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Geoff Lloyd (EY) discusses the impact of a second Court of Appeal decision in six months that has overturned follower and accelerated payment notices.
Andrew Goldstone and Jonathan S. Betesh (Mishcon de Reya) review the latest tax developments affecting private clients.
Barrister Michael Thomas (Pump Court Tax Chambers) believes there is a disturbing trend in our tax jurisprudence: an increasing number of important decisions made by HMRC are only capable of being challenged on a judicial review basis.

Current taxpayer safeguards for HMRC’s notice powers are neither independent nor accessible, writes Tracey Bowler (Institute for Fiscal Studies).

Adam Craggs and Constantine Christofi (RPC) examine the judgment and consider where this leaves us.
 

Jeanette Zaman and Zoe Andrews (Slaughter and May) review recent developments affecting the City.

Jeanette Zaman and Zoe Andrews (Slaughter and May) review recent developments affecting the City.
 
In Pitcher, the tribunal has considered HMRC’s entitlement to issue a penalty following non-payment of an accelerated payment notice. Gideon Sanitt (Macfarlanes) reviews the impact of that decision.
 
Taxpayers should question their legal advisers carefully about bringing future challenges to the accelerated payment notices regime if they are not to throw good money after bad. Patrick Cannon (15 Old Square) reviews the four reported judicial review challenges to APNs of note.
 
Chris Davidson (KPMG) believes that HMRC has misinterpreted the 2004 DOTAS rules by issuing APNs on the basis that they are substantially the same as a previous transaction that was notifiable under DOTAS. 
 
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