Aug 30, 2019 Application of the commorientes rule – Scarle v Scarle By Thomas Simpson This case relates to a particularly sad set of facts. Mr and Mrs Scarle were both found dead from hypothermia on 11 October 2016 in their...
Aug 29, 2019 Overseas property investors facing greater transparency challenge By Macfarlanes With the continuing state of uncertainty with politics and the economy generally, there has been a slowdown in the volume of investment...
Aug 28, 2019 Blanket enquiries - HMRC turns up the heat on contractors By Philip Swinburn The Financial Times has reported that almost 1,500 contractors who provide services to GSK have received letters from HMRC querying their...
Aug 21, 2019 Paying employees in bitcoin - a crypto-headache? By Lewin Higgins-Green The Financial Times reports that it is becoming increasingly common (although, I assume, still rather rare) for employees within the...
Aug 21, 2019 The future is digital - starting with VAT By Macfarlanes A key takeaway from the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action Plan was the challenge of taxing a global economy in the throes of...
Aug 20, 2019 Government considers tighter immigration controls for EU nationals on a no-deal Brexit By Tom Marsom As the prospect of a no-deal Brexit looms large, the government has released further details on how new arrivals from the EU after 31...
Aug 16, 2019 More uncertainty for employers and business travellers By Philip Swinburn This week the Financial Times reported “Right now an employer can send a UK employee out to visit Europe without giving it a second...
Aug 15, 2019 A deep freeze: the NCA obtains account freezing orders over accounts worth more than £100m By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs The National Crime Agency (NCA) announced on 14 August 2019 that it has obtained account freezing orders (AFOs) over eight bank accounts...
Aug 14, 2019 Fast track visas for scientists: PM launches initiative to attract highly-skilled migrants to the UK By Macfarlanes The Prime Minister has announced a new scheme, which will effectively replace the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) category, to attract elite...
Aug 07, 2019 A little less cryptic: FCA finalises guidance on regulatory perimeter for cryptoassets By Richard Burrows As promised, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its final guidance on the regulatory perimeter for cryptoassets in...
Aug 06, 2019 The SFO releases guidance on how companies should co-operate By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs On 6 August the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) published its "Corporate Co-operation Guidance". This guidance is intended to assist with...
Aug 06, 2019 The enduring appeal of UK real estate to international family offices By Clare Breeze The Financial Times recently reported that family offices are "diving into new markets" to hunt down financial returns in response to the...
Aug 06, 2019 Rolling the dice with IR35 By Macfarlanes Emotions run high when playing Monopoly. We have all felt the glory of becoming a property tycoon or the devastation of rolling three...