Josiah Hincks a Leicestershire based Law Firm and Burgis Bullock, a Midlands-based firm of chartered accountants co-sponsored a charity quiz night at the Leicester Tigers in aid of the charity, Hope Against Cancer. The evening
An experienced and respected insolvency practitioner who paid out almost £550,000 from a company in liquidation when she should not have done has been found liable to repay every penny after the High Court found
A primary school teacher, who claims that she was bullied out of her job by a newly appointed headmistress and subjected to sex discrimination when her job description was changed, has had her hopes of
The wisdom of dealing with things in a timely fashion was re-emphasised when a fine for the late filing of a Stamp Duty Development Tax return was confirmed by the First-tier Tribunal (FTT). The last
In an important decision which tackled the thorny issue of bribery in the commercial context, the Supreme Court has ruled that agents who received payment from both sides in negotiations for the purchase of a
In treading the vexed borderland between ‘partnership’ and ‘employment’, the High Court has ruled that the former head of a law firm’s property department should not be exposed to a £1 million claim brought by
It’s that time of year again when some of us start looking forward to the start of the Premier League and it should be even better this year with Leicester City involved! While Mr Eagle
The Chancel Repairs Bill – the legislation to end chancel repair liability (CRL) – has now had its first reading as a Private Members’ Bill in the House of Lords. CRL is based on ancient
A would-be developer who spent much time and effort obtaining planning permission to convert an office block into flats will receive nothing for its trouble after the High Court ruled that the vendor was entitled
A High Court ruling on a bitter falling out between shareholders in a pharmaceutical research company clearly revealed that there is all the difference in the world between establishing a breach of duty and proving
