Court of Arches: no retrospective permission where works were illegal when carried out Re Christ Church, Spitalfields [2019] EACC 1

A school building constructed illegally on a disused burial ground must be demolished. To mitigate the waste of public funds, it can stand for 10 years.

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Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. v Twisted Automotive Ltd. [2018] EWHC 3536 (Ch)

This was a recent decision of Mr Justice Rose in respect of an appeal from a decision of the UKIPO (Registrar of Trade Marks) where Jaguar Land Rover (‘Jaguar’) sought to overturn the decision refusing ...

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The Electronic Communications Code – Flying lines and the Court’s power to impose agreement

The Digital Economy Act 2017 introduced a new Electronic Communications Code (“the ECC”) which took effect from 28 December 2017. The ECC grants statutory undertakers, such as BT or other service providers, the power to exercise rights over land provided that they comply with certain conditions and criteria.

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January 2019

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Bresco Electrical Services Ltd v Michael J Lonsdale (Electrical) Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 27

Dominic Bright examines one of the most significant construction insolvency cases.

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Possession Proceedings and the Public Sector Equality Duty

In Powell v Dacorum Borough Council [2019] EWCA Civ 23 (24 January 2019) the Court of Appeal has considered the Public Sector Equality Duty (‘PSED’) under S. 149 Equality Act 2010 (‘EqA’) in the context of possession proceedings.

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