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Ex-Everton striker Marcus Bent has won a court fight over the ownership of a house more than four years after being declared bankrupt (David Davies/PA)
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Bankrupt ex-footballer wins court fight over ownership of house

Bankruptcy trustees wanted to take possession of a house they said Marcus Bent, who played for more than a dozen clubs, including Everton, owned
Jun 24, 2023
Environment

Oil well ruling ‘could have significant repercussions’, Supreme Court told

Friends of the Earth said 59-year-old Sarah Finch’s legal battle with Surrey County Council was ‘critically important’.
Jun 21, 2023
Environment

Environmental campaigner in Supreme Court fight over oil drilling

Sarah Finch was challenging Surrey County Council over its decision to allow a well near Gatwick to be retained and expanded.
Jun 21, 2023
Crime

Liberty of wealthy Swedish businesswoman’s estranged husband ‘at stake’ – judge

Mr Justice Peel said Martin Wennberg was ‘guilty’ of ’10 separate breaches’ of orders made during a court fight over money with Louise Backstrom.
Jun 19, 2023
Crime

Everton being sued by former manager Carlo Ancelotti

Online case listings show that Ancelotti, who is now in charge of Real Madrid, has taken High Court action against the Premier League club
Jun 12, 2023
Crime

Ukrainian bank accuses former owners of ‘epic’ fraud at London trial

JSC Commercial Bank Privatbank has accused businessmen Igor Kolomoisky and Gennadiy Bogolyubov of misappropriating more than £1.5 billion.
Jun 12, 2023
Crime

Russian racing driver loses latest round of fight against sanctions

Nikita Mazepin, who used to race in Formula 1 for Haas, wanted sanctions temporarily relaxed so he could negotiate with UK-based teams.
Jun 8, 2023
Crime

Sanctioned Russian racing driver in latest round of High Court fight

Nikita Mazepin, 24, who used to race in F1 for Haas, wants sanctions lifted and has taken legal action against Foreign Secretary James Cleverly.
Jun 8, 2023
Crime

Judge dismisses bankruptcy petition lodged against ex-England star John Barnes

Judge Paul Greenwood considered the former footballer’s case at an Insolvency and Companies Court hearing in London on Wednesday.
Jun 7, 2023
Politics

Campaign group loses legal fight with Government over arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Campaign Against Arms Trade was challenging the lawfulness of a decision to continue licensing arms exports for ‘possible use’ in a war in Yemen.
Jun 6, 2023
UK

Daring baby swans get into more trouble after defying efforts to contain them

Rescuers leapt into action once more on Friday when six of the cygnets got washed over a weir again after learning how to scramble across a boom.
Jun 2, 2023
Crime

Wealthy businesswoman ‘should pay estranged husband more than £6.5 million’

Louise Backstrom, 33, who is worth about £250 million, and Martin Wennberg had been embroiled in a private family court dispute over money in London.
May 30, 2023
Environment

Fleetwood football owner loses civil court fight with council

Andy Pilley, who is also chairman of BES Utilities, had been involved in High Court litigation with Cheshire West and Chester Council.
May 25, 2023
Crime

Leading judge welcomes seventh Tory Lord Chancellor in just under six years

Lord Burnett, the Lord Chief Justice, who is due to retire in the autumn, said he hoped Alex Chalk would be ‘my last’.
May 24, 2023
Crime

Ex-England star John Barnes has paid money owed in tax, judge told

Barnes, 59, played for Watford, Liverpool and Newcastle and won 79 England caps between 1983 and 1995.
May 22, 2023
UK

Rescuers install boom in bid to stop cygnets being washed into weir

The nine baby swans hit the headlines after getting into difficulties while paddling in a millpond in Nash Mills, Hertfordshire, on Monday.
May 21, 2023
Crime

Google succeeds in bid to throw out medical records claim

The software giant and its artificial intelligence arm DeepMind was facing legal action over the transfer of patient data by an NHS trust.
May 19, 2023
UK

Latest hearing in Sir Frederick Barclay’s cash fight with ex-wife adjourned

A judge had been due to oversee the latest stage of the dispute between Sir Frederick, 88, and Lady Hiroko Barclay at a High Court hearing.
May 19, 2023
Business News

SP Hinduja, patriarch of one of Britain’s richest families, dies aged 87

A family spokesman described SP Hinduja, whose family topped 2022 Sunday Times Rich List, as a ‘visionary titan of industry and business’.
May 17, 2023
Crime

Southend United given time to clear £275,000 tax debt

Judge Mark Mullen made his decision after considering arguments from lawyers at an Insolvency and Companies Court hearing in London.
May 17, 2023
UK

Baby swans rescued after being washed over weir

The nine cygnets were saved after getting into difficulties in a millpond in Nash Mills, Hertfordshire.
May 16, 2023