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The Supreme Court has dismissed a company’s appeal against HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) contention the company was not entitled to deduct VAT on accountant’s fees as input tax under the contract. The Supreme Court dismissed Airtours Holidays Transport Ltd’s appeal by a majority of 3 to 2.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has identified £68 million in arrears for over 313,000 workers since April 1999, according to a report today from the National Audit Office. The number of workers identified as being owed arrears in 2015-16 was 58,000 compared to 26,000 in 2014-15.

Petar Cvetkovic DX, an independent parcels, mail and logistics operator, has announced the acquisition of the trade and assets of Legal Post and First Post from First Scottish. The deal is worth £3.25 million, with completion expected at the end of May.

An attempt by the National Crime Agency (NCA) to force a man accused of cyber hacking to give encrypted computer keys to US authorities has been thrown out by a judge. The US tried to have Lauri Love, 31, extradited on charges of hacking into the US Army, NASA and the US Federal Reserve computer sys

Sheriff Anwar (left) and Charlie Irvine

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On 21 April, Women in Law Scotland (WiLS) had its formal launch at the Law Society for Scotland, which was kindly sponsored by Scott & Co. The network aims to promote gender equality in the legal workplace through networking, sharing best practice and providing access to positive female role mod

A US judge has resigned after investigators found thousands of photos of naked male defendants on his computer. Joesph Boeckmann, 69, from Arkansas is alleged to have exchanged sexual favours for more lenient sentences.

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed five new Senators to the College of Justice on the recommendation of the First Minister, including outgoing Lord Advocate, Frank Mulholland QC (pictured). In addition, Sheriff John Beckett QC, Ailsa Carmichael QC, Alistair Clark QC, and Andrew Stewart QC will sit

Lady Smith A boarding school pupil with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who was effectively excluded after being caught having sex with another student on a teacher’s desk has had a discrimination case dismissed by appeal judges.

The Law Society of Scotland has warned that proposals aimed at protecting children online could backfire by driving activity to countries less likely to cooperate, resulting in less protection for young people. The UK government is consulting on proposals to introduce age verification for accessing

Frank Mulholland QC The Lord Advocate has said a second Lockerbie trial is a “realistic possibility”.

The commoditisation of legal work is rapidly undermining the traditional business model of law firms, according to a new report. The Trend is Clear, the Blow is Yet to Come - published by TGO Consulting - examines the contradiction between clients who see most legal work as commoditised and lawyers

Harriet Harman The Joint Committee on Human Rights has published a report on the UK government's policy concerning drones for targeted killing, concluding that the legal basis for the policy requires “urgent clarification”.