A North West accountancy firm accused of professional negligence have been cleared of all charges and awarded a total of £800,000 in indemnity costs. Mace & Jones, which has branches in Liverpool, Manchester and Knutsford, was accused by construction company D Morgan of giving bad advice on planning issues relating to the Bold Heath Quarry …
The stage lighting company Christie Lites has released a statement confirming that it has launched a professional negligence lawsuit against global staging specialist StageCo over the collapse of a lighting tower. Christie is suing StageCo for damages, after a 90 foot high lighting tower set up by the staging company collapsed ahead of a major …
Event insurance is important for any high-profile or large-scale event, particularly one which involves a large number of participants. Trade shows and exhibitions are the key examples of why event insurance is so crucial. These occasions involve a great deal of planning and coordinating, in order to bring together hundreds of high-profile exhibitors and potentially …
The US television network Fox is reportedly being sued by a production company over the idea for its hit TV show “Lie to Me”. John Gertz Productions claims that in 2005, it acquired the rights to a novel by Roderick Anscombe called “The Interview Room” and turned it into a screenplay. The novel is about …
The Daily Mirror has successfully overturned a court ruling which required the newspaper to pay the legal costs run up by supermodel Naomi Campbell in a recent court clash between the two parties over libel claims. The newspaper was previously ordered to pay Ms Campbell £3,500 in compensation for publishing photographs which the supermodel described …
According to the latest reports, WiLAN and chipmaker Intel have settled an infringement lawsuit over a number of Internet and wireless patents. The case was filed by WiLAN back in October 2007, and accused Intel of infringing wireless and Bluetooth patents. After three expensive years of litigation (although both companies are likely to have professional …
The owners of a garden centre near Didcot has been accused of breaching health and safety regulations after a pensioner sustained an injury on the premises. The accident at the Chilton Garden Centre occurred in April 2009, when 78-year-old Derek Barlow tripped over an obstacle and fell whilst shopping at the centre. A representative for …
Reality TV stars the Kardashian sisters – made up of Kim, Kourtney and Khloe – are reportedly being sued by a Californian credit card company over accusations that they withdrew from the promotion of a controversial scheme. The three sisters – famous for their reality television show, Keeping Up With The Kardashians – are alleged …
The controversial celebrity Courtney Love is reportedly being sued by an American fashion designer who claims the singer defamed her reputation on micro-blogging site Twitter. Dawn Simorangkir, a designer based in Texas, alleges in the defamation lawsuit that Love damaged her career and personal reputation by calling her a “drug-pushing prostitute” in a series of …