The High Court has ruled that it will hear challenges to the UK Government’s decision to issue a new licencing round for North Sea oil and gas last year.
By Gautam Naik (Bloomberg) — London’s High Court has given Greenpeace permission for a judicial review of the UK government’s decision to open a new licensing round for oil and gas...
Qatar Airways and Airbus are heading for what is described as an exceptionally rare London court clash in the aviation industry, beginning in June 2023.
Why should business pay tax at all? That’s a provocative but forlorn question to ask in Budget week. Business pays corporation tax on profits because that’s what voters expect, partly because many are conditioned to believe profit is a sin and partly because all would prefer to pay less tax themselves. Investors pay tax on capital gains because — as the American bank robber Willie Sutton said of his crimes — that’s where the money is. And companies pay more tax as business rates on premises because that’s the easiest way to collect contributions towards public services from which they benefit — but it’s also an easy levy to relieve at times, like now, when the private sector needs help.
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Barclays’ court win over financier is the definition of a hollow victory
The bank has avoided a damages claim for hundreds of millions - but this is no public relations triumph
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You can imagine the high fives and backslaps at Barclays HQ as a High Court judge delivered his verdict in its high profile legal tussle with financier Amanda Staveley.
“We welcome the Court’s decision to dismiss PCP’s claim in its entirety and award it no damages,” read the bank’s concise but pointed statement.
Financier Amanda Staveley who sued Barclays over the behaviour of bank bosses when negotiating investment deals during the financial crash has lost her court battle.