marcuscleaver · A & B v Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority [2021] UKSC 27 The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme is a way for the victims of crime to be compensated by the government. In this case A and B had been the victims of trafficking but
marcuscleaver · R (Haworth) v Commissioners for HMRC [2021] UKSC 25 When Mr Haworth was told to either pay the tax that HMRC thought he owed or risk a penalty if he took the case to court, he did not take kindly to this ultimatum
marcuscleaver · Secretary of State for Health v Servier Laboratories [2021] UKSC 24 When it turned out that a pharmaceutical company may have lied in order to defend their patent the Secretary of State brought a case on behalf of the NHS for the delay
marcuscleaver · DPP v Ziegler [2021] UKSC 23 After a protest blocked the road the campaigners were arrested under the Highways Act. This case examines the right to protest in the context of human rights and the defence of lawful excuse. Music from bensound.com uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe
marcuscleaver · Matthew v Sedman [2021] UKSC 19 The law doesn’t recognise a fraction of a day but what happens when the clock starts at midnight? Does that count as a full day or only part of the a day? Music from bensound.com uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe
marcuscleaver · Commissioners for HMRC v Tooth [2021] UKSC 17 What does it mean to be deliberately inaccurate? Does it just mean a deliberate attempt to mislead or can it also include deliberate errors that are explained? This tax case seeks an answer. Music from
In early March of this year a marketing executive, Sarah Everard, was walking home in London when she was attacked and killed. Today, PC Wayne Couzens of the Metropolitan Police pleaded guilty to Everard’s kidnap and rape in what will hopefully become the beginning of
marcuscleaver · Hurstwood Properties (A) Ltd v Rossendale BC [2021] UKSC 16 Can the Supreme Court close up a loophole that allows companies to avoid paying local business rates? Music from bensound.com
marcuscleaver · HM Attorney General v Crosland [2021] UKSC 15 What happens when a Supreme Court judgment is leaked to the press? Music from bensound.com
marcuscleaver · Balhousie Holdings Ltd v Commissioners for HMRC [2021] UKSC 11 When HMRC tried to claw-back money from the purchase of a care home that was zero-rated for VAT purposes, the question for the Supreme Court was whether the care home had disposed of