The UK Government has stated that, following the completion of its private pilots, the EU Settlement Scheme (the Scheme) will enter a...
In the week before Christmas, the Government published its immigration white paper, setting out its plans to implement a new immigration...
“The difference between tax evasion and tax avoidance is: (a) whatever the IRS says; (b) 20 years in prison; (c) a good lawyer; (d) all...
Yesterday, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) reminded MiFID firms of their obligations to disclose information to...
The Supreme Court delivered its decision this week in UKI (Kingsway) Limited v Westminster City Council, a significant case concerning...
It depends why you are asking.For VAT purposes, transactions in cryptocurrencies are treated as VAT exempt, essentially on the grounds...
The National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) is a little-known group based in the National Crime Agency (NCA)'s London offices that...
The Supreme Court has decided that a landlord cannot resist the exercise of a business tenant’s statutory right to a new tenancy on the...
There has been explosive growth in the types and quantity of data available to the fund management industry in recent years, and as the...
The news this morning was that the Government will be stepping up its preparations for a no-deal Brexit. This is perhaps not surprising...
The Government has put forward a series of proposals following its responses to the July 2017 Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices....
Developers should beware before deciding to build in breach of restrictive covenants. They should not assume that a combination of a...
Last year, the UK Government launched a five year anti-corruption strategy (due to run until 2022). For those unfamiliar with the...
The UK has been given the highest possible rating by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) following a review of its AML framework. FATF...
Some good news amongst the chaos - a year's grace for EU members clearing OTC on LCH, LME, ICE and other London CCPs. One would hope that...
I had the pleasure on Wednesday of attending the launch event for the new Wates Principles of corporate governance for large private...