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St Patrick's International College v HMRC: Court of Appeal allows VAT education exemption appeal, bound by earlier LIFE decision

Court of Appeal allows education providers' VAT exemption appeal, bound by earlier LIFE decision.

Ocorian v McGeoch: High Court grants possession and partial stay after allowing trust possession appeal

Appeal court makes possession order itself, awards costs, and stays possession pending a permission application.

Rolbiecka-Platta v Poland: High Court dismisses extradition appeal and upholds fugitive finding

Administrative Court finds appellant a fugitive and rejects her Article 8 challenge to extradition.

Frontiers Capital v Flohr: liquidator held to be the real party and ordered to pay costs

High Court orders liquidator who controlled and funded a failed partnership claim to pay costs.

Cenkci v HMRC: adviser's death does not strengthen taxpayer's hand in late appeal

Upper Tribunal refuses permission to appeal, holding adviser failures bind the taxpayer under Katib.

Unconscionability and the claimant's conduct in proprietary estoppel

How a claimant's behaviour towards the legal owner, before and after judgment, can bar or modify equitable relief

Calls for health checks in workplaces

Labour adviser Sir Charlie Mayfield urges health checks for employees starting new jobs to reduce sickness levels

New scheme gives rape victims voice

Survivors of sexual assault can request case reviews before final decisions are made on evidence