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The UK tax authority is proposing sweeping changes to how it taxes individuals for company distributions and capital reductions, modernizing outdated legislation to ensure economically similar payments receive consistent tax treatment. However, these proposals represent a significant departure from long-established rules that underpin the UK's attractiveness as a place to do business and invest, potentially inflicting collateral damage on wider commercial activity and retail investors.

Share On Monday (29 July 2024), the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, gave a statement to the House of Commons, setting out the state of the public finances and confirming that some "difficult decisions" would need to be made.

Companies House, the UK companies registry, has begun to crack down significantly on companies that make late account filings, with directors personally exposed to criminal prosecution and disqualification.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has delivered its judgment in Jardine Strategic Limited v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd and 80 others (No 2) (Bermuda) abolishing the centuries old...

On 25 September 2023, Pitchbook published their Global Private Debt Report (Report) on H1 2023 activity in the private capital markets.

On 1 August 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its judgment in RFC Seraing SA v FIFA (C-600/23).

Hot on the heels from Dame Judith Hackitt's appearance before the House of Lords Select Committee in its inquiry into the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), the Construction Leadership Council...

Factors such as COVID-19 and the Russian-Ukraine war have highlighted the importance of both domestic and international food supply chains for national resilience...

On 27 September 2023, the General Court upheld the European Commission's infringement decision against Valve and five video game publishers (Bandai, Capcom, Focus Home, Koch Media and ZeniMax)...

The European Commission has adopted its first decisions under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), designating each of Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta...

The recent case of Invest Bank PSC v El-Husseini and others [2023] EWHC 2302 (Comm) clarifies that foreign judgment debts may be enforceable at common law in England...

Trustees holding confidential and commercially sensitive information and documents sometimes face claims for disclosure by third parties who are not within the beneficial class.

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

The article discusses the use of confidentiality rings in competition and High Court proceedings, highlighting their importance when standard disclosure restrictions are insufficient. Courts emphasize open justice and require specific justifications for confidentiality claims, balancing confidentiality concerns with public interest.

This note sets out an overview of the key considerations on the sale of investment management businesses.