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A recent Tribunal judgement in the Wakefield College case has important implications for the amount of VAT relief available to FE Colleges on the construction of new buildings.

The Court of Appeal’s decision to make a reference to Europe in the Woolworths case has further extended the period of uncertainty institutions face when working out whether their collective consultation obligations have been triggered.

One of our tax experts, Ted Powell, has prepared a briefing on a recent victory in the Court of Appeal for our clients against HM Revenue & Customs. 

Further to our earlier post on the Intellectual Property Bill's proposed amendment of the Freedom of Information Act, other key provisions of the Bill relate to registered designs and unregistered design rights.      

Tenancies of residential premises are capable of attracting security of tenure, meaning that the landlord will been titled to possession only in limited circumstances.  This can create problems in scenarios such as where an Academy allows a caretaker to occupy a property located on school premises.

Formost community schools, the conversion to academy status will involve the academy trust company being granted a long-term, 125 year lease from the localauthority which is the freehold owner of the school land. 

Continuing the line of caselaw which is developing around the revocation of Tier 4 licences, the Administrative Court has dismissed a judicial review claim against the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD).

The Charity Tax Group (CTG) is seeking comments on the removal of the VAT exemption for business research. 

The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) has published a consultation on proposed changes to the designation of alternative providers of higher education for the purposes of students' eligibility to access loans and grants from the Student Loans Company.

The Charity Tax Group (CTG) is seeking comments on the removal of the VAT exemption for business research.  In summary, CTG reports that: 'UK VAT legislation presently allows VAT exemption for research which is provided by one university...

Earlier this month on 4 December 2012, the Chief Executives of the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA) and the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education for Higher Education (QAA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work more closely together and to share information.

Earlier this week, Theresa May delivered a speech at the Policy Exchange on 'An Immigration System that Works in the National Interest'.