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Revenue asks House of Lords to consider £700m dispute
Gypsies — Injunctions — Correct approach of courts on application by local planning authority for injunction restraining breach of planning control — Whether proportionality to be considered — Section 187B…
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High Court rules on status of sewage works
The High Court has ruled that sewage treatment works are “premises” under the terms of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Hounslow London Borough Council have successfully challenged a magistrates’ court…
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Fish plc sues over lease assignment
FD Realisations, formerly Fish plc, in administration, is suing its landlord Salvage Wharf Ltd in a dispute over a lease assignment.
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Appeal Court rules on auctioneer’s duty of care
Top auction house Christie’s has successfully warded off allegations that it was liable in conversion for the attempted sale of The Backgammon Players, a valuable painting that had been stolen…
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Chesterton wins dispute over tenant’s improvements
Chesterton plc has succeeded in a High Court dispute with the landlord of its Birmingham offices over works it conducted on a defective heating and air-conditioning system.
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Business due to close following planning decision
A business operating from a workshop at Westhorpe Farm, Little Marlow, will be forced to close following an Appeal Court ruling yesterday.
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Herbert Smith advises on ”largest single planning application inside the M25”
Herbert Smith has advised Chelsfield, Stanhope and London & Continental Railways on the Stratford City planning proposal, which it claims is the largest single planning application ever received by a…
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House of Lords backs Appeal Court guidance for eviction of gypsies
Five law lords have unanimously backed an Appeal Court decision that courts must balance planning and environmental considerations against human rights in deciding whether to evict gypsies from sites occupied…
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Royal & Sun Alliance loses VAT test case
Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group (RSA) has failed in a House of Lords test-case dispute over VAT repayment in respect of a business tenancy.
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Estate agent sues former manager for breach of restrictive covenant
Estate agent Bairstow Eves (London North) Ltd is suing its former office manager, Duncan Perry, for breach of a restrictive covenant, following his employment in a rival company situated just…
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Next sues over unpaid service charges
High Street retailer Next Group plc is suing Studio Valbonne Ltd for unpaid insurance and service charges totalling £62,339.06. Studio Valbonne is the tenant of premises at the Linen Hall…
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Owner of “scruffy” property not liable for escape of horses
The criteria used to determine whether landowners have failed in their duty to ensure that animals are properly secured has been considered by the Appeal Court.