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High Court dismisses Grosvenor Developments appeal over affordable housing service charge indemnity

Judge upholds finding that a side letter overrode standard lease terms on section 106 costs.

Court of Appeal dismisses Rahim appeal over new matter consent rules in human rights claims

Judges confirm Home Secretary's consent remains required before tribunals can consider later-arising family life.

Tribunal allows appeal in Harron v Information Commissioner over Rotherham Council's flawed FOI searches

Council concedes its email searches were limited by an interpretation error after years of disputed requests.

Stock v Neal: Thomas the Tank Engine royalties are trust capital, High Court rules

Awdry settlement royalties held capital, not income, in trustees' hands against HMRC's case.

Waithaka v Barclays: EAT restores struck-out race discrimination claim after 15-month tribunal delay

Continuing act strike-out set aside as perverse; article 6 delay ground fails.

Tangent Properties v Evans Homes: unjust enrichment claim time-barred as basis failed in 2016

Failure of basis ran from denial of contract, not from later realisation of profits.

Girboiu v Vrancea Tribunal: warrant read as a whole supplies missing dishonesty for dual criminality

Romanian code provisions cited in the warrant count towards the conduct, High Court holds.

Windhorst v ADS Securities: Court of Appeal upholds 18-month suspended committal and positive conditions

Part 71 rules do not constrain the court's inherent contempt jurisdiction, appeal judges hold.