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FOCUS OF THE DAY: A Court of Appeal judge has criticised parties for their ‘cavalier approach’ to litigation and sent a warning that this will no longer be tolerated. Ruling in The Prudential Assurance Company v HM Revenue & Customs, Lord Justice Lewison (pictured) said the case involving dividends paid on shares in foreign companies had been running since April 2003 and it still ‘remains to be seen’ whether an end is in sight. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
FOCUS OF THE DAY: A Court of Appeal judge has criticised parties for their ‘cavalier approach’ to litigation and sent a warning that this will no longer be tolerated. Ruling in The Prudential Assurance Company v HM Revenue & Customs, Lord Justice Lewison (pictured) said the case involving dividends paid on shares in foreign companies had been running since April 2003 and it still ‘remains to be seen’ whether an end is in sight. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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