In this post, Jack Prytherch, Of Counsel in the Tax team at CMS, previews the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v Vermilion Holdings Limited. The appeal was heard by the Supreme Court on 7 February 2023. The Supreme Court was asked to consider whether the grant […]
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 […]
In this post, Frankie McPeanne, a trainee solicitor, and Emma Pinkerton, a Partner, both in the Real Estate Disputes team at CMS, preview the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in Wolverhampton City Council and others (Respondents) v London Gypsies and Travelers and others (Appellants), which is due to be heard on 8 February 2023. […]
In this post, Erin Crawley, a trainee solicitor in the Infrastructure, Construction and Energy Disputes team at CMS, comments on the case of McCue (as guardian for Andrew McCue) v Glasgow City Council [2023] UKSC 1. On 11 January 2023, the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed the appeal in McCue (as guardian for Andrew McCue) v […]
Author: Dr. Rys Farthing Seven years ago, Australia passed its first online safety bill, the Enhancing Online Safety Actupdating and expanding it in 2021 with the Online Safety Act. While both Acts had problems and pitfalls, these were ‘global firsts’ at attempts to legislate to address the problem. As the UK’s Online Safety Bills slowly […]
Comment on this story Comment KYIV — The 25 Russians convicted so far of war crimes in Ukrainian courts include a soldier who was forced two Ukrainians at gunpoint to hand over laptops and money, four who beat and tortured Ukrainian soldiers and two who admitted shelling residential buildings in the first weeks of the […]
In this post, Luke Arnold, Associate in the Real Estate team at CMS, previews the case of Rakusen v Jepson and Ors, which is due to be heard by the UK Supreme Court on 26 January 2023. Factual Background The respondent in this appeal, Mr Rakusen, is the leasehold owner of a flat in North […]
In this post, Ross Ludlow, Legal Support Assistant at Matrix Chambers, comments on the case of R v Maughan (Northern Ireland) [2022] UKSC 13. This case is considered the Northern Irish approach to reduction in sentences for defendants who pleaded guilty to offenses at an early stage of proceedings. The Supreme Court was asked to […]