A former senior diplomat has won the right to substantial government compensation after the High Court ruled that he was unjustifiably removed from his prestigious overseas posting on the basis of an unfounded allegation that he touched the rear of a local politician’s wife. The
In a ruling of great financial significance to the gambling and racing industries, the Court of Appeal has ruled that sophisticated customers of Betfair and other online betting exchanges do not fit the definition of ‘bookmaker’ within section 55 of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries
Apartment owners who complained of ‘excessively bouncy’ floors, smelly drains and sound insulation so poor that they can hear their neighbours’ footsteps have won more than £800,000 compensation from the developers of the residential block and the property agents who supervised its construction. One flat
It has been 12 years since the collapse of insurer Equitable Life, which had more than a million members. In that time, the financial pieces have been picked up and a compensation pot of £370 million is now available for policyholders who have suffered losses.
In an important ruling for landlords and tenants, the court of appeal has decided that a shop with a flat above it could not reasonably be described as ‘a house’ within the meaning of the enfranchisement provisions of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967. The decision
In a ruling which underlines the pitfalls of the PAYE system, a tribunal has expressed sympathy for a worker who says that he was issued with a substantial retrospective tax demand due to a calculation error by tax officials. However, the first-tier tribunal ruled that
Because of the data protection risks they pose and their widespread use, mobile phone apps are currently a priority for the EU data protection authorities. The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party has recently submitted its Opinion 02/2013 on the processing of personal data on
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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have announced that a clutch of Caribbean tax havens – Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands – are to supply them with information about the holders of assets in their jurisdictions. HMRC have
A deal between the tax authorities and banking giant, Goldman Sachs, has caused ‘grave public disquiet’ and should be declared unlawful, it has been argued at the High Court. The unprecedented case is being brought by tax avoidance campaign group, UK Uncut Legal Action Limited,
