UK Law Weekly

This case looks at the payment of VAT and how HMRC can intervene in a self-assessment. We also discuss the power of HMRC relative to taxpayers and what this means in terms of achieving justice in the tax system. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

At what point is a company deemed to be probably heading towards insolvency? That question is important because it affects how much consideration directors should give to the company's creditors. Listen to this episode to find out how the Supreme Court struck a balance. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

Political protests continue to dominate the headlines as the courts try to get the balance right between prosecuting offences and upholding freedom of expression. This week we ask whether the Attorney General was right to make a reference in respect of the Colston Four. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

15 years ago Maddie McCann went missing in Portugal. Now they face the former police inspector in the European Court of Human Rights. Subscribe: http://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

A man finds out the consequences of lying on his CV. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

A financial investment adviser who is due to go on trial for fraud asked the court to adjust a restraint order that froze his assets so that he could pay legal expenses in relation to civil proceedings brought by investors. The question for the Supreme Court was whether the order could be varied or if the civil proceedings related to the offence. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music fr...

What are the tests that should be used by judges when deciding whether or not to deport foreign criminals and what factors should be taken into account? In this episode the Supreme reviews case law from recent years to provide an answer and we consider how the law might change in this area under a new prime minister. Link to Asad Khan's blog post: https://asadakhan.wordpress.com/2022/07/24/ko-nige...

In this case the Supreme Court was asked to consider two different methods of working out holiday pay. One was more favourable to workers while the other was closer to the method found in EU case law. This episode also discusses the implication of the decision across a number of sectors. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

After a Filipino woman allegedly worked in conditions of modern slavery for a Saudi diplomat she brought a case against him in the employment tribunal. Should the diplomat be allowed to rely on his diplomatic immunity to avoid the suit? The Supreme Court provides an answer. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

After a hip replacement went wrong, the appellant in this case decided to sue the manufacturer. In this episode we look at consumer protection law and discuss the appropriate burden of proof https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

Legal cases are all about the interpretation of words but what are courts to do when those words only have vague and amorphous meaning? In this telecommunications case the Supreme Court discuss the meaning of the word 'occupier'. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

This week the Supreme Court discusses the circumstances under which children should be removed from their parents and the importance of considering other courses of action. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

In what circumstances can a court or tribunal change its mind about a decision it has made? https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

What are the factors that a judge should take into account when deporting a foreign criminal? In this episode we discuss that question and reflect on the recent Rwanda debacle. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

What sort of immunity should public bodies have from costs orders? Does an adverse costs order discourage them from carry out their function? In this episode we discuss the Supreme Court's answer to that question. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

In what circumstances should a defendant get a sentencing discount for a guilty plea? In this case we examine a guilty plea at arraignment and discuss whether a discount should be permitted when a defendant is caught red-handed. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

In this tax case a company tries to take advantage of an earlier ruling to claim nearly £500,000 from HMRC. This test case could end up costing the UK taxpayer £1 billion if successful. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

A challenge to the legality of a voter ID pilot scheme found its way before the Supreme Court and so in this episode of the podcast we use that as a jumping off point to discuss the Elections Act 2022. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

In what might be one of the final cases decided on the basis of principles of EU law, an argument is made against a tax regime because it is discriminatory and constitutes a restriction on the free movement of capital. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

There is sometimes a fine line between following standard accountancy practices and exploiting loopholes in the law. In this case the Supreme Court looked at the case of a company that was using the rules to gain an advantage. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

In this special episode of the podcast we take a look at the Supreme Court as it is constituted under Lord Reed by reviewing two recent articles: In The Shallow End by Conor Gearty - https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v44/n02/conor-gearty/in-the-shallow-end The Reed Court by Numbers by Lewis Graham - https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2022/04/04/lewis-graham-the-reed-court-by-numbers-how-shallow-is-the-...

How do lawyers claim their fees from a no win, no fee case? The Supreme Court explores what rights firms have over their client's compensation. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

A question about a fixed-term secure tenancy raised broader issues about the relationship between contracts and statutory protections. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

The extradition of James Craig could have been halted but while the forum bar provisions were brought into force in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, they were not brought into force in Scotland until it was too late. A challenge to that decision raised questions of constitutional importance regarding the role of the courts. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

After an article was published revealing that a businessman was under criminal investigation, he claimed that the publication was a misuse of private information. In this episode we discuss the balance between the right to privacy and freedom of expression. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com