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Reimbursed Expenses Not Tax Deductible, Court of Appeal Rules

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an umbrella company's appeal against determinations issued by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in respect of Income Tax (IT) and National Insurance Contributions (NICs), finding that the company did not have overarching...

Homeowner Triumphs in Boundary Dispute With Neighbours

A homeowner has succeeded in his application for a boundary determination after his neighbours extended their driveway and built a fence in front of his window. The homeowner had bought his house in 2021. A few months later, the neighbours had dug up part...

High Court Rejects Grandsons' Claim to Family Farm

The High Court has upheld the validity of a codicil to a woman's will which left the family farm to her two daughters and dismissed claims by her grandsons that she had promised the farm to them. The woman had passed away in 2020 at the age of 96. A will...

Wellness Business Fails to Secure Transfer of Domain Name

If a UK domain name held by someone else is similar to your own name or trading style, you can seek to have it transferred to you by making a complaint to Nominet UK through its Dispute Resolution Service (DRS). To succeed in a DRS complaint, however, it is...

Taxpayer Had No Reasonable Excuse for Late Appeal, FTT Rules

Taxpayers who are unsure how to deal with any correspondence they receive from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) would be well advised to seek professional assistance, as was demonstrated by a recent case in which the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) refused a...

Wife Can Pursue Claim in England After Russian Divorce

The Court of Appeal has granted a wife leave to pursue an application for financial relief in England against her former husband, more than a decade after their Russian divorce. The couple were both Russian nationals and had lived in Russia throughout...

Supreme Court Allows Developer's Appeal in Planning Case

The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a developer which had unsuccessfully applied to the local council for discharge of conditions attached to a grant of planning permission. The developer wished to build a mixed-use development that included 650...

Arbitration Appeal Was Brought Out of Time, High Court Rules

The importance of being aware of the rules that apply to arbitration proceedings was highlighted by a recent High Court case in which an appeal against an arbitration award was struck out on the basis that it had been brought out of time. A seller had...

Owner of New-build Home With Unsuitable Foundations Awarded Damages

A man whose home suffered damage because of problems with its foundations has been awarded provisional damages of more than £423,000 from the housebuilder from which he bought the property. The four-bedroom detached house, which the man had...

High Court Declines to Make Deprivation of Liberty Order

The High Court has refused to make a Deprivation of Liberty order sought by a local authority in respect of a 17-year-old boy. The boy was estranged from his parents and had been accommodated by the local authority since shortly after his 16th birthday....
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