In the courts

Current account drawings deemed tax avoidance
A series of current account drawings made by a property developer from his trust and corporate entities amounted to tax avoidance.

Extremely high rates of interest acceptable for short-term loans
A lender making short-term loans was justified in charging interest at 520% per annum.

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