___

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The Foreign Ministry of ethnically divided Cyprus says Turkey has “kindly declined” its offer for a rescue team to help with the search for people trapped in

In this post, Jack Prytherch, Of Counsel in the Tax team at CMS, previews the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v Vermilion Holdings Limited. The appeal was heard by the Supreme Court on 7 February 2023.

The Supreme Court was asked to consider whether the grant of an option to acquire share capital in the appellant (“VHL”) to one of its directors should be treated as an employment-related securities option for the purposes of section 471 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (“ITEPA”),

On appeal from [2021] EWCA Civ 21

This appeal is concerned with the validity of a provision in a lease which allows the landlord to revise the proportion of the overall costs of maintaining the wider estate that a leaseholder should pay by way of a service charge.

The dispute related to long leases of residential flats in a block in Southsea, Hampshire. The leaseholders were required to pay service charges towards the overall costs incurred by the landlord in maintaining the building and wider estate. Each lease provided that the leaseholder was to pay a specific percentage of the

The trial of Alex Murdaugh began Monday, Jan. 23 and we have the latest from the Colleton County Courthouse.

Murdaugh will face his first charges in a long list of criminal and civil allegations in the deaths of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, on June 7, 2021. These two deaths were the catalyst to the ruins of the Murdaugh dynasty and the unfolding of a much larger story.

The Greenville News will be in the courtroom to give you the latest updates starting with jury selection until a final verdict is reached.

Watch the Alex Murdaught trial live:Murdaugh

Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website.

On Tuesday 7th February 2023 the Court will hear Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v Vermilion Holdings Ltd (Scotland), on appeal from [2021] CSHI 45. The Court will consider if it is the right or opportunity for Mr Noble to acquire the 2007 Option (a) available by reason of his directorship of VHL (section 471(1) ITEPA); or (b) made available by Mr Noble’s employer (section 471(3) ITEPA), thereby subjecting it to income tax under Chapter 5, Part 7 of ITEPA. The hearing will begin

In this post, Frankie McPeanne, a trainee solicitor, and Emma Pinkerton, a Partner, both in the Real Estate Disputes team at CMS, preview the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in Wolverhampton City Council and others (Respondents) v London Gypsies and Travelers and others (Appellants), which is due to be heard on 8 February 2023.

background

This case concerns the issue of granting injunctions against persons unknown in respect of unauthorized encampments (colloquially known as “traveller sites”).

The primary consideration for the Supreme Court will be whether the court can grant final injunctions that prevent persons who are unknown and

By Daniel Wiessner

(Reuters) – Twitter Inc is refusing to arbitrate legal claims by hundreds of ex-employees who cannot produce copies of employment contracts they signed, after the company successfully moved to have their class action claims sent to arbitration, according to a court filing.

Shannon Liss-Riordan, a lawyer to bring in more than 1,000 people who were laid off or fired by Twitter last year, said she could be forced to hundreds of claims into court just to have Twitter produce copies of the agreements when it moves to send them to arbitration.

Liss-Riordan and Twitter made a joint

Student loan forgiveness continues to evolve as a combination of legal and policy changes impact debt relief eligibility and timelines under several Biden administration programs. Here are three important updates that borrowers should be aware of.

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan This Month

President Biden unveiled a massive, one-time student loan forgiveness initiative last fall. Under