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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are to launch a nationwide campaign to recover an estimated £2.5 billion in tax being evaded by private sector landlords. Although the average tax...
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An argument by school governors that the ‘unusually robust language’ used by an Employment Tribunal (ET) in upholding a teacher’s unfair dismissal claim revealed a loss of objectivity and amounted...
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In the context of a bitter building dispute that was characterised by confusion over the identity of one of the contracting parties, the High Court has emphasised that an adjudicator’s decision,...
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In the context of a bitter falling-out between former colleagues in a highly profitable asset management business, the Court of Appeal has acknowledged that certain aspects of the law on...
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When an attempt is made to challenge the validity of a trade mark, the first issue to resolve is whether or not the trade mark is ‘distinctive’ – in other...
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In a decision which helps to define the limits of employers’ vicarious liability for the culpable actions of their employees, the Court of Appeal has ruled that a police Chief...
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