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 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 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...
Nov 11, 2020 Capital gains tax reform: four key messages By Gregory Price After recent press speculation about capital gains tax (CGT) reform, we learn today about the changes that the Office of Tax...
Nov 03, 2020 A "second wave" of Coronavirus amendments following new FCA guidance? By Adam Caines New FCA guidance Following the announcement of a second national lockdown, the FCA has announced a reprise of the payment deferral...
Oct 27, 2020 AIFMD review: delegation, NPPRs and asset-stripping By Harriet Miller The European Commission (the Commission) has launched a public consultation ahead of its review of the Alternative Investment Fund...
Oct 27, 2020 Covid-19 and the "meanwhile use" of unused and unoccupied premises By Rebecca Delaney Why do we need to rethink the use of space? In the context of a global pandemic in which social distancing is now the new normal,...
Oct 12, 2020 Working from (a holiday) home: tax challenges from the "new normal" By Gregory Price With governments encouraging workers to stay away from the office to help limit the spread of Covid-19, many employers have found that...
Sep 24, 2020 Paying for the pandemic: EU targets corporate taxes By Gregory Price It is interesting to read today that the EU Commission draws a direct link between the EU's €750bn recovery fund and a desire that member...
Sep 11, 2020 Where is there a will? The Government finds a way… a.k.a. how to be “present” in spirit By Edward Reed It is a reasonably well-known challenge of making an English will that the testator or testatrix must sign “in the presence of” two...
Jul 27, 2020 Remote witnessing of wills in England and Wales to be made legal By Clare Wilson The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted many people to put in place a will, in order to ensure that their assets pass in accordance with their...
Jul 17, 2020 Shedding preconceptions: logistics stakes claim for major role in post-Covid real estate market By Macfarlanes Whilst the desperate scenes of empty supermarket shelves and booked-out online grocery delivery slots at the start of the Covid-19...
Jul 09, 2020 Furlough fraud: HMRC makes its first arrest By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has reportedly made its first arrest of a person in connection with suspected furlough fraud....
Jul 01, 2020 Not out of options: EMI working time requirements relaxed in relation to Covid-19 By Florence Barnes The Government has released explanatory notes and tax information and impact notes at the report stage of Finance Bill 2020 to introduce...