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In a ruling which vividly underlines that even the best laid tax plans cannot always succeed, a ‘simple and elegant’ scheme which was designed to save £2.6 million in stamp duty on the purchase

In a case which starkly underlines the dramatic and often unforeseen impact compound interest can have on apparently modest service charges, holiday chalet tenants who could end up paying their landlord more than a million

In a ruling which gives useful guidance on how to identify a company’s country of domicile, the High Court has refused to entertain personal injury claims by more than 1,000 gold mine workers against

A farmer who was hit with a £156,000 confiscation order after he admitted allowing the illegal depositing of waste on one of his fields has failed to convince the Court of Appeal that he

Objectors to the government’s controversial plans for a multi-billion-pound high speed rail link slashing travel times between London and Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds today failed in their latest legal challenge to the proposals. However,

In a decision which proves that the courts do not shy away from hitting wrong-doers in the pocket, a man who embarked upon a greed-driven campaign of blackmail, extortion and defamation against his brother-in-law

In a stern warning to businesses that they must respect the sensibilities of residential neighbours, a couple who were awarded damages in respect of noise nuisance emanating from adjoining premises occupied by a car

Having declined to attend, or comment on, the Employment Tribunal proceedings in USDAW v WW Realisation 1 Limited, as he had ‘nothing to usefully contribute about the consultation process between the parties’, the Secretary

In deciding that a transport company is entitled to inspect and copy the business-related emails of its former chief executive officer (CEO) following the termination of his appointment, the Court of Appeal has left