Summary Where the court had issued a warrant for the committal of a contemnor and he had gone into hiding, it was just and convenient to issue a mandatory injunction, pursuant to the Senior Courts Act 1981 s.37(1), ordering him to surrender himself to the tipstaff so that the latter could...

Summary Charities and benevolent bodies whose objects were the relief of poverty for a restricted group of beneficiaries nevertheless met the express requirement in the Charities Act 2006, and in case law prior to the coming into force of the Act, that they be "for the public benefit" and were therefore...

Summary The downloading and uploading of music industry sound recordings by the operators and users of a peer-to-peer file-sharing website infringed the copyrights of record companies in the United Kingdom. Facts The court was required to determine preliminary issues in relation to the alleged infringement of sound recordings copyright of...

Summary The applicant bank had satisfied the court to the criminal standard of proof that the respondent was guilty of contempts of court by failing to disclose his assets in breach of a worldwide freezing order. Facts The applicant Kazakh bank (B) applied to commit the first defendant (X) for...

Summary On giving a damage notice under the Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1991 s.3, the purpose of the requirement to give particulars in accordance with the Coal Mining Subsidence (Notices and Claims) Regulations 1991 Sch.1 was both to show that the notice was served by the owner or some other person liable...

Summary Revenue and Customs had been right to disallow claims made by a company for loan relationship debits and fee payments, the loans having been entered into for an "unallowable purpose" within the meaning of the Finance Act 1996 Sch.9 para.13. In ascertaining a company's purposes in the context of Sch.9...

Summary A decision to deny a company's input tax claim in respect of its purchase of mobile phones in relation to two deals was correct where the deals were shown to be connected to VAT fraud and where that company had the means to know that the only reasonable explanation...

Summary Claims for a negative declaration and mandatory injunction, arising from the alleged infringement of an ancient right to light for property overlooking a site on which development was proposed following the completion of the Crossrail project, had no prospect of success. The action was premature and served no useful...

Summary The court interpreted a names and arms clause in a will which required an heir, within one year of becoming entitled, to apply for and endeavour to obtain the Royal Licence or take such other steps to authorise the use and bearing of the name and arms concerned. It...