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Inspector’s decision over unlawful use of Hastings site upheld
A Hastings landowner has failed in its High Court challenge to an inspector’s backing for enforcement action by East Sussex County Council alleging unlawful use of the site as a…
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Anglian Water back in court over sewer dispute
Residents at Bent Hill, Buckingham have returned to London’s High Court in the latest round of a long-running dispute that will ultimately determine whether they are to get a public…
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Silven Properties to appeal High Court ruling
The Court of Appeal has given two property companies, Silven Properties Ltd and Chart Enterprises Inc, permission to appeal the High Court’s dismissal of their claim that their former banker,…
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Restaurant group sues Pinsents in negligence claim
Bank Restaurant Group plc, owner of restaurant chain Fish! and fashionable London restaurants Bank and Zander, is suing solicitor Pinsents for damages of more than £600,000.
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Canterbury orchard owner sues neighbours
Canterbury landowner Philip Drew is suing his neighbours Shirley Webb and Robert Hill for more than £336,000 damages in a claim for nuisance, negligence, and alleged breach of a drainage…
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Court of Appeal to decide auctioneer’s duty of care
The Court of Appeal is hearing a claim that auction house Christie’s breached its duty of care in the potential sale of a valuable Jan Steen painting known as the…
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Deutsche Bank seeks unpaid fees in Thistle Hotel takeover dispute
Deutsche Bank is suing Orb arl and Orb Estates plc for more than £400,000 in a dispute over invoices for the takeover of Thistle Hotels plc.
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Floor sealant manufacturer sued in food contamination claim
Brewery company Whitbread plc is seeking £1.5m compensation from the manufacturers of a floor-sealing product. It is claiming that food in its Manchester distribution warehouse had to be destroyed because…
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High Court to hear Docklands property dispute
Landlord Innovation Land & Estates Ltd is suing a Dutch-based company, Completel Europe NV, in a dispute over a lease of the second floor of the Innovation Centre in Marsh…
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High Court rules on service date of posted notices
The High Court has given new guidance on the date upon which a landlord’s notice to end a tenancy, which has been sent by recorded delivery, is to take effect.
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Hastings landowner disputes council’s enforcement action
A Hastings company is challenging an inspector’s decision to back enforcement action brought by the local planning authority over the allegedly unlawful use of its property.
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High Court rules in advertisement hoardings dispute
The High Court has quashed a Lambeth London Borough Council decision that Maiden Outdoor Advertising Ltd did not have the required consent to display its hoardings.