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 […]
(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. Most Read from Bloomberg Pence’s subpoena for documents and testimony came after months of negotiations between his legal team and federal prosecutors working with Special Counsel Jack […]
On appeal from [2022] NICA 15 These proceedings challenge the lawfulness of the Northern Ireland Protocol (“the Protocol”), which formed part of the agreement between the United Kingdom (“the UK”) and the European Union (“the EU”) regarding the UK’s exit from the EU . The Protocol was given legal effect by section 7A (“section 7A”) […]
Day 13 in the trial of Alex Murdaugh is set to start at 9:30 am on Wednesday, Feb. 8. The double homicide trial of Murdaugh started Monday, Jan. 23, with the selection of the jury that would decide his fate in the deaths of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, in June 2021. The start […]
Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website. On Tuesday 7th February 2023 the Court will hear Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v Vermilion Holdings Ltd (Scotland), on appeal from [2021] CSHI 45. The Court will consider if it is the right or opportunity for Mr Noble to […]
In this post, Eilidh Douglas, Senior Associate in the ICE Disputes team at CMS, previews the case of Republic of Mozambique v Privinvest Shipbuilding SAL (Holding) and Ors, which was heard by the UK Supreme Court on 24 and 25 January 2023. Factual Background The appellant is the Republic of Mozambique (“the Republic”). The case […]
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 […]
In this post, Mathew Purchase KC of Matrix Chambers previews the forthcoming judgment in the case of R (Day) v Shropshire Council, on appeal from [2020] EWCA Civ 1751. background Shrewsbury Town Council owned a plot of land which was subject to a statutory trust arising either under section 10 of the Open Spaces Act […]