In tackling the fall-out from a commercially disastrous project to build a world-class pleasure gardens in east London in time for the 2012 Olympics, the High Court has dismissed a building company’s claims that
In giving important guidance on the vexed issue of so-called ‘squatters’ rights’, the Court of Appeal has ruled that residents who made their homes in a London street after it was scheduled for demolition
The truism that honesty is its own reward will come as little comfort to a scrupulous builder who will go without a penny after handing in to police nearly £18,000 that he found stashed
Following the impressive third quarter result from banking giant HSBC, it was announced that the Bank have made further provision of £92 Million to compensate customers mis-sold PPI and £83 Million to for firms mis-sold
In a stern warning to those tempted to over-egg accident injuries in the dishonest pursuit of compensation, a mother of 13 who did just that in a bid to win £750,000 damages from a
In a case which underlines the importance given by planners to protecting the retail character of urban shopping areas, a bank has failed to convince the High Court that it was wrongly refused planning
In a case which raises novel issues on the extent of local authority powers to involve themselves in commercial matters outside the scope of traditional public services, the owners of Coventry City Football Club
In a case which foreshadowed the impact that climate change may one day have on sea levels, plans for a substantial mixed-use development – including 230 homes – on the coastal plain at Burry
The parties to a ‘home-made’ contract, which an employee argued entitled her to performance-related bonuses and commissions, may now be wishing that they had taken legal advice after disputes arose as to the authenticity
The Court of Appeal has bemoaned the ‘unhappily common’ lack of clarity in the drafting of many partnership agreements after an elderly farming couple became embroiled in a bitter dispute with their son over
