Statutory Interpretation in UK Law
- Explainaway: Statutory Interpretation (Tax Newsletter, Summer 2011)
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COVID-19 UK: Employment – Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – Legal Framework Published and More Questions Raised – Update
On 15 April 2020, the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 71 and 76 of the Coronavirus Act 2020, gave a Direction to HMRC, setting out the mechanics of the Coronavirus Job Ret...... ... Act of Parliament and is therefore subject to the usual rules of statutory interpretation. By way of background, please refer to our recent insight ... ...
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The Lehman Administration Surplus and the High Court Ruling in Waterfall IIC
A recent UK High Court ruling in Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (In Administration) ("Lehman Waterfall IIC") considers the application of statutory interests on proven debts in an administr...... ... ) ("Lehman Waterfall IIC") considers the application of statutory interests on proven debts in an administration and in particular the r interpretation of "Default Rate" in the 1992 and 2002 versions of ISDA Master Agreements ... ...
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Summary of 2024 Amendments to the Equality Act 2010
We are kicking off 2024 with an examination, over a series of blog posts, of some important developments in equality and discrimination law, including legislative changes, updated EHRC guidance on ...... ... evidence the intentions of Parliament to bolster and improve statutory protections for women in the workplace who are pregnant and on maternity ... ...
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Recent Tax Developments Concerning Administrative Law Issues
... ... fields of tax administration, administrative law and statutory ... interpretation, discusses several tax opinions from 2022 concerning ... ...
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Party Wall Act Update: Counter-Notices And Statutory Duties
... ... On sub-paragraph (ii) and section 7 of the Act, the decision was the same. Again, this was on the basis of statutory interpretation of the relevant provisions of the Act. In this case, HHJ Grant found that section 7(1) did not create a separate and distinct statutory duty, on the ... ...
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SSE Generation: When Is A Tunnel A Tunnel?
... ... respect of the approach to the statutory interpretation of the ... words 'tunnel' and 'aqueduct' in CAA 2001 ss ... ...
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When Is Notice Of Termination Effective?
... ... Such contractual provisions will not serve to alter the statutory interpretation of the 'effective date of termination' under s 97 of the ... ...
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The Scambler Case: Tax Law in Plain English?
A recent decision of the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) (UT) in Scambler and another v HMRC [2017] UKUT 1 (TCC) considers the question of when it is appropriate to look back to earlier v...... ... to arise and it seems unlikely to be the final word on the interpretation of TLR statutes ... The Facts ... A married couple running a commercial ... Adopt the usual canons of statutory interpretation, giving consideration to the "clear words" of the ... ...
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The 'Zone Of Ordinary Use' - A Modern Judicial Interpretation Of The Extent Of A Highway, At Last?
... ... The extent of statutory highway consents required to develop over or under a highway can also be a contentious question, especially where a local highway authority can see ... ...
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