Court Report

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Northumbria Healthcare v HMRC: NHS car parking and VAT liability clarified

Supreme Court rules NHS guidance insufficient to establish special legal regime exemption

Badie v Government of Kuwait: Divisional Court upholds extradition despite Article 3 challenges

Extradition to Kuwait approved despite claims of torture and concerns over prison conditions

Carabott v London Borough of Newham: email receipt and time limits in unfair dismissal claims

Employment Appeal Tribunal clarifies evidential requirements for determining dismissal notification dates.

Beraru v Bucharest Court: Extradition appeal dismissed on dual criminality grounds

High Court confirms extra-territorial conspiracy offences satisfy dual criminality requirements in Romanian human trafficking case.

Defective building damages: Wilson v HB (SWA) Limited clarifies recoverable heads of loss

Court of Appeal confirms striking out of speculative damages claims in defective building case

Southern Housing v Emmanuel: No jurisdiction for forced entry orders in access injunction cases

District judge rules courts lack power to authorise landlords' forced entry to enforce access injunctions.

Whiteway Wilkinson v HMRC: High Court strikes out brewery's claims over tax enforcement

High Court dismisses brewery owners' negligence and malicious prosecution claims against HMRC over unpaid VAT.

Biddick v Biddick: costs awarded after enforcement of CPR Part 36 settlement

High Court awards costs to defendants following successful application to enforce accepted Part 36 offer.