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Stamp Duty Land Tax: Non-UK resident surcharge consultation
3 May, 2019
Please find below our official response paper to the Stamp Duty Land Tax: Non-UK resident surcharge consultation which was submitted on Friday 3 May 2019. For further information...
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Tax advice
Guidance note for establishing and maintaining non-UK (off shore) corporate tax residence
12 Apr, 2019
Whether or not a business is UK ‘resident’ will determine the level of UK corporation tax it has to pay. A UK resident company will have to pay UK corporation tax on all of its...
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Commercial dispute resolution / Legal advice for directors / Shareholder Disputes / Family businesses
Unfair prejudice petitions — quasi-partnerships and the importance of fairness (Re Westshield Ltd Waldron v Waldron)
10 Apr, 2019
Dispute Resolution analysis: In Re Westshield Ltd Waldron v Waldron, the court considered the circumstances when a company might be described as a ‘quasi-partnership’ and the...
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Advertising, technology & media
The importance of cyber security
8 Apr, 2019
A cyber attack can lose you money, leave you open to fines, damage your reputation and hamper or even cripple your ability to provide your services, so food service businesses need...
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Guidance note for subsidiaries and group structures
18 Mar, 2019
If your business is expanding, or you want to explore new business opportunities, you may be wondering whether to set up a subsidiary. A subsidiary is a distinct legal entity...
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Tax advice / Intellectual property
Time to take a second look at the Transfer Pricing model for IP Portfolios?
12 Feb, 2019
Businesses, particularly large multi-nationals, have increasingly valuable IP portfolios which, typically, they look to manage in the most tax-efficient way. HMRC is...
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Tax advice / Tax returns / Inheritance planning / Trust creation / Trust management services
Response to consultation 'The Taxation of Trusts: A Review'
5 Feb, 2019
1 The government seeks views on whether the principles of transparency, fairness and neutrality, and simplicity constitute a reasonable approach to ensure an...
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Corporate transactions
Guidance note: 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code
1 Feb, 2019
Published in July 2018, the 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code (Code) replaces the 2016 UK Corporate Governance Code (2016 Code) as the key source of corporate governance...
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Banking & finance
Liquidated Damages in EPC Contracts
24 Jan, 2019
Borrowers, Lenders and Investors should take note of the recent case of GPP Big Field LLP v Solar EPC Solutions SL (formerly Prosolia Siglio XXI) [2018] EWHC 2866 (Comm) which...
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Commercial contracts
Why are the Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharges) Regulations such a big deal for businesses?
22 Jan, 2019
It has become commonplace, particularly through online sales, for businesses to pass to the customer the additional fees they are being charged by banks and other intermediaries to...
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Disputes / Commercial dispute resolution
Guide to Dealing with a Small Claim
13 Dec, 2018
Our Guide to Dealing with a Small Claim has been prepared to help you through the process and to try to avoid or minimise incurring legal fees on a small claim....
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Commercial dispute resolution / Banking & finance / Consumer Law
Guidance note for frozen bank accounts
6 Dec, 2018
Have you had your bank account frozen without explanation? This guidance note explains what can cause your account to be frozen and provides guidance if you find yourself in this...
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Disputes / Commercial dispute resolution
Guide to dispute resolution
6 Dec, 2018
Whilst this is a guide to dispute resolution it focuses on matters which ultimately end up in court litigation. Although most disputes are settled without going to court, and the...
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Data Protection
Providing digital services: the effects of the NIS regulations 2018
29 Nov, 2018
With all the attention surrounding the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2018, it is no surprise that the Network and Information Systems...
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Family businesses
Winning the Generation Game
29 Nov, 2018
With around 70% of all family businesses failing in the initial transition from generation 1 to generation 2, the earlier they embark on succession planning the greater the chance...
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Services for business owners / Commercial contracts / Legal advice for directors / Information technology / Intellectual property / Retail / Advertising, technology & media / Family businesses
Agency Agreements, Brexit and UK/EU Competition
7 Nov, 2018
An “agent” has the power to create, change or terminate the legal relations of another party (the “principal”). The agent’s authority can be broad or narrowly defined...
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Commercial dispute resolution
Interest applicable to commercial contracts
2 Nov, 2018
Most commercial contracts provide for the consequences of late payment and will have an interest provision, but if certain types of business to business contracts are silent in...
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Autumn Budget 2018: Headlines for SMEs
30 Oct, 2018
Many had anticipated a ‘quiet budget’ with not too many changes ahead of Brexit and the ‘Great Economic Unknown’ which awaits. In fact, Phil Hammond put on a...
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Charities & not-for-profit / Education
Charities - dealing with data breaches
22 Oct, 2018
Data breaches are a ‘hot topic’ in the media at the moment, following (amongst many others) hacker Magecart’s infiltration of British Airways, Ticketmaster and the most...
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Residential property
SDLT is 15 years old – so what’s changed?
4 Oct, 2018
It is usually the transition period of change that causes the most confusion and scepticism. But, in the case of stamp duty land tax (SDLT) which replaced stamp duty in 2003, its...
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