Anti-Fracking Campaigners Ordered to Move On
Demonstrators who camped out on the verge of a busy West Sussex road for three months in protest against a nearby ‘fracking’ operation have been ordered to leave by the High Court on the
Cohabitation: The Facts and the Current Law
On 9th October 2013 the Cohabitation Bill was due for its first reading in the House of Lords. The Bill is described as ‘a Bill to make provision for certain protections for people who live
Adjudicator’s Decision Legally Bullet-Proof
In upholding an award of more than £280,000 to a brickwork sub-contractor engaged in a major residential development, the High Court has emphasised that it will only very rarely interfere with adjudicators’ decisions –
Allotments Must Make Way for Social Housing
A Court of Appeal ruling has shed much-needed light on the confusing reaches of the law relating to allotments but has also dealt a devastating blow to plot holders who bitterly objected to their
HIV Drug at Centre of EU Competition Row
The High Court has tested the boundaries of European Union competition laws in the context of a heated trade dispute which sprang from a critical shortage of a market-leading antiretroviral drug used for treating
Fund Manager Held to ‘Garden Leave’ Covenant
A veteran fund manager who brought down the wrath of his former employer when he resigned and moved to a competitor has been issued with an injunction holding him to a ‘garden leave’ covenant
Professional Golfers’ Association Bogies Tax Appeal
In a salutary reminder of how very tough it can be to obtain exemptions from tax, the Professional Golfers’ Association Limited (PGA) has failed to convince a tax tribunal that its members should be
Access Route Across Common Approved
In a case which involved an interesting stand-off between planning objectives and the sacrosanctity of public access to common land, a local authority has scored a significant High Court victory in its fight to
Non-Disclosure of Evidence Will Be Punished
In making clear that litigants who present evidence selectively to support their case will face serious consequences, the High Court has overturned an asset freezing order obtained in a debt recovery claim on the
Court Steps in to Save Independent Living Fund
In a landmark decision, the Court of Appeal has quashed the Government’s decision to close down the £359 million Independent Living Fund which provides vital support to thousands of severely disabled people with the