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Overseas Assets – HMRC Teams Set to Swoop
Overseas Assets – HMRC Teams Set to Swoop
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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
US Bank ‘Sweetheart’ Tax Deal Attacked in Court
US Bank ‘Sweetheart’ Tax Deal Attacked in Court
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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,
‘Energy from Waste’ Plant Overcomes Habitat Objections
‘Energy from Waste’ Plant Overcomes Habitat Objections
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Despite concerns being raised in respect of flood risks, pollution and the potential impact on colonies of rare bats, newts and butterflies, the High Court has opened the way for development of a huge ‘energy from waste’ facility to serve the needs of all Buckinghamshire’s
‘Unimpressive’ Agricultural Tenancy Arbitration Upheld
‘Unimpressive’ Agricultural Tenancy Arbitration Upheld
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In the context of a landlord and tenant dispute in respect of an agricultural tenancy, a professional arbitrator’s ‘unimpressive’ reasoning was ‘just about enough’ to enable the parties to understand his decision and to avoid substantial injustice to either party, the High Court has ruled.
Flat Owner Triumphs in ‘Confusing’ Website Dispute
Flat Owner Triumphs in ‘Confusing’ Website Dispute
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A property investor who built up reputation and goodwill in a website that he used to market a luxury apartment for rent in Gleneagles, the home of golf, has triumphed in a dispute with a rival owner of another flat in the town who registered
Sustained Release Anti-Psychotic Drug Patent Invalid
Sustained Release Anti-Psychotic Drug Patent Invalid
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A long-standing and valuable patent, protecting sustained release versions of a market leading anti-psychotic drug, has been declared invalid due to the absence of any inventive steps in formulation that would not have been ‘obvious’ to a skilled pharmacology team more than 20 years ago.
Landowner Wins £5.8 Million for Power Cable Blight
Landowner Wins £5.8 Million for Power Cable Blight
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A landowner has been awarded more than £5.8 million compensation under the Electricity Act 1989 after its development plans were scotched by an overhead power cable crossing its land. The Upper Tribunal (UT) ruled that the cable’s presence had reduced the land’s value close to
Covent Garden Employers Triumph in Porterage Dispute
Covent Garden Employers Triumph in Porterage Dispute
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Covent Garden Market employers have triumphed in a long-running employment dispute with five registered porters who argued that they were entitled to be paid porterage fees in respect of the toil of their unregistered colleagues. The Court of Appeal ruled that such an interpretation of
Property Investor Wins £100,000 for Compulsorily Acquired House
Property Investor Wins £100,000 for Compulsorily Acquired House
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A property investor has been awarded almost £100,000 compensation after an end-of-terrace house on one of Britain’s most deprived housing estates was compulsorily acquired by a local authority as part of a regeneration scheme. The Upper Tribunal ruled that the pay-out represented a fair assessment