Racing Car Buyer Swindled out of £1 Million
When two innocent collectors each paid £1 million or more to a ‘rogue’ classic car dealer for the same McLaren Formula 1 racing car, only one of them could obtain good title to the vehicle
Copyright in ‘snippets’ online
Nearly all businesses operate websites that usually include a blog page, twitter feed or reference to a third party site. Contained within this information may be a reference to a third parties article either via
Oxford University Stamps on Education Minnow
Oxford University has come down hard on an institution that dubbed itself ‘Oxford Law School’ and used familiar navy blue and dreaming spires imagery to sign up students on its website. The university’s admissions department
Pre Nuptial Agreements – Mini Site Launch
We are pleased to launch a new mini site this week, Prenup Solicitors a site dedicated to pre-nuptial agreements. Pre-nup agreements are quickly becoming more recognised by English Courts and can help: protect your business give
Policeman’s Orphan Wins Human Rights Test Case
In a unique decision, the High Court has ruled that a provision of the Police Pension Regulations that precluded payment of benefits to an officer’s illegitimate daughter who was not born until after his death
‘Inexcusable’ Delay Derails $4.7 Million Shipping Collision Claim
In an extraordinary example of litigation being derailed by the dragging of feet, ship owners who claimed $4.7 million following a maritime collision will go without a penny after the High Court struck out their
High Court Backs Waste Transfer Station
A couple opposed to plans for a waste transfer station near their Essex home have failed in a High Court challenge to the grant of planning consent. John and Sandra Hockley had asked the Court
Employers Cannot Delegate Decisions on Disability
In a guideline decision, the Court of Appeal has ruled that employers cannot simply rely on the word of external advisers – no matter how well qualified – when deciding for themselves whether members of
Nuclear Power Station Receives High Court Blessing
The Irish equivalent of the National Trust has failed in a High Court bid to quash development permission granted for a new nuclear power station on the west coast of England. An Taisce had challenged
‘Golliwog’ Comment Was Workplace Harassment
In a telling example of how dramatically times have changed, a kitchen manager who apologised after he mentioned the old ‘golliwog’ label on Robertson’s jam in front of a black colleague has been ruled guilty