Jackson Reforms Will Be Strictly Enforced, Court Warns
In a stern warning to litigants that Sir Rupert Jackson’s reforms of civil procedure are being robustly enforced, a firm of estate agents came within an ace of missing out on the chance of a
Huge Repair Bill for Wilting Offshore Wind Turbines
A High Court decision has dealt with the consequences of a mathematical error in the industry standard used in the design of foundations of offshore wind farms that resulted in the unexpected settling of 60
Home-Made Joint Venture Agreement Leads to Disaster
Budding property developers tempted to dispense with legal assistance in drawing up contracts should take note of a High Court case in which a businessman paid a crushing price for signing his name on a
Illegal Cartel Damages Claims Launched Too Late
In a ruling which underlined that, in commercial litigation, timing can be all important, alleged victims of an illegal price-fixing cartel have had their compensation hopes dashed by the Supreme Court after they launched proceedings
Court Apportions Blame for Property Over-Valuation
Surveyors and lawyers are each facing £100,000 bills after the High Court ruled that they were equally to blame for a debacle in which a residential property was valued at almost double the sum for
Banoffee Pies Incident Led to Fair Dismissal
A warehouse manager who was sacked for disobeying an instruction to load four banoffee pies onto a lorry before he went home at the end of his shift has been stripped of his right to
Brokers Refused Commission on Superyacht Sale
Yacht brokers who claimed a 10 per cent commission on the Euros 19.8 million sale of a superyacht between wealthy Russian businessman will not receive a penny after the High Court ruled that they had
Copyright Breach Claim Succeeds Despite Dishonesty
In a highly unusual case, an entrepreneur has triumphed in an intellectual property action against an insurance company that used his innovative software package without permission – despite his own ‘manifest and repeated dishonesty’. The
Executive ‘Stole’ £12 Million from Employers
In a salutary warning to companies that the honesty of even the most senior staff cannot always be relied upon, an executive who ripped off millions from his employers to pay for his palatial manor
Inconsiderate Flat Owner Pays Price for Disturbing Neighbours
It is well known that flat dwelling is not always free from strife, but few disagreements are likely to be as bitter as that between neighbours in a Central London apartment block after one of