Immigration

Public Sector & Regulatory

Background

A government withdraws sponsor licences from colleges educating foreign students, harming students’ immigration status and damaging the colleges financially.

Outcome

Court claims for damages in tort, misfeasance and negligence, and under human rights legislation, are settled following mediation, the details of which are highly confidential but which satisfy all sides.

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Civil & Commercial

Commercial Contract

The case was a claim for payment of unpaid invoices, the amounts of which had been offset by the defendant to cover their expenses in putting right th ...
Civil & Commercial

Construction and Property

This was a claim in nuisance against a Town Council by a resident whose property, on the boundary of public sports fields, was flooded.
Civil & Commercial

Construction and Property

Claim by building contractor for agreement and payment of the final account and counter claim for defects.
Civil & Commercial

Environment

Residents close to a Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) encompassing a well-known beach on the south coast of England had for a long time opposed disposal ...
Civil & Commercial

Financial Services

A claim for in excess of £1 million brought by a retired couple against wealth managers in professional negligence and for breach of the FSA Conduct o ...
Civil & Commercial

Fraud, Deceit and Conversion

The dispute was over the conduct of two family members acting under Powers of Attorney. Had they acted improperly and should they repay monies ‘gifted ...
Employment Mediation

Gross Misconduct

This was a case that had been to Tribunal and subsequently to an Appeals Tribunal, who referred the case back for a re-hearing.
Civil & Commercial

Insurance

This was an insurance claim by a laundry company that had suffered a devastating fire following the spontaneous combustion of towels from a spa.
Public Sector & Regulatory

Local Government

A council, engaged in a major new office development, needs to acquire part of a privately owned car park to secure access. Facing the loss of control ...
Public Sector & Regulatory

Local Government

A government introduces new regulation of legal aid fees, resulting in substantial reductions in fees paid to some lawyers. Representative bodies for ...
Public Sector & Regulatory

Local Government - Public Service

A private company delivers services to a government public services department under a framework agreement and call-off contract. As a result of irreg ...
Workplace Mediation

Organisational Dispute

There was an ongoing issue between two executives at a government-funded science industry body. The issues largely related to project ownership, with ...

Immigration

Public Sector & Regulatory

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Local Government

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Local Government - Public Service

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