James Lumley
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Top floor of Oxford townhouse is a separate flat, High Court rules
Second floor deemed to be a separate flat even though access to it is via a first-floor study
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Candy brothers sue former business partner Holyoake for bankruptcy
Mark Holyoake lost a bitterly-fought lawsuit he brought against the brothers in 2017
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Biotech entrepreneur fails in bid to sue RBS over mortgage debt
Peter Hoskins claimed action over mortgage arrears led to him and his business losing £35m
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Developer wins appeal over planned retirement village by Devon beauty spot
Council claimed planning permission had lapsed as no lawful development had taken place
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Government unveils new arbitration scheme to resolve pandemic-related disputes
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng says the new regime will apply from late March
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Government unveils new arbitration scheme to resolve pandemic-related disputes
Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng says the new regime will apply from late March
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Berkshire barn development approved despite developer’s contrary ‘undertaking’
High Court backs planning inspector’s assertion that “private agreements are not a planning matter”
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Court of Appeal rules on ‘what is a dock’ in Holyhead Marina case
Holyhead Marina is a dock, Court of Appeal rules, extending an earlier ‘erudite’ ruling
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Pizza Express landlord fails in bid to terminate Exeter restaurant’s tenancy
The judge cast doubt on the landlord’s own business plan
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FCA ‘doesn’t need judicial permission to continue action against Carillion’
Carillion was the largest trading liquidation in UK history when it collapsed in 2018
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Court finds official receiver sold London plot without authority
Hilly Fields plot sold in 2014 for £20,000 was sold on five years later for £175,000
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Barnet resident saddled with legal costs after ‘hopeless’ planning challenge
Judge rules there are “exceptional reasons” to award costs in this case