Rakusen v Jepsen and others [2023] UKSC 9 – UKSC Blog

On appeal from: [2021] EWCA Civ 1150 This appeal is about Rent Repayment Orders. These are orders that can be made against landlords who have committed certain housing-related attacks. They require a landlord to repay an amount of rent paid by a tenant (or pay to a local housing authority an amount of universal credit […]

How fatigue has caused UConn women’s recent deflate

The Huskies returned both Azzi Fudd (knee) and Geno Auriemma (personal absence) and looked like they had turned the corner after starting the season again boggled down by injuries and absences. UConn shot a season-high 62.3 percent from the field against the Red Storm that January night in Elmont, NY Yet, when the teams met […]

DCM (Optical Holdings) Ltd v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Scotland) [2023] UKSC 7 – UKSC Blog

On appeal from: [2021] EWCA Civ 91 Under the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (the “VAT Act“), “newspapers” are “zero-rated”, meaning Value Added Tax (“VAT“) is not charged on them. The question in this case is whether, between 30 August 2010 – 4 December 2016 (the “relevant period“), zero-rating extended beyond print newspapers to digital […]