R (on the application of Wang and another) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] UKSC 21 – UKSC Blog

This appeal relates to the interpretation of the Immigration Rules, in particular the Tier 1 (Investor) Migrant regime (as in force in December 2017 – it has since been closed). This regime was designed to grant leave to remain to high-net-worth individuals making a substantial financial contribution to the UK. To qualify individuals were required […]

Designs law reform – IPwars.com

IP Australia has published 3 consultation papers on proposed reforms to registered designs law: Public consultation of Protection for Virtual Designs Public consultation on Protection for Partial Designs; and Public consultation on Protection for Incremental Improvements of Designs There are also 3 one page “fact” sheets to go with them: (a) Virtual Designs; (b) Partial […]

George Santos appointed himself as his own campaign treasurer

WASHINGTON — Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican under indictment for campaign finance violations, appointed himself as his own campaign treasurer Friday. [–> In paperwork filed with the Federal Election Commission, Santos named himself as treasurer and custodian of records, listing a Washington post office box as his official address. [–> Santos follows a […]

Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v SSE Generation Ltd [2023] UKSC 17 – UKSC Blog

SSE Generation Ltd, the respondent, claimed capital allowances on expenditure incurred when constructing a hydro-electric power station at Glendoe, Fort Augustus in Scotland. Such allowances may be deducted from income for the purpose of calculating a company’s trading profits subject to corporation tax. Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) disputed certain allowances claimed […]

Heartbreaking Idaho murders update as community mourns and Bryan Kohberger demands cops turn over ‘exculpatory evidence’

THE University of Idaho has announced that four of its students murdered last year will receive posthumous degrees later this week. They will be conferred at the school’s graduation ceremony on Saturday. 4 Four University of Idaho students murdered in an off-campus apartment last year will receive posthumous degrees at the school’s graduation ceremony this […]