Financial Services & Tax

Articles

Shaping the future of litigation funding: the Civil Justice Council’s vision for reform

Emma Carr and Louise Macdonald from Gowling WLG discuss the reforms set out in the Civil Justice Council’s final report

Counting the cost of the UK tax system

Waqar Shah, a Partner at Kingsley Napley, takes a closer look at the recent report by the Committee of Public Accounts on the cost of the tax system

Businesses should prepare for new rules on fraud or they risk being caught out

As the 1 September deadline approaches, Rachel Warren, Legal Director at Charles Russell Speechlys, guides us through the examples set out in the government guidance related to the new failure prevent fraud offence

Contracts for difference supporting Clean Power 2030

Ben Brown and Sophie Lowe from Eversheds Sutherland discuss the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s consultation on proposals for further reform of the contracts for difference for allocation round 7

Rising costs, falling trust: riding the current HMRC wave

Nathan Talbott, Head of Commercial Litigation at Wright Hassall, dissects the recent report by the Committee of Public Accounts and shares his thoughts on what HMRC needs to do to rebuild public trust

Is your identity check really necessary?

Bernard George shares his thoughts on the over and under use of anti-money laundering checks

Cum-ex: far from over

Rahman Ravelli Partner, Niall Hearty, explains that despite the final fine being issued by the UK regulator over the cum-ex scandal, other jurisdictions impacted by the tax fraud scheme are still actively pursuing enforcement action

Why are we still relying on property law to divide the assets of cohabiting couples on separation?

Catherine Loadman from Lund Bennett Law discusses a recent case that provides helpful information for family lawyers advising cohabiting parties on the division of property