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You 'may' do as you please but you 'must' do as we say…

Two recent cases have provided a reminder of the importance of the choice of language used when drafting. In particular, between wording which is classed as 'mandatory' or 'directory'.
16 September 2014

Food crime unit announced

On 4 September 2014 the final version of the Elliot report into food integrity and assurance of food supply networks was published.
16 September 2014

Recording disclosure (and getting it right first time)

Disclosure of documents in disputes and regulatory investigations is hugely time consuming and capable of giving rise to inefficiencies and costly errors. But getting it wrong can really hurt.
15 September 2014

Employment Edit – what's new in employment law

A fall in employment tribunal claims; guide to the new right to unpaid time off to accompany a pregnant woman to ante-natal appointments; Acas has issued new guidance on dress codes and appearance.
11 September 2014

South west property tax taskforce launched

HM Revenue and Customs' HMRC has announced that a new taskforce has been launched in South Wales and the south west of England to tackle tax evasion and fraud on property taxes.
10 September 2014

Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility

HM Revenue and Customs' HMRC has announced changes to the terms of the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility (LDF).
09 September 2014

Remittances of Loan Collateral

HMRC has changed how it treats loan arrangements for non-doms who use the remittance basis.
08 September 2014

Rural landlords must check new tenants' immigration status

From 1 December 2014 landlords in Birmingham, Walsall, Sandwell, Dudley and Wolverhampton should carry out 'right to rent checks' before granting new tenancy agreements.
04 September 2014

FRC and Mazars agree record settlement

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has agreed to its largest-ever out of tribunal settlement (£2m ) for disciplinary action brought against Mazars and one of its partners, Richard Karmel.
04 September 2014

Pensions Regulator settles Lehman case

The Pensions Regulator has agreed a £184 million settlement with PwC which means the UK Lehman scheme will not go into the Pension Protection Fund.
03 September 2014

Tackling offshore tax evasion

HMRC's latest consultation paper sets out the details of a tough new, strict liability, criminal offence of failing to declare taxable offshore income.
02 September 2014

The FCA changes its mind on why a broker is unfit but he is banned anyway

The FCA has been allowed to change the grounds on which it banned an insurance broker, after having had to accept that its original reasons were flawed.
01 September 2014

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