Wind Turbine Accident Triggers Rash of Litigation
In a classic example of an incident that lasted just seconds giving rise to international litigation on a grand scale, a mishap in which an 87-tonne wind turbine fell off a lorry and embedded itself
‘Trunki’ Designer Suffers Crushing Design Rights Defeat
In a case which will strike fear into the hearts of manufacturers and creators of novel products, leading designer Rob Law suffered a crushing blow when the Court of Appeal exposed his phenomenally successful Trunki
Live Export Ban Violated European Free Trade Rules
In a dramatic example of European free trade laws being put into practical effect, a local authority is facing a £1.5 million damages claim after taking the ‘moral and political’ – but hasty and legally
Sex Discrimination and Reversing the Burden of Proof
In an embarrassing decision for the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), it has been found guilty of sex discrimination against a female employee whose permission to work part of the week at home in order to
Slavish Deference to Deadlines Can Harm Justice
Litigants will have noted the recent toughening of the judicial approach to compliance with directions and case management orders. However, a High Court decision has underlined that a slavish deference to deadlines can itself cause
Basketball Court Curfew Lifted
A woman who says that she has been plagued for years by anti-social behaviour and noise emanating from a basketball court next to her home has failed to convince the High Court that it was
Freemasons’ Grand Lodge Suffers Stinging Tax Defeat
Britain’s Freemasons will be deeply disappointed by a tax tribunal’s ruling that their governing Grand Lodge is not sufficiently ‘philosophical’ or ‘philanthropic’ to qualify for a VAT exemption potentially worth millions. The United Grand Lodge
Ruling Underlines Impact of Recession on Commercial Rents
In a case which illustrated the impact of years of recession on commercial rents in some parts of the country, the High Court has rejected tenants’ arguments that they should have their rent on shop
Government Overhaul of Guidance on Working at Height
Falls from height remain one of the biggest causes of serious workplace injury in the UK, with more than 40 people killed and 4,000 suffering major injuries every year. As part of the Government’s drive
Litigants Warned Against ‘Dicing With Procedural Death’
A local authority that ‘diced with procedural death’ after launching proceedings against allegedly negligent architects hard up against the expiry of the relevant limitation period has had its substantial claim struck out by the Technology