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There are 3 posts tagged benefits (this is page 1 of 1).

Supreme Court judgment: Prix v Work and Pensions Secretary

In what amounts to a defeat for the government, the Supreme Court has decided in this case to refer to the European Court of Justice questions on the interpretation of the EU Citizenship Directive, 2004/38. From the government’s point of view, the case is about the need to strictly limit the circumstances in which benefits have to […]

October 31, 2012 | 1 Webmention | 1 Comment

Supreme Court judgment: Humphreys v HMRC

If you’re in the business of predicting court judgments, you can sometimes end up looking a mug. My last prediction wasn’t the best. Oh, well. At least the judges agreed with me on the time limit. Anyway, while the downside of legal punditry can be a mild judicial mugging from time to time, the upside […]

in Uncategorized | May 16, 2012 | 729 Words | Comment

Humphreys v HMRC: Supreme Court, Day 2

Yesterday I explained the facts and legal background to this case, and a short account of the first day of the hearing, which concluded just after 1 pm today. I was again in court to hear Jason Coppel complete his submissions for HMRC, and Richard Drabble briefly respond. Jason Coppel began by stressing how little […]

in Uncategorized | March 15, 2012 | 1,269 Words | 1 Webmention | 2 Comments

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