Archive for 2020

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Join us in Support of International Women’s Day 2020

3rd February 2020 by Healys

Healys LLP Women in Business joins forces with local and national businesses to celebrate International Women’s Week 2020 with an extra special event. Continue reading →

3rd February 2020 Healys 0 Comments Firm news

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Healys Partner Jerome O’Sullivan Discusses Allegations of Fraud in Litigation

3rd February 2020 by Healys

The level of fraud crimes committed continue to rise within the UK. Continue reading →

3rd February 2020 Healys 0 Comments Dispute resolution blog posts, Firm news, Insights

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Employee or Contractor? Broadcast Journalist Receives £400,000 Tax Bill

3rd February 2020 by Healys

Establishing a company to act as an intermediary between yourself and your clients can have substantial tax advantages. However, such arrangements are pointless if the underlying relationship is, in substance, one of employment, as shown in a case involving a broadcast journalist. Continue reading →

3rd February 2020 Healys 0 Comments Insights, tax

Online Gambling Entrepreneur Overturns Asset Freezing Order

31st January 2020 by Healys

Pre-trial asset freezing orders are not designed as a form of punishment, or to bring pressure to bear on litigants, but as a means of ensuring that judgements are not frustrated by dissipation of assets. The High Court made this clear in a case concerning the sale of an online gambling business. Continue reading →

31st January 2020 Healys 0 Comments Insights

Changes to Exceptional Talent Visa

30th January 2020 by Healys

The Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced the launch of the Global Talent visa, a fast track UK visa for scientists, mathematicians and researchers. Continue reading →

30th January 2020 Healys 0 Comments Immigration blog, Insights

Renting Vacant Offices to the Homeless Yields Great Tax Advantage

28th January 2020 by Healys

Renting out rooms in empty office blocks to those in need of a home is becoming commonplace, but what impact do these arrangements have on non-domestic rates liabilities? A tribunal’s answer to that question delivered a multi-million-pound tax saving to a commercial property owner. Continue reading →

28th January 2020 Healys 0 Comments Commercial property blog posts, Insights, tax

Job Interviews and the Importance of Avoiding Discriminatory Questions

27th January 2020 by Healys

Modern job interviews are often casual affairs, conducted over a cup of coffee. However, unscripted questions, formulated without legal advice, can easily cause employers to face negative consequences. In a recent legal case, a prospective employee was asked if she planned to become pregnant. Continue reading →

27th January 2020 Healys 0 Comments Employment law blog posts, Insights

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Teacher Who Stole Elderly Mother’s Savings Fined

27th January 2020 by Healys

Elderly people may have little choice but to rely on their loved ones to manage their finances. However, that trust may be taken advantage of. In one case, a retired teacher was heavily fined for making unauthorised withdrawals from the joint building society account he held with his frail mother. Continue reading →

27th January 2020 Healys 0 Comments Insights, Private Wealth

Tech Consultant Wins Big VAT Rebate on Luxury Cars Used for Business

24th January 2020 by Healys

VAT can be reclaimed on motor vehicles that are used, or available for use, solely for business purposes – but that can be extremely difficult to prove. However, in a recent case, a computer specialist was granted a £20,805 VAT rebate after convincing the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) that he needed three luxury cars to impress his clients. Continue reading →

24th January 2020 Healys 0 Comments Insights

Worker Catastrophically Injured in Roof Fall Wins £6.6 Million Damages

23rd January 2020 by Healys

Building sites can be dangerous places and it is obviously right that those who suffer injury due to their employers’ failure to take appropriate precautions should be fully compensated. In one recent case, a worker who sustained grave head injuries when he fell through a roof will receive a settlement of £6.6 million in damages. Continue reading →

23rd January 2020 Healys 0 Comments Insights, Personal injury blog posts