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Alison Lovejoy

VAT and occupation

HMRC Brief 33/09 issued on 8 June states:

'VAT: clarification of HMRC's policy following the House of Lords judgment in Newnham College

'This Revenue and Customs Brief announces HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) revised interpretation of the law following the judgment of the House of Lords in the case of The Principal and Fellows of Newnham College in the University of Cambridge [2008] UKHL 23. It also provides guidance for those businesses affected by the judgment.

'The issue

'The case before the House of Lords concerned whether Newnham was “in occupation” of the college library. If they were their option to tax...

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VAT and occupation

HMRC Brief 33/09 issued on 8 June states:

'VAT: clarification of HMRC's policy following the House of Lords judgment in Newnham College

'This Revenue and Customs Brief announces HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) revised interpretation of the law following the judgment of the House of Lords in the case of The Principal and Fellows of Newnham College in the University of Cambridge [2008] UKHL 23. It also provides guidance for those businesses affected by the judgment.

'The issue