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Fearn and others v Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery [2023] UKSC 4 – UKSC BlogFearn and others v Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery [2023] UKSC 4 – UKSC Blog

On appeal from [2020] EWCA Civ 104

The Tate Modern (the Tate), a public art gallery in London, opened a new extension in 2016 called the Blavatnik Building. This building is ten stories high and, on its top floor, has a viewing platform which offers panoramic views of London.

The claimants own flats in a block of flats neighboring the Tate that are at around the same height above ground as the viewing platform and have walls constructed mainly of glass. On the south side of the viewing platform, visitors can see directly into the claimants’ flats.

At the time

Pence, Ex-National Security Advisor Subpoenaed by Trump Special CounselPence, Ex-National Security Advisor Subpoenaed by Trump Special Counsel

(Bloomberg) — Former Vice President Mike Pence and former National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien have been subpoenaed in the special counsel investigations of Donald Trump and his allies.

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Pence’s subpoena for documents and testimony came after months of negotiations between his legal team and federal prosecutors working with Special Counsel Jack Smith, according to ABC News.

A spokesman for Pence declined to comment on Thursday evening. The special counsel’s office declined to comment when asked if Pence had been subpoenaed.

Smith is investigating efforts by Trump and others to overturn the 2020 presidential election as well

Moulsdale t/a Moulsdale Properties v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs – UKSCBlogMoulsdale t/a Moulsdale Properties v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs – UKSCBlog

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 sale of property by the appellant (“Moulsdale”) was exempt from VAT. More specifically, the Supreme Court considered whether Moulsdale intended or expected that the property sold was or would be a capital item in the hands of the purchaser for the purposes of the

MVRHS to provide updates on field lawsuitsMVRHS to provide updates on field lawsuits

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 permit for a synthetic turf field at the high school.

An agenda item scheduled for Monday’s Feb. 6 MVRHS committee meeting at 6 pm under old/ new business will involve an “athletic field legal process update.” The most recent definitive information coming out of the

This Week in the Supreme Court – week commencing 30th January 2023 – UKSCBlogThis Week in the Supreme Court – week commencing 30th January 2023 – UKSCBlog

Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website.

On monday 30th and Tuesday 31st January 2023 the Court will hear Jones v Birmingham City Council and another, on appeal from [2018] EWCA 1189. The issue in this case is whether Part 4 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 is incompatible with Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights. In 2016 an interim injunction was granted preventing the appellant from entering a large part of central Birmingham, save for exceptional circumstances, on account of his alleged involvement in gang-related activities.

On

This Week in the Supreme Court – week commencing 16th January 2023 – UKSCBlogThis Week in the Supreme Court – week commencing 16th January 2023 – UKSCBlog

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 supply exempt from value added tax (“VAT”). More specifically, whether the taxpayer intended or expected that the property was sold or would be a capital item in the hands of the purchaser under Schedule 10 of the VAT Act 1994, resulting in the taxpayer’s

DHS Released a Notice on the Addition of Entities to the UFLPA Entity ListDHS Released a Notice on the Addition of Entities to the UFLPA Entity List

On August 4, 2022, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as the Chair of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), formally published the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List. The Entity list is a consolidated register of the four lists required to be developed and maintained pursuant to Section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA. DHS also released details on seeking changes to the UFLPA Entity List, including requests for removal from the list.

For our previous blog entries on the UFLPA and its implementation, see posts here, here, here, here, here and here.

UFLPA requires the Commissioner

Principles for US ESG Regulation Released by American Bankers Association | Perspectives & EventsPrinciples for US ESG Regulation Released by American Bankers Association | Perspectives & Events

On June 23, 2022, the American Bankers Association and 51 state bankers associations released a letter to the federal financial regulators1 that describes the principles the regulators should use when developing guidance and regulations on environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) issues (“Industry Letter”).2 These principles reflect the industry’s view on how the government can maintain a free-market financial system that also addresses national and global challenges.

The Industry Letter is driven by growing concern that new ESG regulatory requirements will impede banks’ ability to provide necessary products and services to customers. In this Legal Update, we provide background