In this appeal, the Supreme Court is asked to decide whether the Jehovah’s Witness organization is vicariously liable for a rape committed by Mark Sewell, a former elder. In 1984, Mr and Mrs B began attending services of the Barry …
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In this appeal, the Supreme Court is asked to decide whether the Jehovah’s Witness organization is vicariously liable for a rape committed by Mark Sewell, a former elder. In 1984, Mr and Mrs B began attending services of the Barry …
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In this post, Jack Prytherch, Of Counsel in the Tax team at CMS, previews the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in Moulsdale t/a Moulsdale Properties v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. The appeal was heard by the …

On June 23, 2022, the American Bankers Association and 51 state bankers associations released a letter to the federal financial regulators1 that describes the principles the regulators should use when developing guidance and regulations on environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) …
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On appeal from: [2019] EWCA Civ 1999 Foxpace Limited (“Foxpace”), the Fourth Respondent, owned a property known as Nash House in London. This appeal concerns an oral agreement between Foxspace and Mr Barton, the First Respondent, regarding the Nash House. …

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or logged in to Mondaq.com. Our Associate, Fatima Alsayed expands on changes to regulations of pensions and retirement allowances for government employees. The principal law governing the …

A downtown Fresno resort has now been formally shut down by the town, following a security inspection that discovered it “not in a position to function in a fashion that gives its company with a secure atmosphere.” Fresno’s metropolis supervisor …
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SSE Generation Ltd, the respondent, claimed capital allowances on expenditure incurred when constructing a hydro-electric power station at Glendoe, Fort Augustus in Scotland. Such allowances may be deducted from income for the purpose of calculating a company’s trading profits subject …