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09 May 2019
Issue: 7839 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Weekly law digests

Air traffic

R (on the application of Heathrow Hub Ltd and another) v Secretary of State for Transport (Speaker of the House of Commons intervening) [2019] EWHC 1069 (Admin), [2019] All ER (D) 12 (May)

There was no evidential basis for the legitimate expectation alleged by the claimants, that the defendant Secretary of State would select their proposal for an extension of the current Heathrow northern runway so that it could effectively operate as two separate runways, if he found it to be the most suitable scheme. The Division Court, in dismissing the claimants’ application for judicial review, further dismissed their competition law claim, as the Secretary of State had not placed any material reliance upon the risk that the claimants were not owners/operators of Heathrow and would not implement their scheme.

Assessment

Hargreaves v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2019] UKFTT 244 (TC), [2019] All ER (D) 15 (May)

The Revenue and Customs Commissioners (HMRC) had made a discovery, pursuant to s 29 of the Taxes Management Act 1970, against the taxpayer in

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

Commercial property and child law teams expand with senior hires

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Set expands London and Singapore offering with senior international disputes hires

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth

Firm strengthens real estate and litigation teams with partner promotions

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