In an unusual case which revealed the High Court’s power to guard against wrongful acts – even before they happen – a temporary injunction was granted on the basis of little more than a rumour that gypsy families were preparing to move onto a
In a ruling which vividly reveals that tax reduction schemes can be both lawful and highly effective, a car sales group that was issued with very substantial demands for back-tax and penalties in respect of complex arrangements designed to minimise VAT liabilities on the
In a test case which gives important guidance on the inter-relationship between the Data Protection Act 1998 (the DPA) and the winding-up of insolvent companies, the High Court has ruled that liquidators are not to be viewed as ‘data controllers’ and are under no
Ambitious plans for a state-of-the-art waste recovery centre – which were approved by local planners just a week before £65 million in central government funding for the project was withdrawn – have been given the green light by the High Court. North Yorkshire
In a decision which places tight limits on a VAT exemption widely used by property developers, the Upper Tribunal has ruled that extensive works carried out on a barn did not quality as a ‘residential conversion’ because the restored structure was attached to an
In a stern warning to divorcees who try to hide their wealth that they are on a hiding to nothing, the High Court has pierced the corporate veil of a bewildering array of off-shore companies and ordered a miscreant husband to pay more than
In a ruling which revealed that workers’ entitlement to set off travel expenses against income tax may well depend on the type of contract under which they are employed, an itinerant power station worker failed to convince the First-Tier Tribunal that his interpretation of
In a remarkable case which is bound to cause a major stir in the shipping industry, the High Court has ruled that the catastrophic loss of an $88.5 million bulk carrier in a force nine storm was caused by the unsafety of the modern
Published Tuesday 20th August 2013, 11:33 AM The Intellectual Property Office has issued two new ‘plain English guides for SMEs’ outlining changes to UK designs and patents law in the Intellectual Property Bill, which is currently making its way through Parliament. View them below
King Richard III is proving almost as controversial in death as he was in life after the High Court opened the way for his descendants to mount a judicial review challenge to controversial plans to rebury the mortal remains of England’s last Plantagenet king
