In a matter of great public interest the Court of Appeal has recently decided that private parking charges of at least £85 are not unlawful. The case of ParkingEye –v- Beavis was appealed from a first instance hearing last year and is now the current precedent in respect of whether a parking charge can be […]

The High Court has struck out the recent libel case of Liberty Fashion Wears Ltd –v- Primark Stores Ltd & others as an abuse of process. The Claimant sought damages in respect of the Defendant’s press release which raised concerns over the Bangladeshi-based Claimant’s building safety record. Defamation claims can be difficult to prove as […]

A group of British consumers have won the right to sue Google in the UK over the mega-corporation’s alleged misuse of privacy settings. In a landmark outcome Google have lost their appeal to the Court of Appeal in which they argued that the consumers’ case should be thrown out because, amongst other things, they had […]

The duty of care owed by surveyors/valuers to their clients was recently considered by the High Court in the case of Freemont (Denbigh) Limited –v- Knight Frank LLP. The case involved a valuer employed by Knight Frank who had been instructed by Freemont to provide a valuation of a plot of land for the purposes of […]

The Court of Appeal has held that the duty of an accountant is limited to the terms of their retainer. In the case of Mehjoo –v- Harben Barker (a firm) & Anor, which involved a claim for professional negligence, it was held that a firm of accountants who gave general tax advice did not have […]

Directors are trusted with a substantial amount of confidential information about their company. Information can be communicated and accessed in many different forms and it can therefore be difficult to control especially if a director leaves a company. So what does happen to confidential documentation when a director leaves a company? In the case of […]

The world’s largest social media network, Facebook, is suing leading global law firm DLA Piper (along with other law firms) who represented Paul Ceglia in a previous claim where he alleged he was entitled to an 84% share of Facebook. Facebook was launched in February 2004 out of a Harvard University dorm room and is […]

An important decision of the Supreme Court has opened the door to enable access to justice for religious institutions involved in disputes. The case of Shergill and Others –v- Khaira and others concerned the trusteeship and governance of two Sikh temples (Gurdwaras). Specifically, the power to appoint and remove Trustees of those Gurdwaras and the […]

The granting of an injunction is a matter at the discretion of the Court, who will consider whether there is a serious question to be tried; whether damages would be an adequate remedy; the balance of convenience between the parties; and whether the status quo should be maintained. Where the parties to a contract have […]

In a previous article we looked at the employee invention compensation case of Unilever plc –v- Shanks, where the Court held that an employee was entitled to a fair share of his employer’s royalties derived from an invention over which the employer had secured a patent. However, a decision not to award any employee inventor […]

The Riot (Damages) Act 1886 provides a right to claim compensation where premises are damaged or destroyed by rioters from the statutory body responsible for overseeing the local police. In a landmark decision, the Court of Appeal has awarded compensation for consequential losses, such as loss of profit or loss of rent, caused as a […]

The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 (‘the Regulations’) come into force on 13 June 2014 and will apply to customer contracts concluded on or after that date. The Regulations will require important changes in the way retailers contract with customers. The Regulations affect retailers in different ways and distinguish between three […]