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Legal advice privilege and tax advice: scope, limits and interaction with HMRC
Jason Collins
Lauren Redhead
Legal advice privilege (LAP) remains a vital right for taxpayers, but its
boundaries are far from settled. Jason Collins and Lauren Redhead (DLA
Piper) examine LAP in a tax context, including the recent decision in Aabar v
Glencore which extends privilege to intra-client group communications.
Muller: notional companies and real-world transactions
Ashley Greenbank
Ashley Greenbank (Devereux Chambers) considers the Court of Appeal’s decision in Muller, which raises important questions about the application of the CTA 2009 s 1259 deeming rule to partnership and LLP restructurings involving corporate members.
Budget 2025: the view from the 100 Group Tax Committee
Dominic Mathon
Dominic Mathon (100 Group Tax Committee) reiterates the urgent need for
tax reform to encourage UK investment and boost economic growth.
Bryan Robson: when image and IR35 don’t mix
David Harmer
A recent IR35 tribunal judgment draws a line between services and image rights, and shows the consequences of HMRC errors, writes David Harmer (Markel Tax).
Ask an expert: Think global, file local: scoping the GIR
Aimee Wilde
Andrew Fitton
Andrew Fitton and Aimee Wilde (UNW) explain why a UK-filed GloBE Information Return for a foreign-parented group may not require detailed information for every jurisdiction in which the group operates.
Joint ventures: applying ESC D33 in practice
Ceinwen Rees
Caroline Inker
Caroline Inker and Ceinwen Rees (Kirkland & Ellis) explore the impact of ESC D33 on contractual payments made in less-than-straightforward share purchase scenarios.
Cross-border group relief: Lloyds tripped up by the ‘main purpose’ hurdle
Gerald Montagu
Gerald Montagu (Gide Loyrette Nouel) examines the First-tier Tribunal
decision in
Lloyds Asset Leasing Ltd
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Tax grouping (part II): capital gains groups
Maddy Potthast
Gavin Little
Continuing the series of articles on corporate tax issues, Gavin Little and
Maddy Potthast (Interpath) explain the rules for capital gains groups and the
pitfalls to watch out for in practice.
Mersey Docks: you’re my wonderwall
Yousuf Chughtai
Davinder Sahota
Davinder Sahota and Yousuf Chughtai (EY) examine a recent FTT decision
which shows how complex and large structures can be considered to function
as plant for capital allowances purposes, even where other premises-like
functions may exist.
Corporate re-domiciliation Panel Report: potential impact on structuring inward bound re-domiciliation
Freddie Schwier
Dominic Foulkes
Under current law, moving an existing group to the UK can be cumbersome. Dominic Foulkes and Freddie Schwier (Davis Polk) explain how the proposed legislative regime could help.
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Martin Verrall
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Budget 2026: protecting the UK’s tax competitiveness
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The Orsted ‘tax nothing’
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HMRC powers and the taxpayer relationship: when is enough, enough?
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Redrawing the line: modernising the taxation of distributions
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