Home Office wins appeal to keep asylum seekers in Epping hotel August 29, 2025 Asylum seekers will be allowed to stay at a hotel in Epping, after the Court of Appeal overturned a previous ruling from the High Court. The decision from the second highest court in the UK means that the 138 men currently housed at The Bell Hotel in the Essex town can stay put. Earlier in [...]
High Court sides with The Guardian over actor Noel Clarke libel claim August 22, 2025 The High Court threw out actor Noel Clarke's libel case against The Guardian over its story that detailed sexual misconduct he was alleged to have committed
River Island saved from brink of administration but stores to close August 8, 2025 High street retailer River Island has been saved from the brink of administration after a High Court judge approved its restructuring plan
Super League Basketball season gets green light after visa breakthrough August 7, 2025 Super League Basketball clubs plan to begin their new season next month after overcoming a block on obtaining visas for overseas players that had stymied their recuitment. The hold up came when the British Basketball Federation terminated SLB’s licence and refused to sign off on governing body endorsements (GBEs) required for the visas. After weeks [...]
Inside SLB v BBF: Top lawyers, bitter barbs and the European Super League August 2, 2025 Next week lawyers representing Super League Basketball clubs will lodge their response to a counter-claim from the British Basketball Federation, the latest move in a High Court legal battle that is giving the sport much-needed attention but for all the wrong reasons. In a nutshell, the BBF has stripped SLB of its licence to run [...]
Uber rivals handed major VAT boost by Supreme Court July 29, 2025 Rival taxi operators to Uber will not have to pay 20 per cent VAT on their profits outside London following a landmark Supreme Court ruling. The court has decided that private-hire operators do not enter into a contract with passengers and therefore are except from the tax. The ruling comes after US giant Uber brought [...]
UK’s secret Cold War tunnels at the centre of a multi-million pound lawsuit July 23, 2025 Secret tunnels that run under important landmarks across the City, are at the heart of a legal claim filed to the High Court against BT
Mike Lynch’s estate ordered to pay HP £700m following tech mogul’s death July 22, 2025 Mike Lynch's estate was ordered to pay HP just under £700m in conclusion to the fraud linked to the $11.1bn sale of Autonomy.
Wimbledon’s £200m expansion green-lit by High Court July 21, 2025 A legal challenge to stop a £200m plan to almost triple the size of Wimbledon tennis club has been dismissed by a High Court judge
Wimbledon expansion case heard in London High Court July 8, 2025 Campaigners against the proposed expansion of the Wimbledon Championships site argued that it is illegal in the High Court on Tuesday ahead of a key decision on the future of SW19. Campaign group Save Wimbledon Park is taking legal action against a decision by the Greater London Authority (GLA) to grant the All England Club [...]