Brian Farmer
Business News
Campaigners opposed to new nuclear plant call on regulators after appeal fails
The Together Against Sizewell C group says it will keep fighting for the ‘soul of Suffolk’ despite losing the latest round of a legal battle.
By Brian Farmer
21 Dec 2023
Crime
Russian racing driver in High Court bid to get sanctions lifted
Nikita Mazepin, who used to drive for the Haas Formula 1 team, was taking legal action against Foreign Secretary James Cleverly.
By Brian Farmer
3 May 2023
Crime
Judge approves £150 million settlement of Grenfell compensation claims
Lawyers outlined the detail of a ‘global’ settlement of about 900 cases at a High Court hearing in London on Tuesday
By Brian Farmer
2 May 2023
Crime
Grenfell Tower fire: Details of civil settlement begin to emerge
The fire at the residential tower block in North Kensington, west London, killed 72 people and led to a public inquiry.
By Brian Farmer
2 May 2023
Crime
Protesters not helping search for alternatives to animal testing, judge told
Mr Justice Nicklin is overseeing the latest stage of a legal fight following demonstrations at a site where dogs are bred for medical research.
By Brian Farmer
27 Apr 2023
Crime
Jehovah’s Witness leaders win Supreme Court appeal after woman raped by elder
Supreme Court justices have ruled that the ‘Jehovah’s Witness organisation’ is not ‘vicariously liable’ – and overturned earlier decisions.
By Brian Farmer
26 Apr 2023
Crime
Firm that breeds dogs for research continues legal fight after protests
Pop star Will Young took part in a demonstration outside an MBR Acres site in Wyton, Cambridgeshire, and has called for dogs to be rehomed.
By Brian Farmer
24 Apr 2023
Crime
Tycoon considers ‘options’ after losing latest round in US extradition battle
Then-home secretary Priti Patel approved Mike Lynch’s extradition to the US in January 2022 to answer criminal fraud charges.
By Brian Farmer
21 Apr 2023
Crime
Tech tycoon loses US extradition challenge in Autonomy fraud case
Mike Lynch has lost his appeal against a ruling that Priti Patel could approve his extradition to answer criminal fraud charges in the US.
By Brian Farmer
21 Apr 2023
London
Wealthy Swede in London money fight with estranged husband
Multi-millionaire Louise Backstrom, who lives in London, and Martin Wennberg are featuring in a private trial in the Family Division of the High Court
By Brian Farmer
20 Apr 2023
Business News
Tesco plans appeal after Lidl scores victory in logo fight
A High Court judge said she had found for the German discount supermarket on claims of trademark infringement, passing off and copyright infringement
By Brian Farmer
19 Apr 2023
Crime
Archie Battersbee: Mother still fighting for ‘justice’ nearly year after tragedy
Hollie Dance, of Southend, Essex, has asked the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to consider Archie’s case.
By Brian Farmer
5 Apr 2023
Crime
Judge warns of damage done to child victims of parental ‘abduction’
Mr Justice Francis, who is based in the Family Division of the High Court, said children taken from one parent by another could suffer ‘untold harm’.
By Brian Farmer
4 Apr 2023
Crime
Woman loses latest stage of fight over whether she won £10 or £1m on lottery
Joan Parker-Grennan has sued National Lottery operator Camelot and says she should get £1 million – Camelot says it is liable to pay only £10.
By Brian Farmer
4 Apr 2023
Crime
GP who ran transgender clinic wins appeal after misconduct finding
Helen Webberley, founder of website GenderGP, was found to have committed serious misconduct by a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service panel.
By Brian Farmer
31 Mar 2023
Crime
Man convicted of murdering six-year-old Rikki Neave in 1994 prepares for appeal
Three appeal judges have concluded James Watson has ‘arguable’ grounds for challenging his conviction.
By Brian Farmer
29 Mar 2023
Crime
Woman who says she won lottery million awaits judge’s ruling on High Court fight
Joan Parker-Grennan says National Lottery operator Camelot is “bound” to pay her a £1 million prize – Camelot says she won £10
By Brian Farmer
29 Mar 2023
Crime
Man jailed for murder of Rikki Neave granted leave to appeal against conviction
James Watson was 13 years old when Rikki died in Peterborough in 1994.
By Brian Farmer
29 Mar 2023
UK
Judge wants Sir Frederick Barclay and ex-wife to reach agreement
Sir Jonathan Cohen said he does not know the retired businessman’s money fight with Lady Hiroko Barclay has not ‘concluded’ in some ‘consensual way’.
By Brian Farmer
28 Mar 2023
Crime
London woman given home 150m away in Stoke wins fight with council
Nadia Zaman argued it was legally incumbent on Waltham Forest Council to secure accommodation as ‘close as possible’ to her home
By Brian Farmer
24 Mar 2023
Crime
Man who murdered motorcyclist has minimum jail term reduced
Brandon McNeil, now aged 20, admitted murdering Shane Jerome, 23, in Brixton, south London, in July 2021.
By Brian Farmer
24 Mar 2023