The Supreme Court has dismissed a company’s appeal against HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) contention the company was not entitled to deduct VAT on accountant’s fees as input tax under the contract. The Supreme Court dismissed Airtours Holidays Transport Ltd’s appeal by a majority of 3 to 2.
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A driver in Zhejiang province, China has tried and failed to evade a parking ticket by claiming to be a member of an alien royal family. A viral video shows the young driver, name unknown, confront traffic officers while claiming to be an important extra-terrestial.
Mentally ill asylum seeker ex-convict fails in attempt to have period of detention declared unlawful
A mentally ill Nigerian asylum seeker who was detained pending deportation and who sought a declaration that a period of her detention was unlawful, in addition to damages, has had her appeal to the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed – as the court also declared R (Francis) was wrongly decided. A
The detention of an Algerian national who acquired permanent residence in 2003 and 28 criminal convictions by 2012, pending a decision to deport him, was not unlawful, the Supreme Court has ruled – as it additionally declined to make a preliminary reference to the Court of Justice of the European
Female prisoners in Europe’s busiest court are held in “degrading and inhumane” conditions, the chief prison inspector has reported. David Strang, HM chief inspector of prisons, said holding cells in Glasgow Sheriff Court failed to “reflect positively on a 21st-century criminal justice syste
A man has been imprisoned for smuggling drugs, a knife and a McMuffin sandwich into Wormwood Scrubs. Karl Jensen, 27, was caught on CCTV tying a bag with the goods to a fishing line outside the jail which was then pulled over a fence and into a cell.
In recognition of the event, his long-time colleague and friend, Sheriff Kevin Drummond QC, wrote: I mentioned casually in conversation to a fishing colleague last week that I was going to Lochnabeithe to visit Ian Hamilton: my colleague doesn’t know Ian and has never met him but he
Theresa May Schools, universities, prisons, local authorities and NHS Scotland are among bodies who will face a statutory obligation to prevent radicalisation within their walls from tomorrow.
David McClements discusses the implications of a UN committee's interpretation of Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In Scotland, we have been rightly proud of our good practice when dealing with legislation for incapacity and mental disorder from a person-ce
Disabled tenants in private or social housing could be given greater protection from eviction following a judgement from the UK’s highest civil court. The Supreme Court this week ruled that a court must give detailed consideration to a defence to a landlord’s claim for possession by a disabled t
A wanted man who was believed to have died in the US nearly two years ago has been found alive in a Glasgow hospital after contracting Covid-19. Nicholas Rossi apparently faked his death to escape serious criminal charges in Utah and Ohio and has been living in Scotland under an assumed name, NBC re
Boris Johnson has been filmed telling supporters that the UK has become the "Saudi Arabia of penal policy" under Home Secretary Priti Patel. He made the remarks, which have been widely condemned, at a private fundraising dinner for the Cities of London & Westminster Conservative Association (CLW
Northern Ireland's first woman chief justice, Dame Siobhan Keegan and the Lord Chancellor, Robert Buckland QC MP, have marked the opening of the new legal year in Northern Ireland.
The mayor of Rome has reported a neighbouring regional government to criminal prosecutors over its alleged failure to prevent wild boar from invading the capital city.
A senior prosecutor in Utah has apologised after telling an elected politician to "die and go to hell" for disturbing his nap. Utah's Assistant Attorney General Steven Wuthrich sent a tirade of abuse to Salt Lake City councillor Darin Mano after "the interruption to my tranquillity", he admitted.
