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Business Rates Evasion – High Court Spots Sham Commercial Lease

Business Rates Evasion – High Court Spots Sham Commercial Lease

Sham legal documents are created for all sorts of nefarious purposes, but judges are thankfully well practised at spotting them. In a case on point, a bogus lease created with the intention of evading business rates failed to convince the High Court. After receiving non-domestic

Haggis Maker’s Lawyers Weigh In to Shut Down Confusing Website

Haggis Maker’s Lawyers Weigh In to Shut Down Confusing Website

Many Internet retailers endure the frustration of seeing potential customers diverted to unconnected websites with confusingly similar names. As a case concerning a Scottish haggis manufacturer showed, however, resolving such issues is all in a day’s work for an intellectual property lawyer. Since it was

Parents Accused of Breaking Their Baby’s Leg Win Right to Fresh Hearing

Parents Accused of Breaking Their Baby’s Leg Win Right to Fresh Hearing

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When children suffer injury, investigations follow and the finger of blame is frequently pointed at their parents. However, in one case, a young couple successfully challenged a judicial finding that they had conspired to cover up the circumstances in which their five-month-old daughter suffered a

Pursuit of Scottish Independence Is a ‘Philosophical Belief’, Tribunal Rules

Pursuit of Scottish Independence Is a ‘Philosophical Belief’, Tribunal Rules

The distinction between political opinions and philosophical beliefs is far from easy to make. However, in a guideline decision, an Employment Tribunal (ET) has ruled that a commitment to the cause of Scottish independence falls into the latter category and is thus protected by the