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Car-Wizard v Vixen Surface Treatments: misrepresentation, collateral contracts and a second-hand lathe sold as new

A car wheel repair business succeeds in claims for breach of collateral contract and negligent misrepresentation after acquiring a defective diamond-cutting lathe via hire purchase.

HMRC v Boehringer Ingelheim: Upper Tribunal rejects pharmaceutical VAT rebate claims

Payments under voluntary pricing schemes do not reduce taxable amount of medicine supplies.

Barbican Quarter Organisation Limited v City of London Corporation: EIA functional separation and demolition avoidance policy

High Court dismisses judicial review of London Wall West planning permission despite finding a breach of reg. 64(2) of the EIA Regulations 2017.

HMRC v O'Neill Wetsuits: Upper Tribunal classifies neoprene wetsuits as textile garments

The Upper Tribunal overturns FTT ruling, finding double-sided neoprene panels fall within Chapter 61.

Titchfield Festival Theatre: Court of Appeal clarifies the counter-factual hypothesis in section 57(4) enforcement reversions

A planning inspector's reliance on new planning unit reasoning to defeat a section 57(4) reverter right was unlawful where that unit arose from the very development the statute required to be disregarded.

Manchester City Council v Tabbasam: non-receipt of improvement notice can constitute reasonable excuse

A landlord who never received an improvement notice may have a reasonable excuse for non-compliance.

AI under the radar: governance lessons from the West Midlands Police failure

The increasing use of everyday AI tools without oversight is creating new governance risks for public bodies

Crown Court backlog reaches alarming levels

Minister Sackman addresses the unprecedented backlog in Crown Court cases, emphasizing urgency for effective reforms and investment