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Dixon v Wakefield: High Court dismisses solar farm challenge on Yorkshire green belt land

Solar farm permitted despite heritage objections, as grey belt policy and tree-screening plans prove decisive

Monk v Cape Intermediate Holdings: High Court upholds eight-day trial estimate in landmark asbestos product liability claims

A High Court judge has dismissed an appeal against a case management order setting an eight-day trial in novel asbestos product liability claims.

Palmer v Plymouth: chalet leaseholders lose challenge to assignment premium clauses

Local authority landlords retain right to demand share of sale proceeds on assignment, but court finds leases qualify as residential under 1927 Act.

BCNO Limited v Cooke: High Court rules invalid register request cannot trigger section 117 jurisdiction

A charity successfully defended a claim it brought against itself, only to have the court dismiss the entire action for want of jurisdiction.

Court of Appeal refuses permission in Re R adoption case and tightens procedural rules on leave to oppose

A birth mother's challenge to a refusal of leave to oppose her daughter's adoption has been dismissed, with the Court of Appeal issuing guidance on...

Belong (Construction) v Seddon Construction: High Court rules pre-contract liabilities survive execution of JCT contract

A PCSA's subsumption clause does not extinguish liability for pre-existing breaches.

Braithwaite v Slade: High Court rules ex-wife can direct sale of trust property without buying a replacement

Lady Slade is entitled to have the Old Farm sold and proceeds invested for her income, Master Clark finds

Coal Pension Properties v Mace Living: email service fails where Covid footer and authority requirements go unmet

High Court dismisses claim form service application after finding multiple procedural failures under CPR Part 6