Surveyors Not Liable for Shop Front Accident
In giving important guidance on the vexed issue of duties owed by professionals to those who are not their clients and to the public in general, the Court of Appeal has cleared surveyors of
In giving important guidance on the vexed issue of duties owed by professionals to those who are not their clients and to the public in general, the Court of Appeal has cleared surveyors of
In a crucial test case for businesses and property professionals, local authorities who say that they were unfairly refused exemptions from controversial changes in planning rules that allowed wholesale conversion of offices into homes
In a ruling of significance to the business community, and the media in particular, Britain’s largest commercial radio operator has failed to overturn a Competition Commission order that it must divest itself of a
In a case which raised novel issues on the interrelationship between insolvency and transfer of undertakings rules, a haulage company (company A) is facing a rash of Employment Tribunal (ET) proceedings after taking over
In an extreme case of office politics, a bitter falling out between a husband and wife team and the former manager of their legal practice culminated in an enormously costly four-day High Court hearing
A homeowner who is tired of the noise of model aircraft flying over neighbouring farmland has persuaded the High Court that local planners erred in law when they granted a certificate of lawful use
Form-filling errors can have devastating consequences, as an international transport company found out when it was left to carry the financial can after a unique set of ivory artefacts were seized by customs officers
In a case which underlines the critical importance of maintaining appearances in the making of any official decision, a campaign group fiercely opposed to the expansion of Stansted Airport has failed to convince the
An education company which, amongst its other activities, provides degree-level courses accredited by the University of Wales has failed to convince the Upper Tribunal that that part of its business should be treated as
In a decision which is likely to be compulsory reading for corporate and employment lawyers, the Court of Appeal has tackled the twin thorny issues of boardroom pay and the responsibilities of remuneration committees