown of trust and confidence between the tenants of a pizza restaurant and their landlord led to an epic High Court battle and seven-figure legal costs bills which hugely exceeded the relatively modest
In a case which will have a depressing familiarity to many engaged in international commerce, a judge has questioned whether it was wise for parties to a shipping contract dispute to enter into a costly
The Government has laid before Parliament draft regulations which, if approved, will make changes to the way in which eligible parents of children due to be born or adopted on or after 5 April 2015
