Climate Change and Coastal Developments
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
‘Home-Made’ Contract Leads to Legal Tangle
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
Court Laments Bitter Family Farm Partnership Dispute
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
Pensions – Changes to the Automatic Enrolment Rules
Following a consultation exercise, the Government has announced changes to the automatic enrolment rules aimed at making it easier for employers to enrol their workers into a pension scheme. Auto-enrolment is
Josiah Hincks Give Assistance for Failing Law Firms
With news recently hitting the headlines of firms of solicitors closing down, going into liquidation or being “at risk”, we can offer help and support to both law firms and clients of law firms. News
Spam Texts £300,000 Penalty Overturned
A marketing company boss who was the first person to be fined under anti-spam texting laws has had his £300,000 penalty overturned by the First-Tier Tribunal on the basis that his activities, whilst no
‘Death by Sub-Contracting’ Led To Catastrophic Flood
A catastrophic flood that caused £4.75 million of damage to a newly completed block of flats has led to the exposure of a ‘comically inept’ muddle between various firms engaged in a construction project
Four-Way Fight to Develop Motorway Service Area
In a striking example of the heated competition that sometimes accompanies major building projects, four developers who were all intent on building a new motorway service area on the same stretch of the A1(M)
Court Gives Important Guidance to Arbitrators
The High Court has ruled that, in assessing compensation payable following repudiation of contracts, it is necessary for arbitrators to consider hypothetically whether innocent parties would in fact have been able to meet their
Doctors at War Over Medical Centre Tenancy
A Court of Appeal ruling has opened a new chapter in a bitter landlord and tenant dispute between two doctors whose partnership collapsed after they fell out and who have since lavished more than