James Lumley
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Robert Tchenguiz-related company Edgeworth Capital loses €100m lawsuit
Edgeworth Capital, a company in which property investor Robert Tchenguiz is the “moving spirit” may be liable for more than €100m after it lost a High Court lawsuit today.
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Kensington stripey-house owner in setback over harassment claim
Zipporah Lisle-Mainwaring, the Kensington resident who became embroiled in a planning dispute by painting her townhouse in red and white stripes, hit a legal setback today in her battle with…
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High Court blocks Bath housing association project
Bath-based social housing provider Curo Places has had planning permission for a large development quashed following a legal challenge brought by a local residents association. Bath and North East Somerset…
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Campaigners given green light to challenge ‘hostile environment’ rental policy
A High Court judge today gave the green light to a legal challenge to a scheme that obliges landlords to check the immigration status of tenants.
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Proposed Cornish wind farm blocked by High Court
Good Energy Generation Limited had planned to build the farm less than 4km away from the boundary of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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Cambridge cracks down on unauthorised punting stations on council land
The court order is the latest development in a long running battle between the council, unauthorised punting operations, touts, and ‘pushers’.
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Court largely backs mayor of London’s affordable housing ‘threshold’ plan
A High Court judge today largely backed the mayor of London’s ‘threshold’ approach to affordable housing.
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Court of Appeal hears multimillion pound supermarket ATM rating appeal
The supermarkets say that their business rates have been unfairly inflated.
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Appeal Judges uphold ‘technical’, ‘important’ Manchester Ship Canal ruling
The Court of Appeal yesterday said that General Motors can continue to discharge water from its Ellesmere Port plant into the Manchester Ship Canal for just £50 a year, even…
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High Court rules on controversial Wiltshire waste plant
Campaigners opposed the the extension of a recycling facility in Lower Compton in Wiltshire won a partial victory at the High Court in London this week.
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Wandsworth Common nursery appeal rejected
The Court of Appeal ruled today that a private nursery cannot open on Wandsworth Common, SW18.
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Grant Thornton must pay £315k over hedge accounting, court rules
Accounting firm Grant Thornton has been ordered to pay around £315,000 to small mortgage lender Manchester Building Society for incorrect advice.