Interesting evidence decision at the IPO
How does the IPO decide a case when the parties don't turn up? See how the IPO hearing officer dealt with this unusual question in the case of Coupling Technology Limited v Coupling Solutions LLC.
11 September 2013
Railway Industry Dispute Resolution Rules and CAHA Change on 1 November 2015
If you are an industry party and would like a copy, please contact Chris Jackson from our rail team.
19 October 2015
Raising the stakes
Parts 4 and 5 of the Finance (No.2) Bill include the legislation on which HMRC has consulted over the last 6 or 12 months in relation to tackling tax avoidance.
28 May 2014
Rail ticket marketing regulatory review
The 'Office of Rail Regulation' ORR is currently conducting a market review of the rail ticket market.
06 March 2014
Public procurement: when is a development agreement not a public works contract?
A review of R (Faraday Development Ltd) v West Berkshire Council and another which offers guidance on how development agreements can be structured to fall outside the scope of public procurement law.
22 September 2016
Radioactivity in Drinking Water
A European Directive made under the Euratom Treaty in 2013 requires the monitoring for radioactivity of water intended for human consumption.
05 April 2016
No special treatment for litigants in person
Companies often face claims from people who litigate without lawyers. The Supreme Court has said that litigators without legal aid do not get special treatment in complying with mandatory court rules.
28 February 2018
No refurbishment rates holidays
Businesses are entitled to a rates holiday if refurbishment means the building is unfit for occupation while works are ongoing. But they might not be successful per a recent Court of Appeal decision.
25 February 2015
Privilege in investigations: a new hope?
The case of Bilta v RBS provides some assistance to businesses seeking to assert privilege over documentation created during the course of their internal investigations.
08 March 2018
Non-dom reforms dropped from the Finance Bill 2017
The changes to the taxation of non-doms and non-UK trusts will not become law before the Election. However, we still expect them to be introduced this year and to be backdated to 6 April 2017.
26 April 2017
Liability for defective products: a cautionary tale
If a manufacturer provides a flawed and unsafe product to a purchaser which then suffers damage/loss that the product should have prevented, is the manufacturer liable for the loss? Not necessarily...
07 September 2016
Latest rights to light case - comfort for developers?
In Scott -v- Aimiuwu the question whether to award damages for breach of a right to light was aired in court for the first time since the Supreme Court decision in Coventry v Lawrence.
01 July 2015