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The Court of Appeal dismissed HMRC’s appeal over whether an EBT-funded loan to a director counted as earnings. The genuine repayable loan was not taxable remuneration.
The Court of Appeal held that a Coastguard Rescue Officer who attended remunerated activities was a worker under section 230(3)(b) ERA 1996.
The EAT held that the tribunal wrongly concluded an employee who became a director lost entitlement to salary and sick pay; the matter was remitted.
The High Court refused summary judgment against a former director over admitted payments, finding overlapping unfair prejudice and buy-out issues meant the dispute should go to trial.
Core (UK) Ltd v Puncher & Anor [2025] EWHC 1962 (Ch) (31 July 2025)
Summary judgment was refused on Core’s admitted-payment claim against its former director. The court held the wider unfair prejudice dispute meant the issue should go to trial.
Mr Haq failed to account for impugned payments and cash withdrawals, breached statutory and fiduciary duties, and is liable to repay the sums claimed as he did not provide evidence to justify the payments or invoke valid statutory relief.
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Nottingham Travel (UK) Ltd v Pakistan International Airlines Corporation [2025] EWHC 1304 (Ch) (30 May 2025)
The High Court held that PIAC was issue estopped from disputing the meaning of NSR under the 2012 agreement and entered judgment for NT, with quantum and interest to follow.
The appeal was allowed, the bankruptcy order set aside, and the bankruptcy petition dismissed due to jurisdictional grounds. Trustees are removed, costs awarded to Mr Drelle for appeals, and protection for trustees' remuneration ensured by undertaking.
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The threshold for a Newton hearing was not met as the disagreement regarding the quantity of drugs was not substantial, the factual matrix was largely agreed, and the judge's determination was based on interpretation rather than resolution of a factual dispute. Therefore, only a cracked trial fee is payable and the appeal is dismissed.
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The EAT held there was no contractual worker relationship for a charity trustee President-Elect, but remitted Article 10/14 issues and allowed the pre-employment disclosure point.
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