Practice area
The conduct of civil litigation itself: costs, case management, jurisdiction and service, limitation, disclosure, procedural appeals, and enforcement of judgments.
Mrs Gemma Blundell was employed at St Andrew's Catholic Primary School from 1992 until her dismissal with effect from 21 June 2007, when she was 41. Relations with the head teacher, Mrs Assid, deteriorated after she announced in…
The White House, a villa in Spain, was once the matrimonial home of Mr Andre David Salt and his wife, Mrs Janet Salt, though neither owned it directly: it was held by a Spanish company, Proserpina Investments, itself owned by a…
Atlantic Electronics Ltd appealed against three decisions of HMRC, made on 22 May 2007, 28 June 2007 and 28 May 2008, disallowing input tax totalling £1,128,137.50 claimed on the purchase of mobile phones in the periods 03/06…
Mrs Margaret Mortimer was the subject of a general civil restraint order made against her by His Honour Judge Griggs, sitting as a High Court judge as well as a county court judge but physically in the Torquay and Newton Abbot…
Ricardo Williams was a defendant in a criminal trial before Mr Justice Langstaff, the case having come from Liverpool Crown Court, in which the evidence included mobile telephone call data and cell site analysis. Williams…
The claimant, Glen Johnson, is a professional footballer who plays for Portsmouth Football Club, having signed from Chelsea Football Club in August 2007 under a four year agreement. At the time of publication he was in the midst…
The first claimant, Hamishmar Insurance Agency Limited, is an insurance agent and the wholly owned subsidiary of the second claimant, Harel Insurance Company Limited, an Israeli insurer. In the 1990s Harel became coverholder…
Dr Seray-Wurie was a trustee and former chair of the East End Citizens' Advice Bureaux, a registered charity. On 24 August 2007 the Charity Commission of England and Wales published on its website an inquiry report into EECAB. Dr…
The first claimant, Benno Hafner, is a Swiss lawyer and a partner in Hafner and Hochstrasser, the second claimant. In 2003 the Australian Securities and Investments Commission began investigating Rene Rivkin (who died on 1 May…
The claimant, Wembley National Stadium Limited ("WNSL"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Football Association Ltd, was formed to acquire the old Wembley Stadium and build a new one on the same site. By a transfer and a lease…
The appellants, C Prebble and H Prebble, traded in partnership and were assessed to a civil penalty for dishonest conduct by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise. The penalty notice, issued on 14 July 1998, was a single…
Mr Lance Armstrong, the internationally renowned cyclist who by June 2004 had won the Tour de France five years in succession from 1999 to 2003, sued Times Newspapers Limited, publishers of The Sunday Times, together with David…
The appellant, Jade Palace Ltd, operates a Chinese restaurant in Wickford, Essex; its directors, Mr and Mrs Fung, owned 75 per cent of the shares. The Revenue opened an enquiry into the company's return for the year ended 31…
The appellant, Mr David John Jones, is a sole trader who designs and manufactures tools for the building trade under the trading name "Advanced Pro Tools", and was registered for value added tax with effect from 1 August 1999…
Capital One Bank (Europe) plc appealed against the Commissioners' rejection of its claim for a refund of input tax of a little over £11 million. The appeal was heard in May 2005 by a tribunal of which Colin Bishopp was chairman…
Plasma Trading Limited, a company run by directors Mr Lee Cummins and Mr Sam Cook, had been registered for VAT in July 2002, initially trading in plasma television screens, and in July 2003 changed its trade class to ferrous and…
Frametech Ltd, a Bristol company based in Flowers Hill, Brislington, appealed against a decision of the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs requiring it to give security, in the sum of £30,400, before being…
This was an ex parte application by the Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs for consent under section 20(8A) of the Taxes Management Act 1970 to serve Notices on a Financial Institution and two named UK subsidiaries…
The appellant, Miss Usha Devi Teji, was formerly a practising barrister. Following the birth of a child in 1995 she developed endometriosis, a gynaecological complaint causing extreme pain and requiring regular surgery, with…
Ford Motor Company Limited determined in early 2004 to introduce the "Ford Bonus Scheme", a scheme designed to generate sales of Ford cars and to reduce the output tax payable on those sales. In May 2004 it sought a ruling from…