Welcome to the Winter Edition of the 2 Hare Court Tax Team newsletter. In this edition, Jonathan Kinnear QC and Laura Stephenson cover the important decision of R (oao PML Accounting Limited) handed down by the Court of Appeal which touches on penalties following a resolution of the underlying decision. Vivienne Tanchel and Howard Watkinson consider […]
The High Court (Lambert J) today handed down a 51 page judgment in Rudall v Crown Prosecution Service. The CPS were represented by Jonathan Kinnear QC and Claire Palmer of 5 Essex Court, instructed by Alistair Tidball of the Government Legal Department. Mr Rudall, formerly a solicitor in Swansea, had been prosecuted twice by the […]
The Civil Division of the Court of Appeal today handed down judgment in the case of Syed Ahmed v CPS. The case involved a technical point of law relating to whether the High Court was entitled to appoint an Enforcement Receiver in respect of certain pension polices held in Mr Ahmed’s name. Mr Ahmed challenged […]
The Court of Appeal today dismissed the applications for leave to appeal made by James Ibori and others, following grave allegations of police corruption and deliberate non-disclosure. This was the culmination of a two and a half year review of the safety of the convictions in which Jonathan Kinnear QC led for the Crown in […]
Jonathan Kinnear QC has today been appointed as one of three new Disciplinary Tribunal Chairs by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (the ICAEW). This is a brand new role following a change of policy which will see the most serious of their cases chaired by Queens Counsel who have appropriate judicial or […]