Developers have been granted permission to build 400 homes on a greenfield site despite local objections. The case involved Bewley Homes PLC, which wanted to develop a 46-hectare site near Guildford. The local borough council granted planning permission even though its local plan restricted development in the countryside beyond the green belt. The site was
The Law Commission wants to reform the law relating to the right to light, in an effort to balance the legitimate yet often conflicting interests of both developers and property owners The Commission is concerned that under the current system, there is no time limit for bringing claims that a right to light has been
A subcontractor has been told it must accept liability for faulty workmanship that caused a flood at a block of flats even though the work was examined and signed off by the construction company running the project. The case involved flats built in the south of England. The construction company responsible for the development subcontracted
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A drinks company has been ordered to pay damages of £8m to a licensee following a breach of contract. The case involved a dispute over cordial and carbonated drinks. The parties had an agreement that the licensee could produce and distribute the products in Pakistan for a period of five years. The licensee spent a
Two company directors have been disqualified after their firm breached the terms of an invoice discounting agreement (IDA). The company had entered into the IDA with the bank after falling into financial difficulty. The directors, one whom was the managing director, breached the IDA by re-aging some of the invoices to give the impression that
A care home company has successfully stopped one of its former franchisees setting up a rival business and competing for the same clients. The case involved a company that operated several franchises. It also managed various care home branches of its own. One particular franchisee felt that he wasn’t being given enough support by the
A cleaning company has been granted an interim injunction preventing former franchisees from competing with it until disputed issues can be dealt with in court. The company made the move to block two franchisees from competing for the same business in Bishop’s Stortford in Hertfordshire. The franchise agreement had been terminated, although it was disputed
A property developer who breached his legal duties by failing to spend an investor’s money correctly has been ordered to make a full repayment. The case involved a property developer and an investor who agreed to set up a golf course in France. The investor provided £500,000 to get the project started in July, 2007.
A pressure group has lost an appeal to prevent wind turbines being built next to an area of natural beauty. A planning inspector had approved an application from a developer to build the turbines. He found that they would provide a useful contribution to the area which had a shortfall of renewable energy. He was