#Legal
legal
#Legal
legal
Billionaire Wins £2m Stamp Duty Refund After Decade-Long Court Battle with HMRC
- Wednesday, 16 April 2025
Christian Candy has won a £2 million refund from HMRC after a lengthy court battle over stamp duty on his £68 million Georgian mansion. The billionaire property developer purchased the mansion with his brother Nick and paid stamp duty before gifting it to his brother, who was then told he must pay stamp duty again. After paying nearly £2 million too much in tax, Candy received a refund of £1.92 million plus £270,000 in lost interest from HMRC.
Supreme Court Orders Return of Man Wrongly Deported to El Salvador Jail
- Thursday, 10 April 2025
The US Supreme Court has instructed the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a Maryland man, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador. The court ruled 9-0 in favor of Garcia's release from custody and his case will now be handled as if he had not been improperly sent.
Texas AG Launches Probe into Kellogg's Cereals Over Cancer-Linked Ingredients
- Tuesday, 08 April 2025
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into Kellogg's for allegedly violating state law by including petroleum-based food dyes in its cereals, linked to health issues such as hyperactivity, obesity, and cancer. Paxton claims the company is making misrepresentations about its products and contributing to a broken healthcare system. The investigation aligns with the Trump Administration's Make America Healthy Initiative, which aims to regulate foods and chemicals more strictly. Kellogg's had previously pledged to remove artificial flavors and colors by 2018, but products like Froot Loops and Apple Jacks still contain Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1, and Yellow 6.
