The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has launched a new helpdesk service for business customers. The helpdesk has been set up in response to customer feedback and will offer a single point of contact for queries about becoming a sponsor or hiring people from
The vital importance of procedural fairness in administrative decision-making has been underlined by the High Court’s decision to overturn outline planning consent granted by a government inspector for development of 100 new homes on the edge of an Essex village. The Court ruled that
In a ruling of vital significance to all landowners, the Court of Appeal has opened the way for eviction of squatters from the likely route of Heathrow Airport’s third runway and given guidance on the right balance to be struck between private property rights
In a ruling which underlines the duty of public sector employers to keep their promises, a group of police officers whose status was affected by a cuts-driven promotions freeze – although they had passed gruelling tests which should have meant their elevation to a
In a ruling that paints a clear dividing line between personal, familial and business relationships, a father who lost more than £300,000 in managing the careers of his professional golfer sons has failed to convince the First-Tier Tribunal that the deficits should be viewed
In a ruling which drew a clear distinction between a relationship of love, affection and trust and one involving undue influence, the High Court has ruled that a ‘poor and ignorant’ farm hand knew his own mind when he gave almost everything he owned
The owner of lap dancing club has failed in a judicial review challenge to Oxford City Council’s refusal to renew its sexual entertainment venue licence despite evidence that it had flourished without incident for a year and provided local employment, income and entertainment.
Intellectual Property Minister Lord Younger and City of London Police Commissioner Adrian Leppard have announced that there is to be a new police unit dedicated to tackling online piracy and other forms of intellectual property crime, such as the marketing of counterfeit goods.
In a public indictment of a local authority’s dithering, the High Court has slated Derbyshire County Council’s handling of a minor right of way dispute that escalated into an ‘extraordinary saga’ at substantial cost to the public purse. The Court noted that the matter
In a guideline ruling which helps to identify the somewhat wavy line between single and multiple supplies of goods for VAT purposes, the First-Tier Tribunal (FTT) has ruled that verandahs attached to zero-rated static caravans should not themselves be exempted from VAT. A
