Charities generally benefit from valuable exemptions and discounts from business rates but, in order to enjoy them, their activities must be for the public benefit. In a guideline case, an arts charity failed to establish that it met that criterion by putting on exhibitions in
Why now is a good time to write your Will As we have gone into lockdown and Christmas is fast approaching there has never been a better time to write your Will. All Josiah Hincks offices will remain open and our staff are ready and
Momentary outbursts of anger can have lifelong consequences and victims should not delay in seeking legal advice. In one case, a man who suffered dreadful injuries when he was punched by a work colleague received substantial compensation. Following an argument, the man was punched twice
No one should be allowed to profit from their own wrongdoing and that is why judges usually dismiss compensation claims that are tainted by illegality. In the context of a professional negligence claim, however, the Supreme Court shifted the emphasis in such cases onto the
Corporate insolvency proceedings may appear dry as dust to the uninitiated but they can have major practical effects in the real world, with jobs and reputations frequently on the line. That was sadly so in the case of a property company which sank into administration
Discerning where responsibility lies for workplace accidents can be a highly complex matter, but that in no way deters personal injury lawyers from fighting the good fight on behalf of injured clients. In one case, a workman who suffered dreadful injuries whilst attempting to clean
The government has extended the UK furlough scheme until the end of March 2021. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the extension in Parliament, saying it was intended to ‘give people and businesses the certainty they need over what will be a difficult winter’. The furlough scheme,
Contact arrangements between children in care and their parents often raise vexed issues, but all the more so during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a case concerning a mother who was denied skin-to-skin contact with her newborn baby, however, the High Court bent every sinew to
Those who preside over workplace disciplinary proceedings are performing a quasi-judicial role and no judge would find an employee guilty of misconduct on the basis of a mere possibility. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) made that point in ruling that a teacher was unfairly dismissed
Many businesspeople lead peripatetic lives of constant international travel and the crucial question of whether they are settled in the UK for tax purposes can be very difficult to answer. A First-tier Tribunal (FTT) ruling, however, revealed the lengths to which HM Revenue and Customs
