After years of discussion and speculation, changes to the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (the Act) will come into force in England and Wales on 1 October.

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has fined the former CEO of Wyelands Bank Plc £118,808 for breaching PRA Conduct Rules over a four year period.

Rachel Reeves is delivering a clear message in the announcement of her Leeds Reforms for financial services and her second Mansion House speech, supported by the Government's Financial Services.

During 2023 the previous Government undertook a consultation on a package of changes to the UK's legislation concerning transfer pricing (TP), permanent establishment (PE), and diverted profits tax (DPT).

The Chancellor had previously pledged to hold only one "fiscal event" each year (at the Autumn Budget), and so the Spring Statement was widely expected to be a low-key affair.

Advocate General Mengozzi has recently delivered his opinion in the case of European Commission v Portuguese Republic ECJ Case C-38/10.

The Home Office announced at the end of last week that, from 31 January 2024, eligibility for the Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) visa, known colloquially...

Subsequent to the High Court's decision in Galapagos Bidco S.à r.l. v Dr Frank Kebekus [2023] WHC 13931 (Ch) (for more on which see our commentary)...

Welcome to the latest edition of our newsletter which explores recent competition law developments across the UK and EU.

The Court of Appeal (CoA) has recently handed down a hotly anticipated judgment concerning the enforceability of litigation funding agreements (LFAs) for competition law claims brought as collective proceedings.

Where a defendant is associated with an English company (as an officer or a person with significant control) and they are registered at Companies House with a service address in England...

The law governing wills is a matter of fundamental importance, as it has the potential to touch the lives of virtually everyone.

The Government intends to introduce a new requirement for tax advisers who interact with HMRC on behalf of clients to register with HMRC and meet minimum standards.

This series of reports examines the evolving European and UK defence sector landscape for private capital funds (PCFs) and institutional investors, given wider shifts in global geopolitics

The Financial Conduct Authority has issued direct warnings to football clubs about sponsorship deals with unauthorised financial services firms, particularly those operating cryptocurrency exchanges or trading platforms.

Macfarlanes has successfully obtained an order forcing two trustees, Christopher Burgess and Redshank Business Services Limited, to explain their management of approximately £12.5m paid...

HMRC has launched a consultation on simplifying treaty relief from withholding tax on interest paid overseas, acknowledging that the current system is complex and outdated. The consultation proposes allowing taxpayers to self-assess whether treaty relief applies, moving away from the cumbersome advance treaty application process that can take over a year to complete.

The UK restricts corporate tax deductions for interest and similar financing costs through several regimes, including thin capitalisation, hybrid mismatch rules and a fixed ratio...

HMRC has launched a comprehensive consultation on modernising the UK tax rules governing distributions and capital repayments by companies, proposing significant changes that could affect how returns of value to individual shareholders are taxed.