Commercial Client

• Where in a Supply Chain Does VAT Come Home to Roost? Guideline Ruling

  • Posted22 December 2023

  In deciding where in a supply chain VAT liabilities come home to roost, tax tribunals look to the economic reality of commercial relationships. That was certainly so in a case...

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• Gender Transition – Deadnamed Employee Wins Substantial Compensation

  • Posted19 December 2023

  Those who undergo the challenging process of gender transition are entitled to their employers’ full understanding and support in establishing their new identity. A local authority which woefully failed in...

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• Applications for Fresh Commercial Tenancies – Court of Appeal Guidance

  • Posted14 December 2023

  How does one decide whether a commercial tenant ‘ought not’ to be granted a new tenancy under Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954? The Court of Appeal...

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• Director of Counterfeit COVID-19 Face Masks Supplier Cleared of Fraud

  • Posted11 December 2023

  The corporate veil affords no protection to directors who have behaved fraudulently. However, as was made plain by a case concerning the frenzied market in the supply of face masks...

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• Treating Every Employee in the Same Way May Itself Be Discriminatory

  • Posted8 December 2023

  Anti-discrimination laws are often viewed as requiring employers to treat all their staff in the same way. However, as an Employment Tribunal (ET) ruling made plain, the positive duty to...

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• Quarry Owner Hit Hard in the Pocket for Causing Noise and Dust Nuisance

  • Posted6 December 2023

  Some industrial processes simply cannot be carried on without producing noise and dust. As a High Court ruling showed, however, commercial property owners may be required to pay a high...

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