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5G Mobile Phone Masts Can’t Be Located Just Anywhere – High Court Ruling
5G mobile phone masts are sprouting up all over the country and most people would agree that there…
Commercial Leases, Partnerships and the Recovery of VAT on Rent
In an important case for commercial landlords and professional partnerships, the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has ruled that a…
Online Box Ticking Can Be Hazardous – High Court Cautionary Tale
Almost everyone involved in e-commerce will have had the frequent experience of ticking a box to indicate agreement…
Running a Business from Home? Are You Sure You’re Allowed To?
With many more people running businesses from home in a post-COVID-19 world, the spotlight has inevitably fallen on…
Crew Not to Blame for Storm Damage Sustained by Ocean-Going Yacht
When ocean-going vessels suffer damage at sea, the finger of blame is sometimes pointed at their crews. In…
Storage Facility Planning Permission Quashed on Grounds of Apparent Bias
The old adage that justice must not only be done but be seen to be done is as…
Increase in Rainfall Looms Large in High Court Neighbours’ Dispute
In a head-turning decision, the High Court has acknowledged that increased rainfall arising from environmental changes was one…
Advertising Hoardings Oversailing the Pavement Must Go – Guideline Ruling
A local authority was entitled to require removal of three advertising hoardings that protruded a few centimetres over…
High Court Orders Summary Enforcement of £22 Million Adjudication Award
Judges take a robust approach to enforcing contract adjudicators’ decisions and will only overturn them if they have…
Landowner Not Liable for Garden Wall Collapse – High Court Ruling
Landowners whose properties adjoin public highways are under a duty to ensure that passers-by are not put at…
High Court Lifts Ban on Use of Hotels to Accommodate Channel Migrants
Never let it be said that judges are only interested in the law and have little regard to…
Service Charges Dispute Focuses on Report of ‘Intolerable’ Fire Risk
Tenants are only obliged to pay service charges that have been reasonably incurred. That principle was the focus…
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