Pogust Goodhead defeated Monday an attempt to replace it in £36 billion ($47.6 billion) litigation against BHP with a rival firm led by its former partners, after the High Court ruled that a committee representing Brazilian dam disaster claimants lacked authority to do so.
Pogust Goodhead defeated Monday an attempt to replace it in £36 billion ($47.6 billion) litigation against BHP with a rival firm led by its former partners, after the High Court ruled that a committee representing Brazilian dam disaster claimants lacked authority to do so.
A missed tenant notice, three dead falcons and a football club's derailed training academy have produced some of the most significant rulings of 2026 in property and construction, alongside landmark decisions on liabilities in building safety, lease renewals and contractors' termination rights.
A tribunal has ordered part of a $3 billion class action accusing Apple of operating a cloud storage monopoly that overcharges customers to be withdrawn after the consumer group bringing it ran into funding difficulties.
An online casino argued Monday that boxer Mike Tyson breached the terms of a $2 million promotional agreement by ducking an appearance at a gambling conference in order to take part in a Netflix fight worth $20 million.
A Finnish jet engine lessor has settled a dispute with three Lloyd's of London syndicates over insurance cover for an engine allegedly lost following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The investment arm of Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris' family told a London court Monday that it is owed approximately $150 million after it was duped into pouring millions into a foreign exchange business that was secretly controlled by outsiders using it to "milk" fees.
A collapsed property marketing business has been found liable for mis-selling luxury care home leases to dozens of retirees and small-scale investors who lost £2.8 million ($3.7 million) when the developments failed.
A group of 38 shareholders in decarbonization specialist Vortex has sued the Marston Group for around £9.6 million ($12.7 million), after the debt agency allegedly failed to make performance-linked payments following its acquisition of the U.K.-based technology business.
The makers of hit TV show "The Great British Bake Off" have denied that a former head producer was contractually entitled to incentive payments, arguing that her alleged financial fraud disqualified her from a final £755,752 ($998,000) payout.
Housebuilder Crest Nicholson has settled its £7.3 million ($9.7 million) claim against Scott Brownrigg over allegations that the architecture company's inadequate design led to dangerous fire safety defects at a high-rise development.
Two property developers have denied that they owe more than £5 million ($6.6 million) to the National House Building Council to remedy flammable cladding and other defects on a block of flats in London.
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