Newcastle United Football Club owner Mike Ashley and British businesswoman Amanda Staveley have met for the first time in London to discuss the sale of the Premier League club. Investment firm PCP Capital Partners run by Staveley made a fresh offer of around £300m. Newcastle are yet to comment, but they have not denied the…
On 1 December 2017 the President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby, released a circular stating that he is proposing to pilot the Financial Remedies Court (FRC) concept in London, the West Midlands and South-East Wales. The pilot with start in February 2018. He envisages that further pilots will follow quite shortly. Initially the…
Lego says it has won a landmark copyright case in China against rival products almost identical to its famous toy bricks. It is the first time Lego has won a competition case against Chinese copycat products. The victory follows an earlier court ruling that Lego’s name and logo are well-known trademarks in China. Firms making…
Gambling organisation Ladbrokes Coral is in talks over a takeover by online rival GVC, who own the Bwin and Sportingbet brands in a deal that could value the group at up to £3.9bn. Under the proposals, GVC would hold 53.5% of the combined group. Ladbrokes Coral became the UK’s biggest high street bookmaker following last…
Dancers Kevin and Karen Clifton on the popular BBC programme Strictly Come Dancing are barely speaking to each other and are on the brink of divorce, show insiders claim. The news comes after Karen Clifton was spotted with her rumoured boyfriend in London. The couple has been married for two years. Advice on separation At…
What type of firms can I apply the late payment legislation to? The legal status of the business you are seeking to claim interest from is irrelevant. It can be a sole proprietor, partnership or limited liability company. However you cannot apply the late payment legislation to personal debt. What if a customer has more…
High Court judge Mr Justice Fraser has warned of ‘draconian’ costs penalties should two parties in litigation continue to refuse to cooperate. He said both sides in Bates & Ors v Post Office Ltd had rebuffed efforts to manage the case in a cost-effective and efficient way. The case involves sub-post masters pursuing action against…
UK retail sales fell by 0.3% in October 2016 compared with October 2017, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) who said it was the first annual fall since March 2013. Higher inflation had dampened spending, the ONS said, but it also pointed to the fact that last October had seen very strong growth.…
A transgender woman, referred to as J, who left a tight-knit ultra-Orthodox Jewish community to embark on a new life as a woman has taken her case to be allowed access to her five children to the Court of Appeal. She was challenging a ruling that the children risked greater psychological harm by being ostracised…
Ex Newcastle and Spurs footballer David Ginola represented himself at London’s Central Family Court yesterday as his ex-wife and former model ex-model Coraline sued him over her divorce payout. Ginola is accused of failing to pay up what he agreed to. Ginola told the judge he needed to renegotiate the deal due to unforeseen circumstances.…