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Most tax cases concern just a single issue or, occasionally, two distinct issues.

Human rights law is playing an increasingly important role in tax matters.

A majority government, a radical new leader of the opposition, a new third party at Westminster, a new First Minister of Scotland. A lot has changed in British politics over the past year.

Every five years, or so, when the nation is about to go to the polls, politicians appear to become interested again in the question: ‘Should we really care about public attitudes to tax?’ Although

I am often asked: ‘What is so “alternative” about alternative dispute resolution (ADR)?’ The answer is simple.

It has been over a decade since I started writing a monthly case analysis for Tax Adviser. In that time, I have steadfastly avoided writing about a case in which I was instructed.

Anyone reading this will no doubt think that tax is fascinating. If you are a judge in the Court of Appeal or Supreme Court you will probably think otherwise.

The first judicial review decision on accelerated payment notices (APNs) was in the case of Rowe and Others v RCC [2015] EWHC 2293 (Rowe), which was handed down in the summer.

Much, I suspect, to the bemusement of the organisers, the attendance at the CIOT residential conferences can be variable. Sometimes demand seems to be high; in other years there are vacancies.

Hidden at the back of the summer Budget is a brief announcement of a consultation on cutting business rates for local newspapers.