Belgravia mansion can’t be part of Russian bankruptcy case, Supreme Court rules
Application of “immovables rule” has implications for future international bankruptcy proceedings
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Judge rules on family battle over New Forest bungalow and caravan site
The estate’s owner ripped up her will on her deathbed, the court was told
Tree campaigners fail to bring contempt of court charge against Plymouth Council
The council’s 2023 night-time tree felling raid was stopped by an out-of-hours High Court injunction
Communication could have prevented boundary dispute, says appeal court judge
“Much trouble and expense might have been avoided” if a new owner had liaised with her neighbours
Government fails in bid to postpone leasehold enfranchisement challenges
Swathe of litigation brought by companies and trusts challenging leasehold enfranchisement reforms
High Court dismisses case against two resi schemes in St Albans green belt
Judge gives green light for schemes totalling more than 700 homes
Cora Homes wins High Court battle over Northamptonshire development
Judge rules that the housing inspector misinterpreted a policy relating to rural exemption sites
Campaigners lose court battle over scrapped Stonehenge traffic tunnel
The Court of Appeal issued a 60-page judgment at the request of both parties
Northern Ireland resident allowed to bring judicial review over landfill site
A Lisburn resident has won her case in the Supreme Court
Appeal judges ponder overlapping planning permission puzzle
The appeal concerns plans for a solar farm in Hampshire opposed by a local resident
Macdonald Hotels case against Lloyds kicks off at the High Court
Hotel group is seeking £102m after claiming it was forced to sell prized assets
Supreme Court hears Dartmoor wild camping appeal
Alexander and Diana Darwall are challenging the interpretation of the Dartmoor Commons Act 1985
Judge calls ‘action’ on Cineworld UK restructuring plan
The plan, approved by a High Court judge, will see landlords taking a hit in rent
Judge calls ‘action’ on Cineworld UK restructuring plan
The plan, approved by a High Court judge, will see landlords taking a hit in rent
Cineworld restructuring judgment expected Monday
Multiplex chain wants approval to restructure and reduce its rent bill
Cineworld landlords oppose court restructuring plan
The Crown Estate and UKCP are both against the proposals
Cineworld landlords oppose court restructuring plan
The Crown Estate and UKCP are both against the proposals
Judge rules in first round of Northern Rock mortgage holder disputes
Former customers say they became “mortgage prisoners” after being transferred to TSB
Guy Hands’ Annington brings human rights challenge to enfranchisement reforms
The company has started separate legal actions in London and Strasbourg
Guy Hands’ Annington brings human rights challenge to enfranchisement reforms
The company has started separate legal actions in London and Strasbourg
Charity brings legal challenge to leaseholder enfranchisement act
The legislation was brought in early this year by the Conservative government
One Museum Street developers defeat crowdfunded legal challenge
Campaigners wanted developers to retrofit the existing building instead of demolishing and rebuilding
Tesco fails in bid to stop Surrey Lidl store
An appeal to the Planning Court has been rejected
Empire strikes back at landlord in Leicester Square cinema lease dispute
The High Court has ruled the cinema’s lease is still valid despite landlord’s claim it was forfeit
Cineworld court restructuring procedure kicks off in London
A key goal of the restructuring is to reduce the company’s £19m rent bill
Cineworld court restructuring procedure kicks off in London
A key goal of the restructuring is to reduce the company’s £19m rent bill
Tonstate litigation grinds on with lawsuit against Rosling King
Liquidators of property investment business sue law firm for alleged negligence
Collateral warranty disputes don’t automatically go to adjudication
Supreme Court rules on whether a collateral warranty counts as a construction contract
Waterways owners can sue over sewage, Supreme Court rules
Six-judge panel finds in favour of Manchester Ship Canal Company’s appeal
Court of Appeal clarifies rules on nutrient neutrality
The Court of Appeal has dismissed the case in CG Fry & Son Ltd
Supreme Court to rule on foul water discharges into Manchester Ship Canal
Manchester Ship Canal Company is seeking a private law case for nuisance against United Utilities
Oil production project should have taken account of downstream emissions
The Supreme Court has ruled in R (on the application of Finch) v Surrey County Council
Redrow loses £30m challenge to Building Safety Fund decision to repair Birmingham cladding
The fund was set up in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster
BHS ex-directors must pay £18m over 2016 collapse
The company’s liquidators successfully sued them for wrongful trading and trading misfeasance
The election? ‘It’s all about planning’
Taylor Wessing’s head of planning has been offering his thoughts to the Labour Party
Urban farm loses property developer-funded lawsuit over Heathrow zoo
Developer Canmoor wanted to use the site as an airport business park, the judge said
Court of Appeal clears Manston Airport redevelopment plans for take-off
Court dismisses a long-running legal challenge to plans to redevelop the airport as a freight hub
Cindat wins £9m from Oaktree over Canary Wharf Reuters Building
The Beijing investment manager was backed by the Commercial Court
EDF gets Supreme Court green light for Suffolk nuclear power station
Court refused to hear challenge as campaigners failed to raise “an arguable point of law”
Court of Appeal allows crematorium development in Surrey green belt
The decision hung on the definition of “crematorium” under the Cremation Act 1902
Supreme Court overturns Japanese knotweed ruling
Council was not liable for the encroachment of Japanese knotweed from its land onto a neighbour’s
Neo Bankside sues façade engineering consultancy for professional negligence
The Thames-side development was in a long-running dispute with neighbour Tate Modern
Sunderland restaurant fails in BII policy challenge
Bellini contested syndicate’s wording around physical and non-physical damage
Councils cannot alter their own noise abatement orders, Court of Appeal rules
The court has reversed last year’s High Court decision in relation to Mallory Park Circuit
Supreme Court to hear collateral warranties construction dispute
Respondent claims adjudicator could rule on construction contracts, but not warrantee
Court of Appeal gives green light to Northern Powerhouse investors group action
Action centres on whether solicitors failed to warn the 130 investors of risks in development schemes
Hargreaves’ tax-efficient arrangements fail ‘commercial reality’ test
The property investment company has lost its appeal against HMRC
First shots fired in WeWork’s UK battle with landlords
Landlords seek cancellation of leases after WeWork files US bankruptcy proceedings
Housing association Accent in legal battle over service charge
The case could have wider implications across the association’s portfolio
Leaseholders of building overlooking palace win freehold battle
The High Court has ruled tenants were entitled to exercise their right of collective enfranchisement
