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TAX-DISPUTES
HMRC’s Litigation and Settlement Strategy: overdue for reform
Waqar Shah
HMRC have indicated that they intend to update their litigation and settlement policy later this year. Waqar Shah (Kingsley Napley) considers why the policy is ripe for change.
When Homer nods: the rise of the Inco principle in tax
Ben Elliott
Louis Triggs
Ben Elliott and Louis Triggs (Pump Court Tax Chambers) set out the three
conditions for invoking the
Inco
principle, the factors that determine its
application in practice, and the role it may play as Brexit-era drafting and
rapid legislative change generate more disputes.
AI in tax disputes: risks and routes of challenge
Liesl Fichardt
Emily Au
Liesl Fichardt and Emily Au (Quinn Emanuel) consider the use of AI in
tax disputes and the implications for transparency, fairness and taxpayer
challenges.
Boulting: clarifying the purpose test in share buy-backs
David Whiscombe
Boulting
cannot be regarded as a satisfactory case, except as to its outcome in
favour of the taxpayer, writes David Whiscombe.
Lifecycle of a transaction: tax disputes on intra-group debt
Ravi Ahlawat
Lauren Redhead
Lauren Redhead and Ravi Ahlawat (DLA Piper) consider what to do when
HMRC enquire into deal funding, and provide a practical playbook from first
request to resolution.
Contentious tax quarterly: Summer 2025
Liam McKay
Adam Craggs
Adam Craggs and Liam McKay (RPC) review some notable rulings on a
range of procedural issues, as well as recent changes to the tribunal rules.
Private client review for June 2025
Sophie Dworetzsky
A long-awaited report on will reform and the recent announcement on
carried interest are among the developments covered in this month’s review
by Sophie Dworetzsky (Charles Russell Speechlys).
Improving HMRC’s approach to dispute resolution
Liam McKay
Adam Craggs
Adam Craggs and Liam McKay (RPC) examine the current consultation
which could help influence HMRC’s future approach to dispute resolution.
HMRC, tax disputes and AI
Liesl Fichardt
Emily Au
Will AI make tax disputes faster and smarter, or simply more complicated?
Liesl Fichardt and Emily Au (Quinn Emanuel) investigate.
Time is money: how to mitigate late payment interest in tax disputes
Jack Prytherch
Jack Prytherch (Osborne Clarke) sets out the practical steps that taxpayers
can take to minimise delays in their disputes with HMRC and so mitigate any
additional interest charged.
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EDITOR'S PICK
Rights, influence and LLP member status after BlueCrest
Constantine Christofi
,
Craig Kirkham-Wilson
,
Lauren Trask
1 /7
Let the light in: LLCs and other reverse hybrids
Matthew Rowbotham
2 /7
HFFX: the widening reach of miscellaneous income
Elena Rowlands
,
Tom Margesson
,
Ian Zeider
3 /7
Estoppel and abuse of process in VAT
Claire Logan
4 /7
The UK’s tax certainty problem
Jenny Batchelor
,
Ahmed Mobasshir
5 /7
HMRC’s status in Part 26A restructuring plans: the High Court decision in Waldorf
Alan Rafferty
,
Jade Du Berry
,
Ollie Winters
6 /7
Ask an expert: Dividend planning under the new close company reporting regime
Nick Wright
7 /7
Rights, influence and LLP member status after BlueCrest
Constantine Christofi
,
Craig Kirkham-Wilson
Let the light in: LLCs and other reverse hybrids
Matthew Rowbotham
HFFX: the widening reach of miscellaneous income
Elena Rowlands
,
Tom Margesson
Estoppel and abuse of process in VAT
Claire Logan
The UK’s tax certainty problem
Jenny Batchelor
,
Ahmed Mobasshir
HMRC’s status in Part 26A restructuring plans: the High Court decision in Waldorf
Alan Rafferty
,
Jade Du Berry
Ask an expert: Dividend planning under the new close company reporting regime
Nick Wright
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VAT capital goods scheme changes
New guidance on UK-India social security agreement
Mandatory registration brought into force, eventually
HMRC annual report: compliance yield tops £50bn
CASES
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St Patrick’s International College Ltd and others v HMRC
M Lambourne and another v HMRC
HMRC v Align Technology Switzerland GmbH and another
Other cases that caught our eye: 17 July 2026
HMRC v BlueCrest Capital Management (UK) LLP
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Directors’ liability: tax schemes
BlueCrest: the impact for asset managers
When Ramsay does not rescue HMRC
Tax Update 2026: Plans to reform the income tax payment regime: a significant acceleration of ITSA tax liabilities
Tax Update 2026: Modernising the distributions framework: familiar routes for extracting value or reorganising companies may change
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