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UK Law Weekly

Totel Ltd v Commissioners for HMRC [2018] UKSC 44

An appeal against the assessment of VAT requires the individual to pay the tax beforehand. This is in stark contrast to other forms of taxation such as income tax where there is no such prerequisite. In this episode we discuss whether this is contrary to

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BNL v Playboy Club London Ltd [2018] UKSC 43

When a high stakes gambler disappears with hundreds of thousands of pounds how does the casino get their money back? In this episode Playboy Club London went after the bank that gave the credit reference but the presence of a third party raised questions about

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Owens v Owens [2018] UKSC 41

In order to get a divorce in the UK there has to be some degree of fault by one side or the other. This might include adultery, separation or any of the other behaviours listed in the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973. Normally this causes little

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Prudential Assurance Co Ltd v HMRC [2018] UKSC 39

Payment of interest on a debt can either be a lower level of simple interest or a higher level of compound interest. In this episode we consider what type of interest the government should have to pay when refunding tax that had been collected by

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Mills v Mills [2018] UKSC 38

Spousal maintenance has often been compared in the mainstream media to a ‘meal ticket for life’ but to what extent does that phrase hide a more widespread misogyny that underpins the way that we think about divorce law? In this episode we examine a case

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Williams v London Borough of Hackney [2018] UKSC 37

When the state uses its power to take children away from their parents this has to be treated with a great deal of sensitivity. If consent is needed then that delegation of parental responsibility must be real and voluntary but does it also need to

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R v Sally Lane & John Letts [2018] UKSC 36

Funding terrorism has long been an offence even as the nature of terrorism has changed. The question that is being addressed in this case is what mental element (or mens rea) is required of the accused when it comes to this crime. Should we consider