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The builder Kvaerner Construction Ltd has launched a High Court claim against wood-products company Egger (Barony) Ltd for an alleged debt of more than £12m.

The government has come under attack after it emerged this week that new guidelines on cleaning up contaminated land would be delayed until next spring.

A developer whose plans for a leisure scheme on the Isle of Wight were blocked by the High Court in June have applied for leave to appeal.

Four directors of a property investment company who failed to win a High Court claim against the Bank of England are to take their case to the Court of Appeal.

White asbestos will be banned in Britain from 24 November, deputy prime minister John Prescott announced today. The move aims to prevent the importation of white asbestos and its supply…

Edge Ellison acted for theatre-owner Apollo Leisure on the property aspects of its sale to SFX Entertainment. Gouldens advised on non-property issues.

The Court of Appeal has granted Standard Life leave to challenge a High Court order that it should pay chartered surveyor Egan Lawson £147,445 in commission.

The House of Lords has confirmed a Court of Appeal decision to refuse to transfer a Stockport site owned by development company Morbaine to a rival developer.

The Court of Appeal, facing a massive backlog of cases, warned today that it would not tolerate unnecessary delays in bringing claims to court.

Thames Water Utilities has succeeded in blocking a claim for increased compensation after flood damage wrecked property at Cockspur Street in London.

In a bizarre ruling the Court of Appeal has decided that cigarette machines can “occupy land” for the purposes of VAT.

Guarantors connected to West Country firm Regent Leisuretime have asked the Court of Appeal to reject a High Court order to pay money to a bank following problems with a…