Everything is Lawful that is not Unlawful
A boat dweller has triumphed in an epic fight to moor his vessels on a stretch of the Grand Union Canal after the Court of Appeal emphasised that ‘it’s a free country’ and that everyone
Google Fends Off Blogging Site Defamation Claim
In a ruling with important implications for the future policing of the internet, the Court of Appeal has decided that there are circumstances in which Google Inc. could be successfully sued for defamation in respect
Big Tax Brother is Watching You
A recent Freedom of Information Request to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed that in 2011, HMRC obtained by covert means no fewer than 14,000 records of communications by taxpayers’ in connection with tax
Businessman Faces 67% Tax on Profits
A UK resident member of a Delaware limited company will have to pay 67% tax on his very substantial profits after failing to convince the Court of Appeal that he is a victim of double
Partner Not Liable for Colleague’s £2.5 Million Fraud
A partner in a professional firm whose colleague engaged in a £2.5 million mortgage fraud was not liable for his misdeeds. A mortgage lender’s arguments that, on a correct interpretation of the Partnership Act 1890,
Implied Power of Sewerage Discharge Swept Away
In a decision of importance to landowners and water utility companies, the Court of Appeal has confirmed that the implied power enjoyed by sewerage undertakers for over 100 years to discharge waste water on to
Opera Singer Attacks ‘Usurious’ Contract
An opera singer who claims that her father reached a ‘usurious’ agreement on her behalf, when she was a minor, to pay a businessman a substantial part of her future earnings in return for a
9/11 Terror Attacks on Twin Towers Were ‘Two Events’
In the context of an insurance dispute, the Commercial Court has upheld a ruling by arbitrators that the 9/11 hijackings that led to the collapse of the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in
Companies to Face Shock Property Tax?
It has been announced that the Government is to extend the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) regime on properties held by non-resident companies to UK resident companies as well. The practical effect of the change will
High Street Retailer Granted Confidentiality Injunction
Leading retailer, Majestic Wine Warehouses Limited, has been granted a High Court injunction against a former employee who emailed its chief executive threatening to harm the company by poaching its business customers. The court entered