‘Tax deductions were not available for professional fees incurred by an investment company once a decision to sell a business it held had been made, because they were expenses of a capital nature even though they are accepted to have been expenses of management, the UK’s highest court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 31st July 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Solicitors representing clients with claims for mis-sold car finance have expressed frustration at the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) delay in completing its work on the issue.’
Legal Futures, 1st August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In January 2022, the Law Commission published a joint report with the Scottish Law Commission with their recommendations for legal reform around automated vehicles and how they could safely and responsibly be introduced on GB roads and public places. The Automated Vehicles Bill was laid before Parliament and the Scottish Parliament. On Monday 20 May 2024, the Government announced the Automated Vehicles (AV) Act received royal assent. This is based on the joint recommendations made by the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission.’
Law Commission, 31st July 2024
Source: lawcom.gov.uk
‘A View from The President’s Chambers: July 2024.’
Courts & Tribunals Judiciary, 31st July 2024
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘A judge has taken the unusual step of publishing an unanonymised and unredacted family court judgment involving Premier League footballer and England vice-captain Kyle Walker – after concluding that to anonymise or redact the judgment would have opened the court to ridicule.’
Law Society's Gazette, 31st July 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Manchester City have been fined £2.09m for repeatedly coming out late for both the start of matches and after half-time.’
BBC News, 31st July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has ruled that there is “some evidence” that at least one child was born in an exceptional family dispute between a separated couple. The ex-husband told the court that he believed his wife had been pregnant when they split up and that she had given birth to twin boys, who would now be three years old.’
BBC News, 1st August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A British police special enquiry team is examining allegations that Will Lewis, now the chief executive of the Washington Post, presided over the deliberate destruction of emails at Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper business when he worked for the company 13 years ago.’
The Guardian , 31st July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Energy is key to our climate goals, our economy and our everyday lives: from the electricity that is now powering your laptop, the stove that cooks your food, to the energy used by the factory that has produced your shoes. Energy prices in the UK rose dramatically between 2021 and 2023, increasing the strain on household-level and public costs.’
King's Law Journal, 28th July 2024
Source: www.tandfonline.com
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of the Commercial Court in Virgin Aviation TM Ltd & Anor v Alaska Airlines Inc (Formerly Virgin America Inc) [2024] EWCA Civ 622, the trial of which took 5 days and involved extensive expert evidence, on the question of the proper interpretation of provisions in a licensing agreement relating to royalty payments.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 4th July 2024
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
‘Outlines the main drivers of homelessness and summarises the UK Government’s approach to tackling homelessness in England, including stakeholder views and comment.’
House of Commons Library, 30th July 2024
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘Fatima Jama examines the Court of Appeal’s decision in R (World Uyghur Congress) v National Crime Agency [2024] EWCA Civ 715, and its implications.’
Mountford Chambers, 16th July 2024
Source: www.mountfordchambers.com
‘In Addison Lee Limited v Afshar and others [2014] EAT 114, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has given important guidance on the principles which govern the making of deposit orders under rule 39 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure and has considered the appropriateness of deposit orders in a case involving multiple claimants where some of the issues to be determined had been decided against the respondent in earlier proceedings involving different claimants.’
Old Square Chambers, 18th July 2024
Source: oldsquare.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of the Commercial Court in Virgin Aviation TM Ltd & Anor v Alaska Airlines Inc (Formerly Virgin America Inc) [2024] EWCA Civ 622, the trial of which took 5 days and involved extensive expert evidence, on the question of the proper interpretation of provisions in a licensing agreement relating to royalty payments.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 4th July 2024
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
‘The court’s duty to further the overriding objective by actively case managing has been given added impetus by the revisions to FPR Part 3 and Part 28 which came into effect on the 29 April 2024.’
Becket Chambers, 23rd July 2024
Source: becket-chambers.co.uk
‘The EAT handed down its judgment in the case of Godfrey v Natwest Markets plc [2024] EAT 81 on 24 May 2024.’
Parklane Plowden Chambers, 27th June 2024
Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk
‘A recent landmark decision may allow novel and unusual methods of service in welcome news for landowners who seek to prevent trespassing by persons unknown.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 15th July 2024
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
‘Winston Churchill once remarked that “[for] my own part, I see little glory in an Empire which can rule the waves and is unable to flush its sewers”. Had he been alive today, he may have lamented that modern Britain now does neither.’
Francis Taylor Building, 18th July 2024
Source: www.ftbchambers.co.uk
‘After 40 years of campaigning, thousands of people affected by the infected blood scandal gathered on 20 May in Westminster Central Hall to give the chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry what can only be described as a ‘rock star’ welcome.’
Landmark Chambers, 16th July 2024
Source: landmarkchambers.co.uk
‘An overview of the legal framework for statutory homelessness support in England and how local authorities are delivering these duties. The briefing also summarises official homelessness statistics.’
House of Commons Library, 30th July 2024
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
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