Serafin v Malkiewicz [2020] UKSC 23
A defamation case raises much wider questions about the capability of the judiciary in England and Wales. Music from bensound.com
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Fowler v Commissioners for HMRC [2020] UKSC 22
Fowler is a seabed diver who lives in South Africa but works in the UK. HMRC wanted him to pay income tax here but Fowler relied on an interesting provision in the law to resist. In this episode we explore how judicial interpretation can change
Cardtronics UK Ltd v Sykes [2020] UKSC 21
The case in this week’s episode is all about supermarket ATMs and how they are taxed. Do they belong to the banks because they operate the machines or do they belong to the supermarkets because they are on their property? Music from bensound.com
Dill v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2020] UKSC 20
How do you define what is and isn’t a building? That is the question facing the Supreme Court this week and we also take the opportunity to analyse the question in the context of listed buildings. Music from bensound.com
R v Adams [2020] UKSC 19
Irish republican Gerry Adams was subject to an interim custody order in 1973 but now seeks to challenge it on the basis of new evidence that suggests the order should have been signed by the Secretary of State. We discuss whether this is a mere
Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent Ltd [2020] UKSC 18
When Dr. Duval found out that her landlord had granted her neighbour a licence to carry out structural work to their shared property she was not happy and brought a claim for breach of the lease. On the one hand the agreement doesn’t specifically ban
AM (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] UKSC 17
AM opposed the deportation order made against him because he would not be able to get treatment for HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe. Originally his application was based on a breach Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (right to private life) but a new
R (Palestine Solidarity Campaign) v SoS for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2020] UKSC 16
Boycotts, divestment and sanctions have long been a form of ethical investment but is this type of protest allowed when it is carried out by local authority pension schemes? On the one hand it potentially conflicts with government policy but these funds are ultimately run
High-speed Eye Test
Despite the very best attempts by the government to sweep the Dominic Cummings affair under the carpet it promises to roll on. If he had been caught at the time then the chances are that he would have received a fine or a warning from
Zipvit Ltd v Commissioners for HMRC [2020] UKSC 15
When it became apparent that VAT should be charged on individually negotiated mail services Zipvit Ltd tried to claim a deduction even though VAT was not signalled on the invoice. HMRC opposed this and the question of EU law was brought before the Supreme Court.