In an important ruling which significantly extends the armoury of financial regulators, the High Court has ruled that the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) had power to adjudicate upon an investor’s complaint that his foreign
In a ruling which underlines that insurance policy exclusion clauses are not just small print and must be taken seriously, reinsurers have successfully avoided liability for the loss of a cargo and passenger ferry
In an unusual case that illustrates the truism that almost every aspect of life is at some point debated in the courts, a wealthy couple who subjected teachers to an ‘enduring nightmare’ by bombarding
In a clear indication that criminal defence costs will generally not be considered tax deductible, the boss of a transport business who spent almost £270,000 fighting a manslaughter charge after one of his lorries
In a powerful illustration of the increasingly international flavour of the English civil justice system, the Court of Appeal had to delve deep into the unfamiliar territory of Japanese law in order to resolve
In a case with critical implications for alternative dispute resolution (ADR), a couple who were mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) have had their case struck out on the basis that they had unreasonably refused
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have issued a reminder that people who have sold properties, either in the UK or abroad, that were not their main residence have one week (until 9 August) to
In a warning to eloquent judges tempted to express themselves in overly robust terms, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has deprecated a tribunal judge’s use of ‘florid’ language and ‘inappropriate hyperbole’ in upholding an
The legal challenge to the ‘bedroom tax’, under which benefit claimants are faced with cuts to housing benefits if their properties are ‘too big’, has failed in the High Court today. The challenge
A meat company that faced being put out of business – with a loss of 40 jobs and £5 million of investment – by Food Standards Agency (FSA) restrictions on the sale of its
