VAT and pension schemes: HMRC reconsiders
HMRC has announced it is looking again at the VAT treatment of services to DB and DC pension schemes, including investment management. This is welcome news for employers and trustees.
13 June 2014
VAT and pension schemes - September 2015
A simple change to scheme rules would establish the employer’s entitlement to recover VAT on services to its pension scheme versus rearranging supply contracts. We discuss the approach and next steps.
21 September 2015
Virtual currencies - regulatory creep
We look at how virtual currencies may be affected by proposals by the Council of the EU for the Commission to amend the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive and the 2nd Payment Services Directive.
08 March 2016
Warranty & Indemnity insurance: a useful tool in real estate transactions
Warranty & Indemnity insurance has increased as a 'deal tool' for the disposal of real estate assets, with a growing number of real estate funds using it on every deal. This note explains more.
22 April 2015
Volkswagen and a new landscape for product stewardship
Read on to understand the full impact of the Volkswagen emissions scandal including background to air quality legislation and problems in applying it.
29 February 2016
Waste law update
Sam Sandilands and Stephen Lavington highlight some of the latest developments in waste law. This article originally appeared in Resource July / August 2013.
31 July 2013
Water Law and Regulation webinar
In this webinar, we provide an update on competition and regulation issues relevant to water law and water companies.
25 November 2015
Warranty and Indemnity Insurance and other Transaction Liability Insurance Products
Our insurance briefing covers the increased use of transaction liability insurance (TLI) products in an increasingly buoyant M&A market.
19 September 2013
Webinar - Environmental issues in corporate acquisitions and disposals
These are the slides from our webinar, which looked at latest trends, how to identify environmental sticking points early on in the process and how to manage them.
23 July 2013
Wealth Planning using Captive Insurance
Where family wealth is derived from an active business, captive insurance can provide significant opportunities to retain and transfer that wealth to other members of the business owner’s family.
07 April 2014
When are a judges findings admissible in ACCA disciplinary proceedings?
10 September 2014
Webinar - Industrial Emissions Directive update
In these slides, we provide a general overview of the Industrial Emissions Directive – its aims, objectives and key features.
23 July 2013