The House of Lords are considering whether to give leave for appeal in a Vat case. The case centres on the zero-rating and non-exemption of drugs, medical appliances and assistance to the handicapped. The HM Customs & Excise stance was successfully challenged by a group headed by the British United Provident Association. Now HM Customs & Excise is seeking to take its challenge, that such supplies should be zero-rated, to the Lords. The Law Lords have put their decision on hold, giving the British United Provident Association an opportunity to object to the moves by the Vat men.
Time for Glasnost at the Bar
The Bar Council has had its critics over the years, but no right-minded barrister has ever dared to compare it with the Kremlin under Soviet rule. Until now, that is. Veteran democracy campaigner Robin de Wilde QC made such a comparison at the Bar Council’s AGM on 14 June. He was speaking during a heated […]
