Summary The court had jurisdiction under s.461 Companies Act 1985 to make an order for the equivalent of interest, although that power should be exercised with great caution. The judge had erred in the exercise of his discretion by choosing the date of presentation of the petition rather than the date...

Summary The defendant could only rely on a plea of estoppel by representation, as a defence to the recovery of the entirety of a sum mistakenly transferred to it by the claimant, to the extent that it had acted to its detriment in reliance upon that representation. Facts Appeal by...

Summary The decision of the Lands Tribunal could not be criticised in any way. It had reached clear findings on the materials before it. Facts Appeal by way of case stated from the decision of the Lands Tribunal ('the tribunal') dated 23 March 2000 in which it dismissed the appeal of Mrs...

Summary Unsuccessful application for costs pursuant to s.51 Supreme Court Act 1981 against a director of and/or the solicitors for the claimant company. Facts Application by the first defendant ('SCL') for orders pursuant to s.51 Supreme Court Act 1981 against the second claimant ('F') and the former solicitors ('WF') for the...

Summary The burden of proof lay on the agent to show that his principal had given full informed consent to an arrangement between the agent and a third party, including the fact that the third party would be making a payment to the agent, and if the agent could not...

Summary Applications by the fifth defendant ('E'), who was the subject of disqualification proceedings under s.6 Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 Facts E applied for judicial review of the secretary of state's decision to continue with disqualification proceedings. The proceedings were then adjourned pending the outcome of that application on the...

Summary The claimant had an arguable case, which he would be permitted to plead by way of amendment, that after 1964 a fiduciary duty was owed by the defendant to the artist Francis Bacon in relation to the marketing and exploitation of his paintings. Facts Application by the claimant ('C') for...

Summary A tenant of business premises who made a request for the grant of a new tenancy under s.26 Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 did not have to have a genuine intention of taking up a new tenancy at the time of making that request in order subsequently to be entitled...