On appeal from [2021] EWCA Civ 21 This appeal is concerned with the validity of a provision in a lease which allows the landlord to revise the proportion of the overall costs of maintaining the wider estate that a leaseholder should pay by way of a service charge. The dispute related to long leases of […]
In this post, Neal Chandru, an Associate in the Tax team at CMS, comments on the case of DCM (Optical Holdings) Ltd (“DCM”) v Commissioners for his Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) [2022] UKSC 26 – handed down on 12 October 2022. The issues on appeal before the Supreme Court were whether HMRC: were, on […]
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 […]
Santos reported 40 of them. In fact, his campaign accounted for roughly half of all expenses by all campaigns that cost exactly $199.99 — a statistical improbability. The rarity of campaign expenses falling so close to the legal limit for retaining receipts has raised concerns that the Santos campaign’s disbursements were “deliberately falsified,” a complaint […]
On appeal from [2020] CSHI 51 This appeal is concerned with the provision of community care services to disabled persons pursuant to the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (the “1968 Act”) and the charges made for such provision. The appellant is acting as guardian for her son. At the time of the hearing, Mr. McCue […]
This appeal is concerned with the meaning of a condition that was attached to the grant of planning permission for a development site in the outskirts of Swindon. The proposed development included two roads, a “North-South access road” which ran southward from a new junction with the A420 and continued to the southern boundary of […]
On this put up Rebecca Khan, a Authorized Help Assistant at Matrix Chambers, feedback on the case of Khan v Meadows [2021] UKSC 21 – handed down on the 18th of June 2021. This enchantment raised essential questions concerning the software of the scope of responsibility precept in scientific negligence instances. The judgment is handed […]
Donald Trump Drew Anger/Getty Images As former President Donald Trump’s legal woes mount, the line between his criminal defense and his 2024 presidential campaign is blurring, a political and financial muddying that The Washington Post projects will only worsen as multiple prosecutions continue to dominate his time, resources and messaging. Trump’s appeals to stay out […]