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
An epic legal pie-throwing competition set north against south and ended in victory for a Bolton-based baker which based its design for a ‘teardrop’ meat treat on Leeds United Football Club’s emblem. After Peter Hunt’s Bakery Limited registered its pie design, it faced bitter
In a stern warning to taxpayers that they should keep a close eye on their diaries, a health and safety company was hit with a £12,000 penalty after forgetting about a bank holiday and paying its VAT liabilities four days late. The company
A devoutly Christian care worker who complained of religious discrimination after her local authority employer required her to work on Sundays has failed in her landmark fight for compensation – but only at the final hurdle. In a ruling which opens the way
The heated debate over the employment rights of ministers of religion – or lack of them – is set to continue after a Church of England Rector won the right to a full hearing of his whistleblowing and constructive unfair dismissal claims. The
In giving important guidance on the vexed issue of duties owed by professionals to those who are not their clients and to the public in general, the Court of Appeal has cleared surveyors of all responsibility for a freak accident in which a shop
In a crucial test case for businesses and property professionals, local authorities who say that they were unfairly refused exemptions from controversial changes in planning rules that allowed wholesale conversion of offices into homes have taken their complaints to the High Court. The
