Jess Harrold
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Kensington and Chelsea’s basements policy under attack
A woman who has been accused of having her multi-million pound Kensington townhouse painted in red and white stripes in protest over a planning dispute with the local authority today…
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Court rejects £1m overriding interest claim
A man has failed in a claim to an overriding interest in respect of his former home in Kent, in which he sought to recover more than £1m from its…
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Offices: time to bring the outside in
As the mercury rises, Wimbledon gets into full swing and Britain basks in glorious sunshine, spare a thought for the thousands of employees stuck in hot and stuffy offices, with…
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Lord Neuberger on the costs of justice
The president of the Supreme Court, Lord Neuberger, has called for the government, lawyers and judges to work together to solve the problem of the spiralling costs of litigation
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Analysis: road ahead for Heathrow will there be a delay to take-off?
As the Airports Commission prepares to report to the government tomorrow on its final recommendations for additional runways, EG takes a look at the options and what might happen once…
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Court of Appeal rejects challenge to stamp duty loophole law
The Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling rejecting a claim that the government enacted disproportionate retrospective legislation to thwart “aggressive tax avoidance schemes” designed to escape the payment of…
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Sir Jeremy Sullivan: planning for retirement
Sir Jeremy Sullivan speaks to Jess Harrold as he readies himself for retirement after more than two decades as a judge
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Solicitors found liable in £2m claim over cancelled £25m property purchase
Solicitors Bird & Bird were today found liable for breach of duty in failing to tell the prospective purchaser of a mansion in St John’s Wood about a planned academy…
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High Court to hear “novel” enfranchisement dispute
An enfranchisement battle over a Belgravia mews property, which raises the question whether it is a “house” for the purposes of the legislation, is heading for the High Court this…
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Car park charge case to reach Supreme Court next month
A legal challenge to an £85 overstay fee at a Chelmsford car park will reach the Supreme Court next month, less than three months after it was rejected by the…
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Supreme Court says no to hearing Suffolk coastal core strategy case
Suffolk coastal district council’s core strategy allocation of land for 2,000 new homes will not come under attack at the Supreme Court, after three Law Lords resoundingly rejected an application…
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Court of Appeal backs round-the-clock MUGA
A Ticehurst woman dismayed that a Multi-use Games Area (MUGA) near her home can now be used round the clock has failed in a challenge to the decision at the…