Architects win £150,000 dispute over development project
A firm of architects have won their case before the Court of Appeal that a developer should pay them £150,000 for work carried out on a new hotel. The court heard that the architects were hired by the...
View ArticleTraining course provider wins appeal over non-payment of invoices
A company providing environmental training courses has won its appeal against the non-payment of invoices by a major client. The issue arose after the provider was hired to provide training on behalf...
View ArticleEmployers urged to prepare for paying the National Living Wage
Ministers have urged employers to start preparing now for the National Living Wage (NLW), which comes into effect on 1 April this year. Research carried out on behalf of the government suggests that...
View ArticleDirector must compensate shareholders over breach of duty
A director who breached his duty to his company’s shareholders has been told he must compensate them through a share purchase order. The case involved the chairman of a large passenger car service. He...
View ArticleInsolvency decision is a ‘£480m bonanza for rogue directors’
The government decision to end the special arrangement that helped to fund insolvency litigation has met with widespread criticism from business and legal professionals. The trade body R3 said it would...
View ArticleLLP status protects partners in professional negligence claim
The limited liability partnership (LLP) structure has protected the partners in a number of related financial services firms from having to take personal responsibility for a professional negligence...
View ArticleInvestors bring £27m negligence claim against property valuers
A group of investors have brought a £27m professional negligence claim against a firm of property valuers following the collapse of a major development project. A judge at a preliminary hearing said...
View ArticleDirectors personally liable for failed bid to stop winding up petition
Two company directors have been held personally liable for the costs involved in mounting a no-hope defence against a winding-up petition. The court heard that HMRC brought a petition to wind up the...
View ArticleSole trader wins back £700,000 from fraudulent accountant
A sole trader has won his claim for repayment of more than £700,000 that had fraudulently been taken from his bank account by his accountant. The court heard that the trader had retained the...
View ArticleCourt removes ‘biased’ arbitrator in construction dispute
The High Court has removed an arbitrator from a construction dispute because he may have been biased towards one of the parties involved. The case involved a developer and an integrated services...
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