Summary There was nothing in the circumstances of the takeover of the company that operated Nottingham Forest Football Club which was unfairly prejudicial to the claimants, who were minority shareholders in the Club's holding company. Facts Petition under s.459 Companies Act 1985 in which the claimants alleged that the affairs of...

Summary The claimant alleged sale at an undervalue of a drag racing track by a bank, which had taken over at the last minute from its receivers. The nature of the business was unusual, and the sale effected quickly and in circumstances which the Claimant alleged called into question whether...

Summary Secretary of state's application to restore directors' disqualification proceedings which had stood adjourned pending the resolution of related criminal proceedings. Facts The application was opposed by the first and second respondents, who were two of the directors of the companies concerned, on the ground that the proceedings had become...

Summary The claimant was entitled to a contribution from the defendant of one half of the amount that he had been called upon to pay under a joint and several guarantee. Neither the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 nor s.10 Limitation Act 1980 applied to contribution claims between co-sureties. Facts The claimant ...

Summary An appeal against an enforcement notice could only be brought by a person who had an interest in the land concerned at the time the appeal was brought or by a licensee who occupied the land both when the notice was served and when the appeal was brought. Facts...

Summary The claimant had no case on the merits because negotiations had been "subject to contract" and the licence fee had never been paid. Facts The claimant ('E'), a provider of studio and rehearsal space to the film and television industry, applied for an interim mandatory injunction for reinstatement to...

Summary No liability yet existed as between the third defendant accountants and the first to third claimants, as they had yet to suffer any loss as the result of allegedly negligent misrepresentations as to the financial position of the second defendant. Facts Application by the third defendants, a firm of...

Summary A tenant was not required to serve a prior demand in respect of an overpayment of rent to the landlord. The tenant was entitled to an equitable set-off in respect of that overpayment and the landlord should have taken that into account before distraining for arrears of rent. Facts...

Summary In an action arising out of the rogue activities of an investments trader, the court was prepared to accept, at least at this early interlocutory stage, that there was a body of expertise in the management of investment banks from which expert evidence could emerge capable of assisting a...