Sep 30, 2019 MiFID II unbundling: Firms keep calm and carry on By Macfarlanes Prior to MiFID II, research costs were often bundled into overall transaction fees paid by investors to managers. Since 3 January 2018,...
Sep 27, 2019 London continues to appeal to global investors By Macfarlanes Citywealth reported this week on London’s continuing appeal to overseas investors. Rather than seeing the challenging market conditions...
Sep 27, 2019 There’s no place like home: the UK Court blocks the extradition of the subject of the first UWO By Neill Blundell On Thursday 26 September the UK Court ruled that the subject of the first set of unexplained wealth orders (UWO) in the UK, the wife of...
Sep 24, 2019 Employee misconduct: is dismissal the only remedy? By Matthew Ramsey An article about an Austrian professional cyclist isn’t, admittedly, the most obvious thing to engage a UK employment lawyer’s mind, but...
Sep 24, 2019 Towards a transatlantic model - Germany looks to shift on corporate criminal liability By Neill Blundell A distinct feature of Germany’s corporate criminal landscape may finally be coming to an end. Germany’s Federal Ministry of Justice and...
Sep 24, 2019 A lesson on timely transfer pricing analysis By Macfarlanes The story is simple: a shareholder acquires a property in France through a Luxembourg Company. The acquisition is financed by a 12%...
Sep 24, 2019 Benchmarking interest rates: a debate as old as transfer pricing By Macfarlanes Bond search versus loan search? The question of which benchmarking method to use has for a long time been a matter of technical debate...
Sep 16, 2019 HMRC delay new VAT rules for construction businesses By Macfarlanes The domestic reverse charge (DRC) for construction services is no longer coming into force on 1 October 2019 but will be deferred for a...
Sep 11, 2019 The ESG movement: tax and corporate purpose By Gregory Price What is the purpose of a company?Once upon a time, that was an easy question: companies are supposed to maximise shareholder value,...