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• HMRC Sharpens Tax Avoidance Focus

  • Posted27 August 2013

  The announcement in the Budget that the Government will pass legislation introducing a General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR) was a formality given the extensive discussion and consultation that preceded it. ...

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• Tax Bill Brought About by Break-Up Quashed

  • Posted22 August 2013

  When affairs of the heart went awry, a man faced an unexpected tax bill. The man decided to buy a property in 2001 when he was engaged to be...

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• Buyer Unprotected Against HP Debt When No Money Transfer

  • Posted22 August 2013

  When a Volvo truck that was bought on HP was sold to a third party (a company) before the necessary HP payments had been made, the HP company sought to...

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• Court Rules on Property Sale Retention

  • Posted21 August 2013

  In deciding on the meaning of agreements regarding the construction and sale of a residential property, the Court of Appeal has ruled that £35,000 retained from the purchase price should...

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• Lack of Precision Opens Path for Change of Use of Garden Centre

  • Posted21 August 2013

  When a business owner applied for planning permission for a garden centre, the local authority put a condition on the planning permission that details of the goods to be sold...

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• Apprentice Winner Loses Constructive Dismissal Claim

  • Posted19 August 2013

  Stella English, a former winner of the TV programme ‘The Apprentice’, has lost her Employment Tribunal (ET) claim for unfair constructive dismissal, contrary to Section 95 of the Employment Rights...

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