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In this post, Jack Prytherch, Of Counsel in the Tax Disputes & Investigations team at CMS, comments on the Supreme Court’s decision in HMRC v SSE Generation Ltd [2023] UKSC 17, which was handed down on 17 May 2023. The issue before the Supreme Court was the extent to which SSE Generation Ltd (“SSE”) was entitled to claim capital allowances on expenditure incurred when constructing the hydro-electric power station at Glendoe, Fort Augustus in Scotland (the “Glendoe Scheme”). The CMS Tax Disputes & Investigations team was pleased to have advised SSE on this case. Counsels for SSE were Jonathan Peacock…
Conor McGregor‘s legal team is speaking out after a video emerged of him with his rape accuser.
On Thursday (June 15), the 34-year-old UFC fighter was accused of raping a woman at Game 4 of the NBA Finals earlier this month.
A video that seems to show Conor and his accuser walking together into a bathroom was released shortly thereafter.
His legal team cited the clip in a new statement that questions the story about the encounter.
Read more about Conor McGregor’s accusations and his team’s response to the video…
TMZ obtained the video, which appears to call into question…
Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website.
On Wednesday 10th may the Court will hand-down judgment in Jalla and another v Shell International Trading and Shipping Company and another [2023] UKSC 16. The Court will determine whether pollution caused to land and waterways by an offshore oil spill constitutes a continuing nuisance with fresh causes of action accruing until such time as the oil is cleared up, or it eventually disappears of its own accord, in circumstances where is the event causing the pollution to occur only once? The hand-down will take place at…
TEL AVIV – Israelis on Saturday took to the streets in protests, now in their 11th week, against plans by Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government to overhaul the country’s legal system.
The protesters say the proposed changes undermine the country’s democracy by restricting the power of the Supreme Court. Netanyahu and his allies say the plan is needed to curb what they claim is the excessive powers of unelected judges.
The main protest in the central city of Tel Aviv drew tens of thousands of people who waved Israeli flags and traffic sign banners that read “Dead End!” and “Risk Ahead!”…
In this post, Henry Powell (Associate) and Antoni Hajdon (Of Counsel) in the Real Estate Disputes team at CMS, comment on the case of Barton & Ors v Morris & Anor in place of Gwyn Jones (deceased) [2023] UKSC 3 – handed down on 25 January 2023.
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal by a majority given in the judgment of Lady Rose. The case is considered whether payment of commission / renumeration fell due where the only term for payment that was clearly agreed between the parties was not fulfilled. The use of implied terms or unjust enrichment to…
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Legal updates on AEW stars Jeff Hardy and Tammy Sytch have arrived. At times, the two have dominated the news wire with their legal troubles over the past year, and the latest update shows that one issue may be closer to the end, while another still has a way to go.
PWInsider is reporting that Hardy is, as of now, still scheduled for a pre-trial hearing on February 23. It was noted that court records have indicated Hardy’s defense and the prosecution were trying to come to a plea agreement for Hardy, though nothing had been made…
In this post, Jack Prytherch, Of Counsel in the Tax team at CMS, previews the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v Vermilion Holdings Limited. The appeal was heard by the Supreme Court on 7 February 2023.
The Supreme Court was asked to consider whether the grant of an option to acquire share capital in the appellant (“VHL”) to one of its directors should be treated as an employment-related securities option for the purposes of section 471 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (“ITEPA”), and thus chargeable to income…
Big Hit Music has released new statements about its legal response to the violation of its artists’ rights.
On June 29, Big Hit Music shared two separate statements regarding the protection of its artists BTS and TXT against personal attacks such as maliciously edited posts, false rumors, sexual harassment, and more.
Big Hit Music’s full English statement regarding BTS is as follows:
Hello.This is Big Hit Music.
Our company regularly initiates legal proceedings against perpetrators of malicious activities related to BTS, including defamation, personal attacks, sexual harassment, the spread of groundless information, and ill-intentioned criticism. We would like to provide…
