Financial Services & Tax

Articles

23 Oct 2019

Tinkering with inheritance tax

Recommendations by the Office of Tax Simplification to streamline inheritance tax are not fundamental reform but are welcome, says Matthew Duncan

10 Oct 2019

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Here be crypto dragons: it's all about the evidence, proclaims the CastellGhostWriteBot

3 Apr 2019

Plexus secures £15m investment

Defendant law firm Plexus Law has secured a £15m private equity investment from Origin Equity in return for a minority shareholding in the business. 

27 Jun 2017

Teaching young lawyers old tax tricks

John Bunker discusses using nil rate band discretionary trusts to assist with resident nil rate band planning

19 Jun 2017

Bridge a sport for VAT purposes, says AG opinion

Mental element alone can satisfy definition of sport

8 Jun 2017

The game is up for tax treaty shopping

International accord a 'nail in the coffin' for corporate tax avoidance schemes, says City lawyer

5 Jun 2017

FCA dawn raids down to pre-crisis levels

City solicitor warns that regulator may come under political pressure if it is not seen as 'proactive'

15 May 2017

Claims against FTSE 100 companies more than double

Banks account for two-thirds of all High Court cases involving UK's largest companies