May 31, 2022 To probate and beyond: the digitalisation of private client law By Elizabeth Doherty Jacob Ward Riley Forson The 2020/1 Covid-19 lockdowns caused a revolution in the use of technology even in the most traditional areas. Two recent developments...
May 30, 2022 BEPS 2.0 – losing momentum? By Elizabeth Keeling The Financial Times report that the OECD’s two-pillar agreement to re-allocate some taxing rights to market economies (Pillar One) and...
May 30, 2022 The (un)regulated world of cryptocurrency: UK Government to recognise "stablecoins" By Lorna Emson Sheila Dines Since December 2021, UK organisations have been providing welcome safeguards for consumers dabbling in the unregulated world of...
May 27, 2022 Tax rule change may encourage UK investment managers to hold cryptoassets By Rebecca Rose As trailed by the Treasury back in April, HMRC has published a consultation on expanding the list of “investment transactions’” which...
May 27, 2022 Trust Registration Service – 1 September 2022 deadline is fast approaching By Clare Wilson The UK’s Trust Registration Service (TRS) was first introduced in 2017 in compliance with the EU’s Fourth Money Laundering Directive....
May 27, 2022 New guidance for tax as a governance matter in 2022 By Lucy Urwin The European Business Tax Forum (EBTF) last week released its first working draft of a set of “best practices for good tax governance”....
May 26, 2022 Watch this space: what to look out for as the metaverse matures By Sonja Dragomir While opinions are divided — its development has been both glorified and reviled, along with everything in between — there appears to be...
May 26, 2022 Can't PAYE? We'll take it away! HMRC's discretion to disapply PAYE By Jackelyn West Jamie Golding In the recent decision of Hoey v HMRC EWCA Civ 656 (Hoey), the Court of Appeal confirmed that HMRC has a very wide discretion to disapply...
May 23, 2022 Laughable that sanctions might not apply to crypto? It is according to this US judge By Neill Blundell Helen Harvey In a recently unsealed court document from the US, the judge quoted comedy show, Saturday Night Live, in support of his unequivocal...
May 23, 2022 Dosco: quantum of a contribution notice By Camilla Barry George Mitkov On 31 March 2022, the Pensions Regulator (TPR) published a section 89 report on its regulatory intervention in relation to the Dosco...
May 23, 2022 The limit of Quincecare: Privy Council holds that banks do not owe a tortious duty of care to non-customers By Lorna Emson Nikolas Ireland James Reid In its recent judgment in RBS v JP SPC 4 & another [2022] UKPC 18 the Privy Council has provided an important insight into the scope of...
May 20, 2022 The FCA unveils new reporting platform for sanctions breaches By Neill Blundell Francis Bond Georgia O'Connor The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a new financial sanctions evasion reporting platform for regulated entities, in a bid...
May 19, 2022 An EU retail passport for alternative funds? By Gavin Haran Lora Froud The EU’s review of the Alternative Investment Funds Management Directive, or AIFMD 2, is underway. The EU’s institutions are currently...
May 19, 2022 You’ve got a friend in me: English courts show support for the finality of arbitral awards By Mark Lawrence Chloe Edworthy Riley Forson The English High Court has made it clear that there is no automatic right to an oral hearing where a party seeks to challenge an arbitral...
May 16, 2022 Luke Powell and Katherine Milliken discuss their new roles By Katherine Milliken Watch Katherine in conversation with our managing partner Luke Powell where they discuss their new roles, what they think makes...
May 12, 2022 EU puts a lid on interest deductibility with offer of new equity tax allowance By Rhiannon Kinghall Were The European Commission (EC) has proposed a new tax incentive to encourage funding new investment by increasing capital. The objective of...