Ben Elliott

Aug 21, 2024 | tasmaniantimes.com | Ben Elliott |Byron Cubit

Media release – Rail, Tram and Bus Union, 22 August 2024CEMENT TRAIN COLLISION EXPOSES DIRE NEED FOR LEVEL CROSSING UPGRADESA collision between a cement train and a tractor at Spreyton yesterday has once again exposed the dire need for level crossing upgrades on Tasmania’s rail network. RTBU Tasmania Branch Secretary Byron Cubit said there had been three collisions and an alarming spike in near misses at level crossings on the Tasmanian rail network this year already.

Mar 28, 2024 | taxjournal.com | Helen Adams |Paul Aplin OBE |Jenny Doak |Ben Elliott

Tax Journal thanks its authors for March Click on the links below to view author profiles: • Emma Game (Slaughter and May) - Interest on pension arrears: deduction of tax on cross-border payments • Edward Hayes (Burges Salmon) - What the Budget means for non-UK resident trusts • Paul Johnson (Institute for Fiscal Studies) - Spring Budget 2024: Cuts to NICs: giving back a portion of what’s already being taken • Mike Lane (Slaughter and May) - Spring Budget 2024: A welcome ‘as you were’ for...

Feb 28, 2024 | taxjournal.com | Ben Elliott |Sam Glover |Matthew H. Greene |Stuart Pibworth

Home >Articles > Great expectations? VAT and legitimate expectation Great expectations? VAT and legitimate expectation © Copyright LexisNexis 2024. All rights reserved. 28 February 2024 Speed read Recent cases have clarified the circumstances in which the taxpayer has a legitimate expectation in the context of VAT. Such circumstances are now more readily identifiable and, where they arise, taxpayers should be encouraged to bring a claim for judicial review.

Jan 19, 2024 | theberkshireedge.com | Ben Elliott

Godzilla is more than a big fire-breathing monster. First brought to the screen in 1954 by director Ishirō Honda, the original “Godzilla” depicted the destruction and trauma that the Japanese people experienced during and after World War II, specifically the firebombing of Tokyo, the dropping of atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, and the radiation poisoning suffered by the crew of the fishing boat Lucky Dragon No. 5 following the hydrogen bomb tests at Bikini Atoll.

Nov 30, 2023 | taxjournal.com | Ben Elliott |Duncan Weldon |Kate Ison |Paul Aplin OBE

Home >Articles > Certainty vs deterrence: the Supreme Court’s approach to anti-avoidance legislation in Fisher Certainty vs deterrence: the Supreme Court’s approach to anti-avoidance legislation in Fisher © Copyright LexisNexis 2023. All rights reserved.