Jess Harrold
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Football stadium business rates row all set to kick off
A test case dispute over the effect of relegation on the calculation of business rates for football stadiums is to be heard by a tribunal next month.
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Why it’s a great time to be a property litigator
LISTEN: It is a fast-moving world, and property litigation is at the cutting edge of change, according to Martin Edwards, chair of the Property Litigation Association, and Mathew Ditchburn, chair…
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Diary: Knight Frank get their (penalty) kicks
Pricey penalties, drastic diets, suspicious sale suggestions, and a chippy of one’s own…
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Holyoake refused permission to appeal court defeat to Candy brothers
The Court of Appeal has rejected Mark Holyoake’s bid to challenge a high court ruling dismissing his £100m-plus claim against Christian and Nick Candy. The result leaves him facing a…
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Holyoake refused permission to appeal court defeat to Candy brothers
The Court of Appeal has rejected Mark Holyoake’s bid to challenge a high court ruling dismissing his £100m-plus claim against Christian and Nick Candy. The result leaves him facing a…
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Diary: Pitch fever
World Cup fever takes hold this week; plus Alan Bennett – from national treasure to rueful surveyor
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Supreme Court slaps £50m SDLT bill on Chelsea Barracks sale
A company owned by the Qatar government has been left facing a potential £50m stamp duty land tax (SDLT) bill following a Supreme Court ruling over the £1.25bn sale of…
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Maud avoids bankruptcy as Santander saga approaches possible “endgame”
A complex international battle over a multi-billion pound property asset that houses the international headquarters of the Santander banking group may be nearing resolution, a judge has said, as he…
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Diary: Meet Darwin, robot-at-law
The rise of the robots, snappy dressers, spiders, gawkers and a movie debut
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Brexit, Land Registry and cybercrime top lawyers’ concerns
Market uncertainty as Brexit approaches, the impact of Land Registry cost-cutting and the threat of cybercrime are the three biggest industry challenges for the rest of 2018, according to the…
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Holyoake and Candy brothers face fresh court date
A June hearing has been set to decide whether Mark Holyoake can appeal his legal defeat against property tycoons Nick and Christian Candy.
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On the case: Avoiding problems with oral variation of contract
Last week, the Supreme Court gave its verdict in Rock Advertising Ltd v MWB Business Exchange Centres Ltd on the oral variation of contracts.