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Tax law

Queenscourt Limited v The Commissioners for HMRC

The Upper Tribunal held that dip pots in a takeaway meal deal are separate zero-rated supplies, and allowed Queenscourt’s VAT appeal.

  • Value added tax (vat)
  • Composite and multiple supplies
  • Legitimate expectation
  • Jurisdiction of tax tribunals
  • Value-added-tax
  • Composite-supply
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Public law [2026] EWHC 1131 (Admin)

EBA, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Defence & Anor

EBA, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Defence & Anor [2026] EWHC 1131 (Admin) (13 May 2026)

The High Court dismissed a judicial review challenging the ARAP scheme’s closure without notice and the refusal to accept a post-closure application.

  • Closure of immigration schemes
  • Legitimate expectation
  • Procedural fairness
  • Exercise of discretion
  • Judicial review of executive action
  • Legitimate-expectation
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Public law [2026] EWHC 1123 (Admin)

Martin & Ors, R (On the Application Of) v Chancellor of the Exchequer & Anor

Martin & Ors, R (On the Application Of) v Chancellor of the Exchequer & Anor [2026] EWHC 1123 (Admin) (12 May 2026)

The High Court refused permission for judicial review of a limited tax consultation on APR and BPR reforms, finding no legal duty to consult, the claim out of time, and the matter non-justiciable.

  • Legitimate expectation
  • Judicial review
  • Consultation requirements
  • Parliamentary privilege
  • Finance act
  • Inheritance tax
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Tax law

Alan and Diane McFarland (A Partnership) v The Commissioners for HMRC

The Partnership’s supplies to FFL constituted a single, indivisible composite supply of animal rearing and management, taxable at the standard rate. No exempt supply of land or zero-rated supply of animal feeding stuffs arose. No legitimate expectation or estoppel by convention was established as there was no clear, unambiguous representation or shared assumption by HMRC.

  • Vat classification
  • Legitimate expectation
  • Estoppel by convention
  • Composite supply
  • Animal husbandry
  • Exempt supply of land
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Criminal law

R v Alan Clarke

The Court of Appeal held that section 58 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 did not prevent a trial judge from reversing a mid-trial ruling of no case to answer.

  • Sexual offences
  • Procedure for no case to answer
  • Judicial discretion
  • Legitimate expectation
  • Criminal-appeals
  • No-case-to-answer
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Administrative law

Karen Lawrence, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Croydon

The dominant purpose for making the traffic orders permanent was to safeguard revenue, which is not an authorised purpose under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984; therefore, the orders are unlawful and must be quashed.

  • Traffic regulation orders
  • Improper purpose
  • Legitimate expectation
  • Extension of time for service
  • Jurisdictional challenge
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Constitutional law [2026] EWHC 670 (Admin)

The Greyhound Board of Great Britain Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v The Welsh Ministers

The Greyhound Board of Great Britain Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v The Welsh Ministers [2026] EWHC 670 (Admin) (20 March 2026)

The High Court held there is no duty to consult before introducing a Bill into the Senedd, treating that step as part of legislative proceedings and dismissing the claim.

  • Legislative process
  • Consultation requirements
  • Separation of powers
  • Legitimate expectation
  • Judicial review of legislative acts
  • Judicial-review
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