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Bank of Africa UK PLC & Ors v Hassani
Employment Appeal Tribunal allows appeal in Bank of Africa UK PLC & Ors v Hassani The Employment Appeal Tribunal allowed the appeal by Bank of Africa UK PLC and two individual respondents, overturning findings that Ms Hassani had become an employee of the UK bank and had been automatically unfairly dismissed for whistleblowing. The Tribunal… Read more: Bank of Africa UK PLC & Ors v Hassani
Legal latest: UKSC – Corporation tax
The Supreme Court clarified the statutory interpretation of “incidental to” under section 356LA(3) of the Corporation Tax Act 2010, holding that accommodation services constituted an independent use rather than being merely incidental to tender assisted drilling operations. The decision establishes that for one use to be incidental to another, it must arise out of or be carried… Read more: Legal latest: UKSC – Corporation tax
Legal latest: EAT – amending time
The Employment Appeal Tribunal allowed an appeal where an employment judge erroneously treated complaints of disability discrimination and victimisation as amendment applications rather than addressing the correct statutory test for time extensions under the Equality Act 2010 (EqA). The EAT granted an anonymity order based on fresh medical evidence and remitted the matter for rehearing. Background JK,… Read more: Legal latest: EAT – amending time
Legal latest: UKSC – hybrid transactions
The UK Supreme Court has established a clear-cut test for determining when lenders are put on inquiry in non-commercial hybrid transactions that combine joint borrowing and surety elements. Where any more than a de minimis portion of a loan serves to discharge one borrower’s debts, the transaction constitutes a surety requiring compliance with the Etridge protocol. Background… Read more: Legal latest: UKSC – hybrid transactions
Legal latest: EAT – consultancy agreement
The Employment Appeal Tribunal dismissed the consultant’s claim for 40% of all client fees, finding that under a properly interpreted consultancy agreement, the appellant was entitled only to the percentage of fees attributable to his personal work, not work performed by other fee earners. Background Mr Dobbie, a solicitor, worked as a consultant for Feltons… Read more: Legal latest: EAT – consultancy agreement