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Intangibles taxation - radical reform v cautious amendment: caution wins
Back in February, the Government published a wide-ranging consultation paper canvassing possible reforms of the regimes under which...
Three Rivers strikes again – emails between in-house lawyer and employee held not to be privileged
In the recent case of Glaxo Wellcome UK Ltd (t/a Allen & Hanburys) v Sandoz Ltd [2018] EWHC 2747 (Ch), the Court held that an...
FATF updates its guidance on high-risk money laundering jurisdictions
Firms that are subject to the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017...
The quiet but not shy overseas intangibles tax
The new digital services tax (DST) has stolen many of the headlines the morning after the Budget. The unassumingly titled "offshore...
Brexit pragmatism
A welcome breath of Brexit pragmatism, in the interests of business and its customers, from Andrew Bailey at the City Banquet, Mansion...
Entrepreneurs' relief: limited edition golden ticket
Readers (or watchers) of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will know that often when something is particularly novel and...
Widened eligibility for special short term business visitor reporting
Buried, a little, within the detail of the 2018 Budget will come some positive news for employers with short term business visitors...
....and breathe. A moment's pause in UK tax reform for the investment management industry
Tax changes have come hard and fast to the investment management industry in recent Budgets. The Chancellor has hit the pause button in...
Budget 2018: how ambitious is the new UK tech tax?
The Chancellor surprised many by announcing in his Budget speech that the UK will press ahead with its own tax on digital services,...
Suspicious Activity Reports - still a defence, but possibly a weakness
A person (more usually, a company) may defend itself against committing a money laundering offence by submitting a Suspicious Activity...
Expecting a boring Budget...?
A Monday in October is a very odd day to choose for a Budget. But the timing of Monday's Budget is important - and not just because it...
UK and offshore trustees should plan now for the extension of the Trust Registration Service in 2020
In 2017, HMRC launched the Trust Registration Service as a result of the record keeping and disclosure obligations introduced by the UK’s...
How valuable is your building's data?
The autumn edition of Urban Land by the ULI focused on "Big Data" and research conducted by Mckinsey & Co offers some compelling...
101 ways to stop your tax return pecking away at your carry
Yesterday HMRC launched its latest advertising campaign, alerting people that they shouldn’t let the thought of doing their tax return...
The employment allowance - enabling job creation, or simply free money?
As predictions continue to be made about how the UK Chancellor will fund the announced "end of austerity" (predictions which include...
Construction and the risk of modern slavery
The picture of modern slavery in the UK construction industry is “… uncomfortable to say the least…” according to a recent CIOB...
Price fixing is a criminal offence - a reminder from the CMA
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been conducting market research on businesses as part of a campaign to encourage...
FCA emphasises interest in non-financial misconduct in firms
The FCA published a letter on 16 October from its Executive Director of Supervision, Megan Butler, addressed to Maria Miller MP who...
The UK's Home Office expands the EU Settlement Scheme pilot and doubles the Health Surcharge
In line with its regular half yearly schedule, the Home Office has published some changes to the Immigration Rules (the Rules) and...
Concerns rise over the implications of a no-deal Brexit for clearing
The Financial Times reports that European banks are increasingly concerned about the prospect of a no-deal Brexit as it threatens to...
Awaiting the Construction Industry's Digital Revolution
A new report by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has warned that the construction industry risks being marginalised and...
1,300 companies to sign up to the temporary permissions regime
The Financial Times reports that 1,300 incoming EU firms and funds are willing to sign up to the FCA’s proposed temporary permissions...
More about employee share ownership
John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, has indicated in an interview with the Financial Times that Labour's inclusive ownership fund...
New European directive on money laundering: a new dawn for cross-border enforcement?
The European Union has adopted a new directive to combat money laundering using criminal law sanctions. This is intended to reinforce and...
Three observations on the UK’s first post-MLI tax treaty
HMRC and the tax authority of Slovenia have jointly published a revised version of the UK / Slovenia double tax treaty, to include all of...
A cunning tax plan for investment managers (it’s not what you think)
“Is your plan as cunning as a fox who’s just been appointed Professor of Cunning at Oxford University?” (Captain Blackadder). A year on...
Statements of Responsibilities and Responsibility Maps: FCA consults on guidance
Today, the FCA has published a guidance consultation, "Senior Managers and Certification Regime: Proposed guidance on statements of...
Government releases draft post-Brexit AIFMD and UCITS rules
As part of its contingency plans for a no-deal Brexit, the Government has published draft regulations relating to what it terms the...
Target of the UK's first Unexplained Wealth Order revealed
The identity of the target of the UK's first Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO) has been revealed as Zamira Hajiyeva - the wife of a former...
FCA proposals impact NURSs investing in illiquid assets
The FCA has published a consultation paper (CP) on illiquid assets and open-ended funds (CP18/27). Illiquid assets are those which...
The Government shines some light on the future of UK immigration
At the recent Conservative Party conference, the UK Government has indicated in which direction they are planning to take the future of...
ESMA proposes changes to MiFID II / MiFIR third country firms' regime
In a recent letter to the European Commission (the Commission), the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) suggests changes to...
NCA wins test case over its use of Unexplained Wealth Orders
New powers to impose Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) were created by the Criminal Finances Act 2017 and came into force earlier this year.
Alarm bells ring in the construction industry – how immigration policy could affect output
Post-Brexit immigration policy is becoming clearer following Theresa May's announcements at the Tory party conference, and in a way that...
Government announces new financial crime unit
David Gauke MP, the Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor, yesterday announced the establishment of a new specialist financial crime unit...
Suppliers of financial services to non-EU customers may face limitation on VAT recovery
HMRC have issued draft changes to the Specified Supplies Order, which enables suppliers of VAT exempt financial services to recover VAT...
Brexit: Swiss model not an option?
Today's papers contain some commentary on the negotiations (now more than four years old) between the EU and Switzerland to re-cut the...
Third-party harassment in the wake of the Presidents Club scandal - is more legislation the answer?
In the post-Presidents Club world, and in light of the #metoo movement, harassment has become one of the big legal and moral issues...
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