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Feb

2022

English Judge Cedes Jurisdiction to Thailand in £4.4 Million Loans Dispute

Written by Dean Parnell

It is a mark of the international business community's confidence in the English legal system that a great many cases that have little apparent connection to this country are nevertheless heard here. However, as a High Court ruling showed, there are...

Feb

2022

Divorce – Fairly Dividing Marital Assets is Not a Blame Game

Written by Emma Gray

The question of who is to blame for the breakdown of a marriage is often uppermost in divorcees' minds, but it is hardly ever relevant when it comes to fairly dividing up assets. The High Court made that point in the case of a husband who kept two...

Jan

2022

High Court Exonerates Care Homes Provider Accused of Exploiting Clients

Written by Dean Parnell

It is important not to under-rate the good sense of the average consumer. The High Court resoundingly made that point in exonerating a care homes provider that was accused by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) of levying unfair and...

Dec

2021

Contract Adjudications – One Dispute or More? High Court Gives Guidance

Written by Dean Parnell

It is established law that contract adjudicators do not have authority to consider more than one dispute at a time. However, as a High Court ruling made plain, there is a potential conflict between that rule and the public policy imperative to...

Nov

2021

Parking Obstruction of Rights of Way – The Legal Principles Explained

Written by Sydney Mitchell

The parking of cars along shared access routes is all too often a source of acrimony between neighbours. A High Court ruling provided a clear explanation of the legal principles commonly applied when resolving such disputes. The case concerned a...

Nov

2021

Trouble With the Bank? The Balance of Power is Not All One Way

Written by Leanne Schneide...

Faced with bankruptcy proceedings brought by large financial institutions, individuals may be forgiven for feeling at something of a disadvantage. As a recent case showed, however, judges are not impressed by size and the balance of power in such...

Nov

2021

Lending Money to Friends? Don't Act Without Professional Advice

Written by Leanne Schneide...

The emotional element involved in lending money to friends and loved ones makes it all the more necessary to first seek independent professional advice. A recent case on the point concerned a businessman who lent a small fortune to a close friend...

Nov

2021

Obey Court Orders Or Else! Businessman Receives Maximum Sentence

Written by Dean Parnell

Judges mean business and those who defy their orders face severe punishment, up to and including loss of liberty. The Court of Appeal resoundingly made that point in confirming a prison sentence imposed on a businessman whose acts of contempt were...

Oct

2021

Commercial Negotiations – Talk is Cheap But Writing is Binding

Written by Roy Colaba

Commercial negotiations often involve many meetings and any amount of talk, but the question of whether anything has actually been agreed is a common source of dispute. As a High Court case showed, the only real way to avoid such discord is to...

Oct

2021

Rural Vicar Succeeds in Establishing Easement Over Neighbours' Drive

Written by Adam Oleskow

Rights to make use of other people's land – known as easements – often do not appear on title deeds and, for that reason, can easily catch property buyers unawares. In a case on point, a vicar asserted his own and others' right to use a couple's...

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English Judge Cedes Jurisdiction to Thailand in £4.4 Million Loans Dispute

Divorce – Fairly Dividing Marital Assets is Not a Blame Game

High Court Exonerates Care Homes Provider Accused of Exploiting Clients

Contract Adjudications – One Dispute or More? High Court Gives Guidance

Parking Obstruction of Rights of Way – The Legal Principles Explained

Trouble With the Bank? The Balance of Power is Not All One Way

Lending Money to Friends? Don't Act Without Professional Advice

Obey Court Orders Or Else! Businessman Receives Maximum Sentence

Commercial Negotiations – Talk is Cheap But Writing is Binding

Rural Vicar Succeeds in Establishing Easement Over Neighbours' Drive

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