Nov 30, 2020 Does the recent boost in CGT receipts offer any indication of an imminent tax rise? By Rhiannon Kinghall Were In HMRC’s latest monthly report there is a marked increase in CGT receipts, raising a significant £264m in the fiscal year to date,...
Nov 27, 2020 Tis the season… for online fraud By Neill Blundell Helen Harvey Bargain hunters are not the only ones who’ve been looking forward to the Black Friday sales… fraudsters have been getting ready too. The...
Nov 26, 2020 Second suspension of wrongful trading By Timothy Bromley-White The government has once again suspended wrongful trading, this time until 30 April 2021. The government had previously suspended wrongful...
Nov 25, 2020 What the spending review means for the future of UK tax By David Gauke As expected, today’s statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer setting out his spending plans for the next year did not specifically...
Nov 25, 2020 How mistaken were we about mistakes of law? The Supreme Court’s new approach By Macfarlanes In Test Claimants in the Franked Investment Income Group Litigation v HMRC [2020] UKSC 47 (FII) the Supreme Court has redefined the...
Nov 24, 2020 Record number of money laundering reports submitted in the UK By Neill Blundell Helen Harvey The 2020 Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) Annual Report was published on 19 November, reporting a record number of SARs. SARs must be...
Nov 24, 2020 A little less conversation, a little more action By Lucy Urwin Rhian Edwards Once again, Covid-19 has demonstrated its ability to affect issues seemingly entirely removed from the auspices of a health crisis. In...
Nov 19, 2020 Bridging the value gap By Kathryn Jarvis Last week Jessica Adam, a partner in our corporate and M&A team, was joined by Harry Bourne, from the investment banking group at...
Nov 17, 2020 “Strong and simple”: UK banks after 2021 By Tim Plews Last week, Sam Woods, CEO of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) gave a speech on the regulatory architecture for UK banks...
Nov 16, 2020 Extended furlough: new guidance and formal rules now published – important update By Matthew Ramsey Last week saw the publication of three different sets of guidance on the extended furlough scheme – the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme...
Nov 16, 2020 Accelerating the shift to private credit By Rachel Richardson Over the last decade, market participants have observed direct lenders quietly taking market share from traditional bank lenders. As...
Nov 16, 2020 Covid-related tax breaks: what are France and Italy up to? By Edward Reed Whilst governments across Western Europe struggle to contain Covid-19 and preserve the capacity of local health systems, questions have...
Nov 13, 2020 FCA outlines its direction of travel on ESG reporting and disclosure By Lora Froud Tiffany Cox Richard Monks, Director of Strategy at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), recently delivered a speech on the FCA’s approach to...
Nov 13, 2020 Brexit and the Disclosure Regulation By Lora Froud Tiffany Cox Will the EU Disclosure Regulation apply in the UK?As things stand, no. The Disclosure Regulation (the Regulation) applies from 10 March...
Nov 12, 2020 Enforcing security in a depressed property market By Laura Uberoi Timothy Bromley-White As many businesses now face another phase of closures, we are seeing borrowers and lenders reconsidering and restructuring their finance...
Nov 12, 2020 Extended furlough scheme: new guidance published By Matthew Ramsey Following last week’s extension of the CJRS furlough scheme, the Government has now published thirteen sets of guidance with further...