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Trustees should be well aware of the new rules, in force since 6 April 2017, concerning the tax treatment of offshore trusts

Earlier this year, as we reported in our Transparency Update March 2018, the UK Government confirmed its intention to proceed with a register of overseas companies owning UK property.

When directors are sued, they expect their companies to stand by them, and with good reason; they have worked hard for the company and expect their loyalty to be repaid. Sometimes the company is inclined to stand by them and sometimes it is not.

As is our tradition at this time of year, this month we are looking back on some of the bigger developments in the employment arena over the last 12 months.

Few entrepreneurs start a business relishing the opportunity to deal with the nitty-gritty of bureaucracy – in fact, avoiding it is the reason many choose the startup life in the first place.

The Millennial workforce gets a bad rap from some quarters.

The DTI has recently published for consultation draft Regulations proposing changes to the family-related and flexible working rules. The changes are due to come into force in April 2007, so would apply to parents of children expected to be born, or placed for adoption, on or after 1 April 2007.

This month we deal with a variety of topical issues, ranging from the current state of the Working Time Regulations op-out to proposed consultation obligations in relation to company pension schemes.

In a recent case that will worry many employers, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that employees solely working abroad could bring claims under the Fixed-Term Employees Regulations against their employer in the UK.

Retail CFDs are complex, leveraged derivative financial instruments that investment firms commonly offer to retail clients through online trading platforms.

The right to a private life is as fundamental as rights to freedom of expression and liberty itself. Intrusions into privacy, family or home life are sorely felt.

Reversing the decision in the Court of Appeal, the recent Supreme Court decision in Rock Advertising v MWB Business Exchange Centres has confirmed that non-oral modification...

Earlier this year, as we reported in our Transparency Update March 2018, the UK Government confirmed its intention to proceed with a register of overseas companies owning UK property.

The Court of Appeal has confirmed that packaging publicly available information into a unique investment strategy can create protectable confidential information, even when disclosed to hundreds of potential investors. This landmark ruling clarifies when information enters the public domain and how NDAs should be interpreted in commercial disputes.

The determination of the rights of 3.5 million EU nationals currently living in the UK and 1.2 million UK nationals currently living in other EU countries continues to be one of the key issues ...

Exit is a word that has so much meaning for an entrepreneur. It can be the realisation of a dream, sometimes a culmination of a lifetime's work and recognition of success and the struggle that preceded.

An independent Premier League Commission has found Manchester City in breach of financial rules spanning nine seasons, with findings that the club artificially inflated revenues and reduced costs by over £900 million. The decision marks what the Premier League describes as the most significant case in its history, though Manchester City strongly disputes the findings and intends to appeal, setting the stage for further proceedings that could reshape English football's regulatory landscape.

The next generation of high net worth individuals is taking on a wider range of projects than their parents, and becoming actively involved far more quickly.