In a ruling of enormous significance to the telecommunications industry, a group of providers has failed to convince the UK Competition Appeals Tribunal that more needs to be done to create a level playing field and tackle the ‘significant market power’ of British Telecommunications
The Government has announced changes to the tax reliefs available to Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) which are intended to allow more clubs to benefit from the scheme. The changes will allow CASCs to earn higher tax-free profits from ancillary services such as
A motor trading company has ended up more than £30,000 out of pocket on the sale of a £192,000 Rolls Royce Phantom after the tax authorities refused to accept that it had been adapted and supplied for the personal use of a wheelchair-bound buyer
In clearing up a burning contractual issue that has long puzzled shipping lawyers, the Court of Appeal has ruled that the buyers of a $22 million merchant vessel forfeited their 10 per cent deposit on pulling out of the deal. Disputes over the correct
The Home Office has updated its guidance for employers on preventing illegal working in the UK to allow for the following changes: The ending on 31 December 2013 of the restrictions on Bulgarian and Romanian nationals working in the UK;
The Government has produced new guidance to help employers comply with the National Minimum Wage legislation. This covers the following topics: Eligibility for the NMW; Calculating the NMW; Working hours for which the NMW must be paid;
A company that was innocently caught up in one of the rash of missing trader intra-community (MTIC) frauds that infected the electronics export/import trade has been denied a £1.4 million VAT deduction after the Fist-tier Tribunal ruled that it ‘should have known’ it was
In a ringing warning to homeowners that failing to keep up with mortgage payments can have agonising consequences, a defaulter who suffered the frustration of seeing his repossessed home sold to a property developer, who turned a substantial profit, has failed to convince the
In a case of love conquering all – including good sense – a wife who was ‘swept off her feet’ by her lying husband and bore two of his children whilst he fleeced friends and relatives of three quarters of a million pounds will
In a telling setback to the insurance industry’s campaign to crack down on fraud, a mother-of-two who was accused of grossly exaggerating road crash injuries in a bid for a £210,000 compensation award has been cleared of dishonesty by the High Court. Extensive
