In a case which reveals that even the smallest business can triumph in disputes with the tax authorities, a nascent company that blamed its bankers for the late payment of a VAT bill has escaped having to pay a substantial surcharge after convincing the
In a case which vividly revealed the Byzantine legal complexities that can afflict cross-border corporate mergers and de-mergers, the Companies Court has come to the aid of a leading motorcycle manufacturer intent on a major reorganisation of its business in Europe. The English-registered
In a powerful indication that the courts are prepared to take firm action to stamp out so called ‘cash for crash’ fraud, motor insurers have been granted permission to seek a jail term for a businessman accused of making a bogus six-figure claim in
In a ruling of crucial significance to the banking industry, a commercial borrower has been granted permission to pursue a damages claim in respect of transactions worth more than $160 million on the basis that they were infected by manipulation of the London Interbank
In a case which provides some guidance on the tangled interplay between TUPE transfers and unfair dismissal, a commercial property manager has convinced the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) that she had sufficient continuity of service to pursue her compensation claim. The woman had
This summer’s hot weather raised the issue of the law regarding temperatures in the workplace. What is a suitable environment will depend on the nature of the activity. For example, the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers recommends a temperature of 20°C for offices,
In a telling reminder that planning permissions are not always secure and that their validity may depend on factors outside a developer’s control, consent granted for a 20-caravan holiday park on a Green Belt site has been overturned by the High Court after the
In the context of an acrimonious building dispute, the High Court has emphasised that adjudicators faced by complex legal arguments should not have their decisions subjected to minute examination by judges and that challenges to their decisions on fairness grounds should be treated with
In an unusual departure from the ordinary rule that proceedings should not be brought against a company in liquidation, the High Court has permitted a former partner in a debt-laden law firm to seek a declaration against liquidators that a £125,000 claim against him
In a ruling which gives useful guidance on the meaning of ‘trade’ in the tax context, a tribunal has ruled that a laundry occupied by an NHS trust is a ‘commercial building’ within an enterprise zone and therefore qualifies for 100% income tax relief
