In a telling example of tax avoidance investigations spanning the globe, the High Court has sanctioned the seizure of documents from a UK accountancy firm in connection with inquiries by the Australian Tax Office (ATO). The ATO had requested the assistance of HM Revenue and
A pharmaceuticals company that defaulted on a $45 million loan is facing financial catastrophe after failing to convince the High Court that the facility agreement was infected by misrepresentation or that a bank involved in the transaction breached its fiduciary duty. The money had been
Musicians whose role in the West End production of ‘War Horse’ was superseded by recorded music had a ‘strong’ case that their employment contracts were breached – but nevertheless failed to convince the High Court that they should be reinstated. The five musicians had played
In the context of a case in which an autistic son challenged his father’s will, the Court of Appeal has given important guidance on the steps that should be taken to ensure that vulnerable litigants in person receive a fair hearing. The son had been
A social housing maintenance group that took over complete control of an ailing rival following a shares acquisition also inherited the full burden of obligations owed to the latter’s 400 staff, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled. Company A specialised in repairing and maintaining
All landlords and tenants would be wise to take note of a Court of Appeal case in which a commercial tenant lost a valuable opportunity to exercise a break clause due to its failure to follow to the letter the formalities prescribed by the lease.
In a decision which helps to define the legal concept of a ‘construction contract’, the High Court has dismissed an attack on the jurisdiction of an adjudicator who awarded more than £800,000 to a subcontractor engaged in fabricating and installing pipe-work for a biomass combined
A pharmacist who lasted just 18 days in a new job before she was unfairly sacked for her activities as a whistleblower had her compensation reduced by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) on the basis that the only detriment she suffered was the dismissal itself.
In a case which reveals the Internet as the source of many a dispute, a businessman who tried to sell to Post Office Limited a number of web addresses containing its own name – at prices of up to £400,000 each – has been directed to hand
In a case which vividly revealed that the National Crime Agency (NCA) is on the alert to stifle the flow of dirty money through Britain, the Court of Appeal has opened the way for the seizure of about $7 million lying in a London bank
