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In this post, Jack Prytherch, Of Counsel in the Tax team at CMS, previews the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in Moulsdale t/a Moulsdale Properties v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. The appeal was heard by the Supreme Court on 17 January 2023. The Supreme Court was asked to consider whether a […]
The MVRHS committee will provide an update on their lawsuit against the Town of Oak Bluffs Planning Board on Monday. The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) will soon present an update on its ongoing lawsuit in Massachusetts Land Court against the town of Oak Bluffs planning board over the board’s rejection of a special […]
Priscilla Presley has made a challenge to the “authenticity and validity” of Lisa Marie Presley’s will, citing an unusual signature and other allegedly inconsistent details. Lisa Marie, the only daughter of Priscilla and music icon Elvis Presley, died at 54 on 12 January after suffering cardiac arrest. She was laid to rest on January 22 […]
The suspected gunman who allegedly shot 20 people, 10 fatally, at a dance studio near a Lunar New Year celebration in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park has been identified and linked to a second incident the same night, authorities said Sunday. Huu Can Tran, 72, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound […]
Author: Rosalind English The Online Safety Bill is currently making its way through the House of Commons, having reached the report stage in July. The bill’s concept of “legal but harmful” is controversial, and has attracted criticism from high places, not least of all former Supreme Court judge Jonathan Sumption. Lord Sumption joins Rosalind English […]
In our previous article about post-termination restrictive covenants we discussed the High Court case of Dwyer (UK Franchising) Limited v Fredbar Limited [2021] EWHC 1218 as an example of covenants being found unreasonable and therefore unenforceable. Since then, the Claimant has appealed the judgment and the Court of Appeal has once again found in favor […]
Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website. On Wednesday 18th january the Court will hear the case of Moulsdale t/a Moulsdale Properties v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Scotland), on appeal from [2021] CSHI 29. The appeal concerns whether the taxpayer’s sale of certain property was a […]