In a decision which vividly revealed increasing judicial concern in respect of the impact of swingeing legal aid cuts on the administration of justice, the country’s top family judge has questioned the withdrawal of public
In a case which sent a resounding deterrent message to would-be tax avoiders, disgruntled participants in a sophisticated scheme designed to minimise their exposure to stamp duty have failed to convince the High Court that
In a ruling which clarified a tricky area of the law and established that planning enforcement notices cannot be challenged in criminal proceedings, landlords who were convicted of letting holiday flats to long-term tenants have
In a case which underlined that the jurisdictional reach of the English courts is not without limits, the High Court has ruled in the context of a $67 million contract dispute that it has no
City dwellers will be disappointed to hear of a High Court ruling that established the principle that those who live in heavily built up areas can be expected to put up with greater noise levels
The Court of Appeal has clarified the rights of air passengers whose flights are delayed in ruling that a businessman who endured 27 hours of ‘misery and annoyance’ after his flight home from Spain was
In a major blow for the fast food industry – and a victory for the tax authorities worth many millions of pounds to the public purse – sandwich giants Subway have failed to convince the
In a case which reveals that covenants restricting development are not written in stone, the Upper Tribunal (UT) has opened the way for a couple to build their dream home in a London suburb – although
In a case which reveals that, when it comes to business misbehaviour, lightning can strike twice in the same place, an entrepreneur who was disqualified from acting as a company director following a fraud conviction
In an important decision which helps to define the concept of ‘affirmation’ in the employment context, a worker who gave more notice than he was contractually obliged to do following his resignation has had his
