Springboard' scheme welcomes largest ever intake of talented young athletes
Exceptional young athletes gathered at Burges Salmon to celebrate the largest ever intake for the Springboard support scheme which in partnership with SportsAid offers them grants and support.
18 June 2013
Special protection for retail premises in London?
Over the last year, there has been a noticeable change in the protection offered to retail premises in London. We provide a summary of the key changes to the planning regime and their impact.
03 August 2017
SSAFO Regulations: is your farm compliant?
Farming businesses should check the integrity of farm infrastructure and ensure compliance with the Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil Regulations.
03 February 2017
South west property tax taskforce launched
HM Revenue and Customs' HMRC has announced that a new taskforce has been launched in South Wales and the south west of England to tackle tax evasion and fraud on property taxes.
10 September 2014
'Smash and grab' adjudications still alive and kicking after Grove
'Smash and grab' adjudications can still hurt a paying party if key payment procedures are not followed, despite the recent decision in Grove Developments Limited v S&T (UK) Limited.
21 March 2018
Substitution of beneficiary under unapproved pension scheme
Irving v The Commissioners of HMRC found that in specie contributions to 'funded unapproved retirement benefits schemes' were subject to income tax.
17 March 2014
Swiss Tax Agreement – recovery of wrongful levy of one-off payments
There have been a number of instances where individuals with accounts in Switzerland and UK addresses have alleged that a one-off payment to HMRC was levied incorrectly.
05 February 2014
SVHCs in articles – significant guidance under development in Summer 2016
The ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 10 September 2015 on Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) in articles is still reverberating across the sector.
08 August 2016
Supreme Court ruling on 'worker' status of LLP members
In an important decision for LLPs and members of LLPs, the Supreme Court has ruled that a member of an LLP is a 'worker' and therefore entitled to whistleblowing protection.
29 May 2014
Supreme Court upholds planning permission despite breach of EIA Regulations
In R v. North Norfolk District Council , the Supreme Court laid down clear guidance for circumstances where judicial relief may be refused even where procedural irregularity has been established.
05 August 2015
Supreme Court rules in favour of ex-wives to re-open divorce proceedings
The Supreme Court has today decided that the cases of Sharland v Sharland and Gohil v Gohil (which were jointly heard by the Supreme Court in June 2015) should be re-examined by the High Court.
14 October 2015
Supreme Court restates SAAMCO principle in landmark judgment
In a unanimous landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has restated the SAAMCO principle and, in doing so, overruled much of the last 20 years' judicial interpretation of a notoriously difficult case.
04 April 2017