Broadgate Legal, News

19/06/25

Jodie Marsh, former glamour model and animal sanctuary owner, has won a legal appeal allowing her to keep eight ring-tailed lemurs at her sanctuary in Essex.

The 46-year-old had applied for a wild animal licence to house the lemurs at Fripps Farm in Lindsell. However, Uttlesford District Council initially refused the application, citing concerns over noise disturbances. Marsh challenged the decision in court.

21/05/25

A Regent's Park mansion once occupied by literary icon Charles Dickens is now the focus of a legal dispute involving millions of pounds in unpaid debt. The Grade I-listed Hanover Terrace property, where Dickens lived in 1861 while writing Great Expectations, is at the heart of a possession claim brought by Banque Havilland, a Luxembourg-based lender, against its current owner, Deborah Fiorentino.

25/04/25

The owner of a £1.5 million luxury houseboat moored near London's exclusive "Billionaires' Row" is battling what he claims is an unfair eviction from his prized berth.

Simon Howard, 69, a business consultant, is contesting efforts to remove his houseboat from its mooring at the entrance to Cheyne Walk. After committing to a life on the water, Howard and his then-wife, Kate, purchased the aging Dutch barge Joseph Conrad in 2010 for nearly £900,000. They undertook a major renovation, transforming it with features such as a spiral staircase, three bathrooms, a sun terrace, and a retro-themed bar.

20/03/25

A RECORD number of fines have been issued to motorists heading to one of London's trendiest shopping streets, according to new data. In just one day, over 850 drivers were slapped with penalty charge notices (PCNs) from a single camera located near Chelsea's King's Road. This is believed to be the highest number of fines issued by a single CCTV camera in the UK within a 24-hour period.

24/02/25

A legal battle has erupted over the £400,000 fortune of a British builder, as his two sons face off against his former Thai girlfriend in an international court dispute. Roger Burrage, who spent much of his later years in Thailand, constructed a luxury three-bedroom villa on the Malay Peninsula, valued at up to £240,000, before passing away in the UK in 2023.