The Law Commission has published its consultation document designed to bring the law on rights to light up to date. The major proposed changes are: An abolition of the provisions of the Prescription Act 1832 relating to the right to light and their replacement with
The Court of Appeal has rejected arguments that a European Union (EU) national was disproportionately penalised by the refusal of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) on the basis that he had not been ‘legally working’ for an ‘authorised employer’ for 12 months prior to his application for
Unfortunate private investors in a Cayman Islands-based hedge fund which was marketed as low risk – but the main assets of which were revealed as ‘mere shams’ in the wake of its collapse – may get at least part of their money back after the
An £8 million fine imposed by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) on a trading company that engaged in deliberate manipulation of the stock market for its own profit and to the detriment of other investors was fully merited, the Upper Tribunal has ruled. Over a
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 can do whatever they like – so long as they
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 of libellous statements posted by members of the public on
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 enquiries. The data obtained included texts, email messages and details
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 taxation. Having already been taxed at a rate of 45%
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, the woman could be affixed with responsibility for its losses
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 third party property without the owner’s consent has effectively been
