June 2021

Northern Light Solutions Limited v The Commissioners For Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs UT/2020/000353 The Northern Light Solutions Limited (“NLS”) judgment is somewhat concerning since few contractors can operate outside of IR35 if the judgment is taken at face value. The judges seem to have fallen into the trap of overzealously applying the work/wage bargain. […]

Introducing the Status Arbitration Service The Law Place Limited is pleased to announce the Status Arbitration Service (“SAS”) to provide a cost-effective, competent and rapid IR35 status determination solution for clients and contractors. The Finance Act 2020 introduced the “client-led status disagreement process”, which is wholly unsatisfactory and offends against natural justice by making the client act