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Legal news
Government Announces New Type of Employment Contract 09/10/12
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced plans to introduce a new kind of employment status – that of ‘owner-employee’. The plan is that new owner-employees will relinquish some of their UK employment rights in exchange for rights of ownership in the form of shares in the business they... read more »
Planning Permission Breach - Judge Orders Demolition of 11 Flats 08/10/12
A property developer, who built a block of 11 flats although he only had planning permission for nine, has failed to convince the High Court that he should escape having to demolish the top floor of the building. Andy Koumis was granted planning permission in 2005 to build a block of nine flats... read more »
New Covent Garden Market Tendering Dispute 08/10/12
Developers who are suing for alleged breaches of competitive tendering rules after their bids to re-develop the New Covent Garden Market site in south London were rejected have been denied the opportunity to present expert evidence in support of their claims. The developers are challenging the... read more »
£85 Million Link Road Challenge Fails 08/10/12
Conservationists opposed to plans for an £85 million link road between Bexhill and Hastings, in Sussex, have failed in a High Court bid to block government funding for the project. Refusing permission to seek judicial review, a judge ruled that the case put forward by the campaigners - who say that the... read more »
Judge Cuts Administration Gordian Knot 08/10/12
In circumstances where creditors of an insolvent company could not agree with its administrator as to proposals for the distribution of available funds, a judge has cut the Gordian knot by terminating the administrator’s appointment and making a compulsory winding up order of his own motion. In... read more »
Collateral Warranty Prevails 05/10/12
In circumstances where a written contract did not fully describe the terms of an agreement to purchase goodwill, the Court of Appeal has fallen back on an orally-agreed collateral warranty to reach a concluded view on the parties’ intentions. The appellant company had made an ‘up-front payment’... read more »
Council Faces Deceit Accusation 05/10/12
Leeds City Council is being accused of deceit in relation to the award of a contract to develop the Leeds Arena following a competitive tendering exercise. Montpellier Estates Limited (MEL) claims that it was used as a ‘stalking horse’ and deceived into bidding for the £70 million contract... read more »
News & articles
Withy King Lex 100 winner 05/10/12
Withy King has come out on top in the categories of job satisfaction, meeting expectations, quality of work, client contact and friendliness. read more »
Bulletins & ezines
Farming divorces often more complex than most 05/10/12
When farming marriages or civil partnerships break down, arriving at a fair financial settlement can be extremely complex. Farming cases are challenging for a wide range of reasons. read more »
Doing deals with developers 05/10/12
Selling land to developers over the last few years hasn’t been easy. But there is good news for landowners with surplus agricultural land with development potential. While we are seeing signs of a slow market recovery – the real opportunity lies in the way landowners work with developers to structure... read more »
Legal news
Judge Rules on Airport Bonus Dispute 04/10/12
A leading law firm has been cleared of allegations that its negligence led to the unauthorised award of multi-million-pound bonuses to two former directors of Newcastle International Airport Ltd (NIAL). A High Court judge ruled that responsibility for the loss suffered by NIAL lay not with Eversheds... read more »
Bulletins & ezines
Commercial Property bulletin - Autumn 2012 04/10/12
Legal news
New Small Claims Track for Intellectual Property Disputes 01/10/12
As part of a programme of reforms aimed at simplifying and streamlining court procedures for Intellectual Property (IP) disputes in England and Wales, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has announced the introduction of the Patents County Court (PCC) small claims track to deal with lower value... read more »
News & articles
Bath estate agents bury the hatchet 01/10/12
Axe-throwing was one of the highlights of an outdoor pursuits event aimed at Bath estate agents recently. read more »
Bulletins & ezines
How much is too much? 01/10/12
Over the Summer, you may have heard about the case where a two year old girl was allegedly left unsupervised in her buggy by a busy road in Portugal, whilst her parents were drinking at a café some 100 metres away. The case came to the attention of the British press, as the couple involved were English.... read more »
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