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Aramark Limited v HMRC: Upper Tribunal upholds NICs assessment on offshore staffing scheme

The Upper Tribunal declines to depart from its own recent Bilfinger ruling, confirming a £6.8 million secondary Class 1 NICs liability.

In the Petition of DM: Supreme Court clarifies role of a child's views in Hague Convention abduction cases

The UK Supreme Court holds that a child's wishes are relevant to the Article 13(b) "intolerable situation" test, but still refuses to order a teenager's...

Ofori-Kuma v Ofori: High Court resolves family dispute over mother's cremation wishes

Mr Justice MacDonald grants three daughters priority to arrange their mother's funeral over the objections of her mother and sister.

Muchererah v Rushcliffe Independent Hospitals: EAT dismisses perversity challenge over whistleblowing dismissal

The Employment Appeal Tribunal upholds a tribunal's rejection of unfair dismissal and wages claims brought by a former hospital Clinical Lead.

IRB-Brasil Resseguros, Re: High Court sanctions Part VII transfer of legacy reinsurance book

Mr Justice Mellor sanctions transfer of IRB-Brasil's run-off reinsurance business to Community Re after TIG's objections were resolved.

Signature appoints Charles Simpson as partner

Specialist law firm Signature Litigation has announced the appointment of Charles Simpson to head its Gibraltar office

NAM v Secretary of State for the Home Department: tribunal dismisses Iraqi honour-based violence asylum appeal

A First-tier Tribunal has rejected an Iraqi Kurdish woman's protection claim after finding her account of fleeing an honour-based dispute lacked credibility.

Supreme Court ruling on child abduction

The Supreme Court has emphasised the relevance of a child's views in international child abduction cases