May 24, 2021 Further changes on the horizon – the VAT e-commerce package By Charishma Bhujohory As the dust settles on Brexit, businesses will need to brace themselves for another wave of change on the VAT front – the implementation...
Jan 18, 2021 UK introduces tighter travel restrictions to combat new Covid-19 variants By Tom Marsom UPDATE: From 15 February 2021, new guidance is in effect - please see our updated note here: Covid-19 UK travel restrictions and...
Jan 15, 2021 Supreme Court judgment concludes FCA business interruption test case - FCA reports that more policyholders will have valid claims By Alexander Cibulskis Today the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the FCA's Business Interruption (BI) test case.The judgment substantially upholds the...
Dec 03, 2020 What do the new tiers now mean for office working? By Matthew Ramsey Sean Lavin As readers will know, on Tuesday this week Parliament approved Regulations establishing a new three-tier framework to replace the second...
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 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 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 guidanceFollowing 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,...