Search
Call Us
Enquiry
Menu
VAT can be reclaimed on motor vehicles that are used, or available for use, solely for business purposes – but that can be extremely difficult to prove. However, in a recent case, a computer specialist was granted a £20,805 VAT rebate after convincing the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) that he needed three luxury cars to impress his clients. Continue reading →
Building sites can be dangerous places and it is obviously right that those who suffer injury due to their employers’ failure to take appropriate precautions should be fully compensated. In one recent case, a worker who sustained grave head injuries when he fell through a roof will receive a settlement of £6.6 million in damages. Continue reading →
Neighbourhood plans are an increasingly common means by which local people are given the chance to express their views on the future character and appearance of the areas where they live. However, in a legal first, the High Court ordered postponement of a local referendum in respect of one such plan. Continue reading →
As Brexit grows closer, immigration has become a key discussion point for Boris Johnson’s cabinet. The UK government has proposed new restrictions set for low-skilled migrants seeking to work in Britain. This policy has not been finalised yet, although there are plans for implementation without transition by the end of December 2020. Continue reading →
Allowing your will to become out of date stores up trouble for your loved ones. That was strikingly so in one case in which a successful businessman suffered a stroke before he could make a new will taking account of his changed financial and personal circumstances. Continue reading →
The idea that you cannot achieve compensation for road accident injuries if you were in any way to blame for what happened is simply wrong. This point was made by the case of a vulnerable pedestrian who was hit by a car as he crossed the road when the traffic lights were against him. Continue reading →
Judges can be relied upon to bend every sinew in support of insolvency practitioners seeking to recover defrauded funds for the benefit of creditors. As an unusual High Court case showed, that includes seizing alleged wrongdoers’ passports. Continue reading →
Healys LLP is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrei Baev as Partner, the Head of the Energy and Infrastructure Department and the Head of Russia/CIS desk.
Christmas is an exciting time for many as we prepare to give and receive thoughtful gifts, spend time with loved ones, and ignore calorie intakes as we embrace chocolates, comfort food and more! However, the festive season can also be an extremely difficult time for many individuals and families too. A great number of children at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) are too ill to go home for Christmas. Continue reading →
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) handed down judgment on 5 December 2019 on the case of Stuart Delivery Ltd v Mr Warren Augustine UKEAT/0219/18/BA regarding employment status and the use of technology. Continue reading →