Professional tax advice, however carefully considered, cannot always be correct, but you are generally entitled to rely on it. A tribunal made that point in relieving a retired executive of a tax bill that would have had a devastating impact on his pension. Continue reading →

If you are opposed to the takeover of a public company in which you hold shares, the law will ensure you get a fair hearing. In sanctioning the acquisition of a large chain of bookmakers, however, the High Court emphasised that objectors must sometimes give way to the rule of the majority. Continue reading →

The burning question in many commercial tenants’ minds is whether they are obliged to pay rent even though the COVID-19 pandemic has forced them to shut down their premises and cease trading. In a ground-breaking case, the High Court has ruled that, no matter where sympathies may lie, the answer to that question is ‘yes’. Continue reading →

Some employers continue to labour under the misapprehension that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – otherwise known as the Furlough Scheme – relieves them of their legal obligation to pay their staff. An Employment Tribunal (ET) ruling showed how costly that mistake can be, both in financial and reputational terms. Continue reading →