LEXLAW Solicitors & Barristers
Expert guide to VAT “reasonable excuse” defences. Learn how to successfully challenge HMRC penalties, surcharges & late filing penalties with proven legal strategies from specialist tax dispute solicitors.
A time-to-pay proposal enables a debtor to negotiate structured repayment terms with creditors, creating a legal pathway to avoid insolvency while ensuring creditors’ rights are protected. Commonly sought by companies with tax arrears, such arrangements require careful preparation and timely negotiation to maximise acceptance.
When false statements are published online that damage your reputation, swift legal action can help you secure compensation and restore your good name. This guide explains how internet libel claims work under UK law, the legal tests involved, and the types of remedies available, including commonly overlooked scenarios.
Unjust enrichment is a powerful remedy in English law allowing recovery where one party is enriched at another’s expense without legal justification. This guide by LEXLAW Solicitors explains how restitution claims arise in commercial, financial, and contractual disputes. We outline key legal principles, real-world examples, and common defences helping you understand your rights and take action.
The High Court refused a summary judgment application by Sampson Coward LLP, a Salisbury-based law firm, over its handling of £2 million in escrow funds, allegedly misapplied while acting for connected parties, following assignment of the claims to litigation funder Manolete Partners.
The High Court ordered Dr Amir Matta, director of Saint George Investment Holdings Ltd, to repay £1.43 million after he misapplied company funds for personal expenses, breaching his statutory duties under the Companies Act 2006 and authorising unsubstantiated payments to connected parties during a period of financial distress.
As crypto fraud escalates, traditional legal tools like Norwich Pharmacal Orders may not be sufficient to unmask anonymous perpetrators. This article explores the limitations of NPOs in the decentralised crypto world and outlines emerging legal remedies, including Bankers Trust Orders, proprietary injunctions, and the Law Commission’s proposed free-standing information orders.
The High Court considered the application of the Braganza duty in a banking litigation context, ruling that the bank breached its procedural fairness obligations when exercising discretionary powers, reinforcing directors’ and financial institutions’ duties under UK law.
Real Estate Tycoon, Tchenguiz challenged the £6.5 million claim by IG Index Limited over spread-betting debt but court upheld the claimant’s position. The ruling implicates critical precedent for financial instruments, spread betting, statutory interpretation of financial regulations.
The High Court, presided over by Andrew Lenon KC, upheld HNW Lending Limited’s enforcement of a £1.52 million bridging loan against property developer Nicole Lawrence, dismissing her claims of duress and unauthorised agreement amendments.