In a lengthy and complex dispute stretching back to publishing agreements signed in the Nineties, a High Court judge has finally reassigned the rights of nearly 100 songs back to Mark Taylor and Paul Barry, including the smash hits Hero and Love To See You Cry.

The case is a landmark, according to legal experts, because it provides more clarity about what can happen to copyrights when serious breaches are made to contracts.

In this particular case, Taylor and Barry ...