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Conviction and collapse: a mixed week for the SFO
By Lorna Emson James Reid
On Wednesday the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced that it had secured a corporate conviction against GPT Special Project Management...
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Despite Covid-19 the rush to direct lending continues
By Rachel Richardson
The FT has reported that Ares have raised an €11bn fund.  According to Prequin this will be Europe’s largest fund of its type. In...
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Staleness takes the biscuit: HMRC can’t wait forever to make a discovery assessment
By Damiano Sogaro
So-called "discovery assessments" have featured in the UK tax system since at least 1803, but the concept continues to evolve.What is a...
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The importance of litigation funding
By Malcolm Hitching
This morning’s FT article is a good reminder of the importance of the UK’s litigation funding industry.The rapid evolution of the sector...
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A TAD taxing? Germany plans to charge tax on departing entrepreneurs and family shareholders
By Michael Shaw
A recent announcement from the German finance ministry is a reminder of the need for business owners and family shareholders to plan any...
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Is the global minimum tax rate proposal a template for action on climate change?
By Lucy Urwin
Tax isn’t often touted as the solution to global warming. Nonetheless, the extent to which it proves possible to resolve perennial issues...
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Joint statement on merger control sets out need for more rigorous approach
By Rachel Carter
The competition authorities in the UK, Australia and Germany released a joint statement yesterday setting out the need for more rigorous...
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The SEC climate and ESG task force publishes its first risk alert focused on fund managers offering ESG-related products
By Harriet Miller
The recently established SEC climate and ESG task force published its first risk alert on 9 April. The alert highlights the task force’s...
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ESG-linked financings: a growing opportunity for the leveraged loan market?
By Macfarlanes
2021 has seen the rapid rise of ESG-linked financings in the leveraged loan market as has been commented on by the ELFA in its latest...
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Supreme Court to consider collective action for "loss of control" of personal data
By Fred Snowball
On 28 and 29 April, the Supreme Court will hear argument in Lloyd v Google – a case with potentially wide ramifications for the scope of...
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Corporate bond funds in the firing line
By Gavin Haran
Regulators in the UK, the EU and globally are considering liquidity risk management in open-ended funds. Following a number of perceived...
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ESAs consult on taxonomy-related sustainability disclosures for environmental products
By Lora Froud Tiffany Cox Gavin Haran
The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) are currently consulting on the proposed regulatory technical standards (RTS) on the content...
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Global tax transparency – another development
By Charlie Maydon Grace
On 31 March, 12 jurisdictions which are deemed by the OECD to have “no or only nominal tax” (including Bermuda, the BVI, the Cayman...
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Digital Assets timebomb?
By Macfarlanes
Whether you believe in the inherent value of cryptocurrency or not, there is no denying that it is becoming increasingly prevalent and...
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Tax Day leads to calls for trust tax reforms
By Paul Hardwick
Following the Tax Day announcement that the Government would not conduct any holistic reform of the taxation of trusts, the CIOT has...
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Why a global minimum tax rate now seems possible
By Gregory Price
In recent years, OECD member countries have been debating an ambitious plan to impose a global minimum tax rate on corporate profits for...
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