No VAT Rebate on £192,000 Rolls Royce Phantom
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
Court of Appeal Solves Shipping Contracts Puzzle
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
‘Worker’ Status Survives ‘Watertight’ Contract
In a striking example of even the most ‘watertight’ contract drafting failing to oust the jurisdiction of Employment Tribunals, a scaffolder has successfully argued that, far from being a mere subcontractor, he was a
New Guidance on Preventing Illegal Working
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
New Guidance on the National Minimum Wage
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;
Naïve VAT Fraud Dupe Pays £1.4 Million Price
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
Keep Up with the Mortgage – Or See Others Profit
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,
Innocent Wife ‘Aided’ Husband’s Unlawful Investment Scheme
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
Crash Victim Fights Off Insurers’ Fraud Claim
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
Design Rights Pie-Throwing Competition
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