Wind Farms ‘Very Much a Hot Potato’ Issue
In taking the very unusual step of granting a protective costs order to a concerned resident who is challenging the grant of planning permission for a wind farm, the High Court has acknowledged that such
Defrauded Mortgage Lender Takes Debt Priority
A bank that erroneously discharged its mortgage security over a residential property owned by a fraudster has had its mistake put right by a judge. The High Court’s decision means that the bank will take
Supreme Court to Consider Impact of ‘Corporate Veil’ on Big Money Divorce
Seven Supreme Court justices are to consider a landmark ‘big money’ divorce case that has caused huge controversy and exposed a fundamental rift between family and commercial lawyers in respect of the correct treatment of
College Rightly Stripped of Overseas Students Licence
A college teaching accountancy and management skills which was stripped of its licence to sponsor overseas students entering the United Kingdom after investigations revealed a number of ‘deficiencies’ in its record-keeping and other practices has
Tenants Can Veto Building on Neighbouring Plot
A restrictive covenant entitling long leaseholders of a block of flats to veto building work on an adjoining plot of land has been ruled enforceable. However, the High Court has implied a term into the
Foreign Home Buyers Beware
A man who lost his savings in an ill-fated attempt to buy a holiday home in Cyprus which never progressed beyond a shell must now also pay tax on interest earned on the contents of
Foul-Mouthed Reference to the Pope ‘Not Harassment’
A Catholic journalist who was upset and offended by a senior colleague’s foul-mouthed reference to the Pope has failed to convince the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) that he was a victim of religious harassment. The
Redundancy Pay or Pay in Lieu of Notice?
A salesman has failed to convince the first-tier tribunal that a sum he received on termination of his employment was effectively a redundancy payment the first £30,000 of which should have been treated as free
File-Sharing Websites Blocked by High Court
The UK’s six largest internet service providers have been ordered by the High Court to take steps to block, or at least impede, public access to three popular file-sharing websites which have engaged in copyright
Occupant of Park Keeper’s Lodge has no Security of Tenure
The occupant of one of Newcastle’s best-loved buildings, home to generations of wardens who tended the city’s Nuns Moor Park, has failed to convince the Court of Appeal that he has the right to continue