Security company sues Tate over £27m lost contract
Contract was handed to a rival firm
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Old Truman Brewery wins Supreme Court redevelopment battle
Spitalfields Historic Building Trust was appealing permission to build an office block
Picturehouse trial spotlights wider insurance rent issues, lawyer says
Cinema operator is claiming back unspecified ‘insurance rent’ charges from Criterion
All England expansion trial set for Wimbledon fortnight
Campaign group is bringing a judicial review of the club’s plans to build 38 courts
Tribunal must rehear Dentons anti-money laundering case
Case relates to work carried out for an unidentified foreign banker
Court of Appeal rejects latest Covid business interruption insurance appeal
Test case surrounds losses incurred during the pandemic lockdown
Vatican ‘utterly let down’ over 60 Sloane Avenue deal, judge rules
The papacy’s investment in 60 Sloane Avenue has led to a high-profile corruption scandal
Brixton Electric owners win order to take possession of Sheffield Leadmill venue
The ruling is the latest chapter in a long-running dispute
Supreme Court to hear Habitats Regulation case
The case is centred on environmental laws that are believed to be slowing down housebuilding
Developer loses court battle over £32m Notting Hill mansion infested with moths
Court rules in favour of new owners who discovered infestation after moving in
Supreme Court mulls boundary dispute about adverse possession
The outcome is expected to have repercussions in a “interesting and relatively new area of law”
Sussex villagers take fracking fight to Court of Appeal
Frack Free Balcombe Residents Association has been opposing plans to search for oil since 2013
Macdonald Hotels loses £102m claim against Bank of Scotland
Hotel chain claims it was forced to sell three luxury hotels
Court of Appeal hears latest in Covid business interruption insurance appeal
the latest round of test cases over business interruption insurance policies triggered by Covid-19
Campaigners lose legal challenge to ITV studios redevelopment
Mitsubishi Estate London and Co-Re want to redevelop 60-72 Upper Ground
City restaurant fails in bid to reduce rent arrears
Historic chophouse is attempting to crowdfund its way out of debt
City restaurant fails in bid to reduce rent arrears
Historic chophouse is attempting to crowdfund its way out of debt
Judge rules warehouse developers can press on at Corby former Weetabix site
Residents in the Northamptonshire town have lost their High Court battle to halt the building works
Bugsby Property in funding dispute over Olympia lawsuit
The High Court dismissed an application to appoint an arbitrator
Knight Frank sued over Aberdeen student accommodation valuation
Agent denies claim brought by specialist lender Paragon over £16.8m PBSA valuation
Belgravia mansion can’t be part of Russian bankruptcy case, Supreme Court rules
Application of “immovables rule” has implications for future international bankruptcy proceedings
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
