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United Kingdom Tax, Offshore and Legal News Headlines 2003
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31/12/2003 OFT Chief Suggests Immunity Deals For Cartel Whistleblowers
31/12/2003 New Star International Reveals Market Predictions For 2004
30/12/2003 UK Lenders Warn Government Not To Treat Homeowners As Their 'Cash Cow'
30/12/2003 Gibraltar Must Play Full Part In Anglo Spanish Talks, Says Governor
24/12/2003 Spain Seeks To Exclude Gibraltar From EU External Frontier Regulations
23/12/2003 UK Law Society Approves German Tax Advisers For Potential MDPs
23/12/2003 Court Of Appeal Rules Against Revenue On 'Flip-Flop' Trust Schemes
23/12/2003 UK Government To Tighten Tax Screws On Pension Income
23/12/2003 UK Government Urged To Scrap Data Retention Laws
23/12/2003 American Casinos Deterred From UK By High Tax
22/12/2003 UK Treasury Announces Stamp Duty Land Tax Regulations
22/12/2003 Microsoft To Take Further Legal Action Over Spam
22/12/2003 UK Lord Chancellor Calls For Fast-Tracking Of Law Reforms
22/12/2003 Draft UK Transfer Pricing Legislation Likely To Fall Foul Of EU Law
22/12/2003 Gordon Brown's Tax Cloud May Have A Silver Lining: The End Of IR35?
22/12/2003 IMF Report Urges Chancellor To Check Fiscal Debt
19/12/2003 BIBA To Take More Proactive Approach To Selling Bermuda
19/12/2003 EC Gets Tough On Pension Fund Tax Discrimination
18/12/2003 Takeover Directive Approved By EU Parliament
18/12/2003 Millions More In UK Could Soon Pay Top Tax Rate, Warns Think Tank
18/12/2003 CFI Upholds BA Antitrust Ruling
17/12/2003 UK Venture Capitalists Hit Out At MBO Tax Rules
16/12/2003 IoM Chief Minister To Remain Vigilant Over EU Constitution
16/12/2003 Isle Of Man Fund Industry Benefits From Marketing Campaign
16/12/2003 Pre-Budget Report Contains Tax Bombshell For Self-Employed
16/12/2003 EU Anti-Spam Directive Labelled 'Toothless'
16/12/2003 Final Nail In The Coffin For Inheritance Tax Trusts?
15/12/2003 Clementi Favours Umbrella Regulator For UK Legal Sector
15/12/2003 EU Commission Proposes Two Year Extension To VAT Experiment
15/12/2003 UK Court Of Appeals Rules On Meaning Of 'Personal Data' In Data Protection Act
15/12/2003 EDS Loses Contract With UK Inland Revenue
12/12/2003 STEP Welcomes Simplification Of Trust Tax Treatment
12/12/2003 Abbey National Fined By FSA For Money Laundering Compliance Failures
12/12/2003 Judicial Independence To Be Enshrined In UK Law, Says Lord Chancellor
12/12/2003 UK Government Moots New Measures To Simplify Pensions Tax System
12/12/2003 UK Government Takes Steps Towards Formation Of Property Trusts
11/12/2003 UK Launches Online Writ Service - Lawyers Concerned
11/12/2003 Lord Falconer To Urge Law Society To Accept 'Tesco Law' Reforms
11/12/2003 One Third Of UK Businesses Unaware Of UK Spam Legislation
11/12/2003 Spain Rules Out Further Legal Action Against UK Over Gibraltar Voting Rights - For Now
11/12/2003 UK Pre-Budget Report Mostly Fine Print - Few Horrors
10/12/2003 Channel Island And Cayman Law Firms To Merge
10/12/2003 UK Customs Department Loses Prosecution Powers
10/12/2003 Legal Secretaries Face Job Losses In The UK As Functions Outsourced
10/12/2003 UK Needs Better R&D Tax Breaks Says IT Body
09/12/2003 House Of Lords Overrules Inland Revenue In Retirement Dispute
09/12/2003 EU Should Punish US With Trade Taxes For Rejecting Kyoto Deal, Says Think Tank
09/12/2003 UK Will Not Impose Direct Rule On Caymans Over EU Tax Directive
09/12/2003 Bolkestein Defends ECJ's Tax Role Whilst Rejecting Harmonisation Claims
09/12/2003 Isle of Man Firms Have More Sophisticated E-Business Strategies Than UK
09/12/2003 Brown Facing Opposition To Cap On Pension Tax Relief
08/12/2003 EU Planning Legal Action Over E-Privacy Failures
08/12/2003 UK Publishes Corporate Governance Bill
08/12/2003 ECJ Tax Judgements Could Cost UK £8bn In Tax Revenues
05/12/2003 UK Launches Consultation On EU Capital Adequacy Initiative
05/12/2003 OFT Sees Merger Ruling Overturned
05/12/2003 Many UK Freelancers Expect Unfair Treatment Over IR35 Rules
05/12/2003 Inland Revenue Chief Admits Tax Credits Were A PR Nightmare
05/12/2003 GFSB Calls For Local Office Of Fair Trading
05/12/2003 ICAEW Lays Out Taxpayer Priorities Ahead Of Pre-Budget Speech
04/12/2003 Progress Stalls On Community Patent
04/12/2003 OFT Steps In Over Misleading Domain Name Registrations
03/12/2003 Chinese Bar Reforms Revealed
03/12/2003 Quarterly Reporting Plans For EU Companies Dropped
03/12/2003 IoD Calls For Third 'Fiscal Rule' To Keep Tax Burden In Check
03/12/2003 UK Money Laundering Regulations Approved
02/12/2003 BCC Poll Shows That Planned EU Labour Legislation Threatens Flexibility
02/12/2003 UK Conservatives Put Tax Cuts Onto Back Burner
02/12/2003 CBI Urges UK Government To Defend Business 'Red Lines'
02/12/2003 Primarolo Issues Ultimatum To Cayman Islands
02/12/2003 FSA To Re-Examine Short Selling
02/12/2003 UK Considering Introduction Of US-Style Tax-Friendly Property Trusts
02/12/2003 Inland Revenue To Enforce Tighter Stamp Duty Regime
01/12/2003 UK's OSS Under Fire From Legal Services Ombudsman
01/12/2003 Businessman Seeks To Challenge Scottish Legal System
28/11/2003 High Court Finds UK ACT Provisions In Contravention Of Non-EU Tax Treaties
28/11/2003 New Corporate Abuse Laws Planned For UK
27/11/2003 Economists Meet To Explore Links Between IP And Development
27/11/2003 UK Government May Dampen Property Market Boom With Land Tax
26/11/2003 UK Treasury Expected To Take Greater Role In Tax Policy
25/11/2003 CBI Boss Slams 'Damaging' Legislation On Cross Border Mergers
25/11/2003 Legal And General Challenges FSA Mis-Selling Ruling
24/11/2003 UK Government Publishes Draft Bill Relaxing Gambling Laws
24/11/2003 Opposition Grows To Inland Revenue's Application Of Section 660
24/11/2003 UK Information Commissioner Publishes Guidance On E-Mail Marketing Law
24/11/2003 Primarolo Repeats UK Threat To Cayman Islands Over EU Tax Directive
24/11/2003 UK Government Amends Law On Overpaid Tax
24/11/2003 Standard Life Wins 8th Consecutive Investment Provider Award
21/11/2003 UK Customs Changes VAT Policy On Supplies To Business
20/11/2003 EasyJet Dismisses Ryanair Claims Over Subsidies
19/11/2003 UK's OFT Consulting On New E-Commerce Regulations
19/11/2003 House Of Lords Passes Law Expanding Retention Of Communications Data
18/11/2003 New Stamp Duty Regime To Hit UK Businesses Hard
18/11/2003 US Should Drop Steel Tariffs, Says CBI
18/11/2003 Ofcom Announces Appointment Of Legal Team
18/11/2003 KLegal Determined To Remain As Network Following KPMG Split
18/11/2003 UK Customs And Inland Revenue Departments May Merge
18/11/2003 Bolkestein To Launch New Push For Corporate Tax Harmonisation
17/11/2003 UK Fund Managers Worry About Tax Treatment Of Wider Funds Regime
17/11/2003 UK Minister Compliments IOM Over Response To EU And OECD
17/11/2003 FSA Fines Former CSFP Boss For Role In Japanese Tax Fraud
14/11/2003 Clifford Chance Urges Creation Of New Quality Mark For Lawyers
14/11/2003 Delay Expected In Implementation Of UK Money Laundering Regulations
14/11/2003 IoD Calls For European Treaties To Be Amended
14/11/2003 European Investors Urged To Launch More Class Action Suits
13/11/2003 BT Pleads For Less Regulation
12/11/2003 EU Members Divided Over Transparency Directive
11/11/2003 UK Government Under Fire Over Corporate Tax Reforms
11/11/2003 US Casino Group Holding Back Over Legislative Delays In The UK
11/11/2003 Inland Revenue Cracking Down On 'Aggressive' Tax Planning, Warns ACCA
11/11/2003 Tax Break In Irish Certificates Of Deposit Market To Draw Investors
11/11/2003 Revenue Probe Could Snare Innocent Investors, Claims Advisory Firm
11/11/2003 UK Closes Loophole For 'Manufactured' Stock Loan Payments
10/11/2003 UK's Investigatory Powers Tribunal Receives Hundreds Of Complaints
10/11/2003 Half Of UK's Law Lords Oppose Plans For Supreme Court
10/11/2003 Private Investors Continue To Return To UK Market
10/11/2003 Finance Act Signals New Tax Regime For Employee Equity Awards
07/11/2003 Inland Revenue Offers Small Firms Tax-Free Sweetener For Filing Online
07/11/2003 UK And New Zealand Sign Updated Double Taxation Agreement
07/11/2003 UK Lawyers Punished By Clients For Acting For Rivals
07/11/2003 KPMG Ditches KLegal
07/11/2003 Transfer Pricing Has Become Most Important Tax Issue For Multinationals
06/11/2003 Brown Reiterates Opposition To European Tax Harmonisation
06/11/2003 Critics Shoot Down Primarolo's Spin On The Tax Credit Affair
05/11/2003 Isle Of Man Appoints E-Gaming Ambassador
05/11/2003 New Law Group Established In Jersey
04/11/2003 EU Spam Laws Come Into Force
04/11/2003 Investors Express Concerns Over Lack Of Legal Framework In Iraq
04/11/2003 Tougher UK Copyright Laws Come Into Effect
04/11/2003 Ernst & Young Tells UK Government Not To Rush Corporate Tax Reform
03/11/2003 Complex Rules Prevent UK SMEs From Taking Up R&D Tax Credits
03/11/2003 Rewrite Of UK's PAYE Laws Completed
31/10/2003 New UK Money Laundering Regulations May Mar Relations Between Clients And Tax Advisers
31/10/2003 ICC Warns Of Scam Targeting UK Taxpayers With Offshore Bank Accounts
31/10/2003 EU Commission Rules In Favour Of UK In Anglo/Spanish Gibraltar Dispute
30/10/2003 UK Parliamentary Group Modifies Spam Demands On United States
29/10/2003 Member States Remain Divided On European Constitution
29/10/2003 Ruth Kelly Promises New UK Anti-Money Laundering Rules
28/10/2003 ICAEW Urges UK Government To Re-Examine SME Laws
28/10/2003 France To Oppose UK's Stance On National Veto
28/10/2003 UK May Increase Air Passenger Duty
27/10/2003 Ireland Remains Europe's Lowest-Taxed State
27/10/2003 UK Lawyer Warns That Some City Firms 'Get Around' Ban On Referral Fees
27/10/2003 Commission Postpones Gibraltar's EU Vote Decision
24/10/2003 UK May Block EU VAT Proposals Concerning Tour Operators
24/10/2003 Tax Burden Falls In OECD Countries Acording To Latest Survey
24/10/2003 European Law Firms Predict Strong Growth
23/10/2003 Independent News Thwarted By UK Competition Ruling
23/10/2003 David Clementi Explains Remit Of UK Legal Services Review
22/10/2003 New Lease Duty Rules Will Drive Up Prices And Cost Jobs, Says CBI
22/10/2003 UK Inland Revenue Loses Case Against Home-Based Workers
22/10/2003 Accounting Firm Predicts Rise In UK VAT To 20% By Autumn 2004
22/10/2003 Proposed SEC Hedge Fund Rules May Affect Non-US Funds
21/10/2003 PwC To Sue KPMG Over Collapse Of Independent Insurance
21/10/2003 Brown Considering CGT On UK Property Sales
21/10/2003 Tax Breaks Yet To Influence UK R&D Spending Says DTI Report
20/10/2003 Survey Finds Majority OF SMEs Oppose UK Corporate Tax Plans
20/10/2003 Probe Of Lloyds Ends After UK Government Pledges Reform
20/10/2003 ICAS Urges Simplification Of Tax Law For UK 2004 Budget
20/10/2003 UK Law Society Defies OFT
17/10/2003 UK Lawyers Support Back Office Outsourcing Trend
17/10/2003 UK Law Society Threatened With Legal Action Over Delayed Reforms
17/10/2003 Brown Urges Europe To Reject Moves Towards Tax Harmonisation
16/10/2003 UK Real Estate Agent Highlights Tax Advantages Of Cyprus
16/10/2003 Survey Reveals Sustained Boost In Confidence In UK Financial Sector
15/10/2003 Business Confidence High Amongst UK Lawyers
15/10/2003 E-Data Sues Microsoft And Others Over Music Download Services
15/10/2003 EU Commission Considers UK Gibraltar Euro Vote Legislation
14/10/2003 UK Inland Revenue Launches Offshore Arrangements Project
14/10/2003 CBI Report Slams Labour Government On Business Taxes
14/10/2003 MEP Advocates 'Light Handed' Regulatory Approach To Hedge Funds
13/10/2003 EC Copyright Directive Tightens UK Rules
13/10/2003 BRTF Consults Small Firms On EU Regulations
10/10/2003 UK Government's Judicial Appointments Commission Plans Criticized
10/10/2003 Inland Revenue To Interview Taxpayers Under Caution
10/10/2003 Music Industry Lobbys EU For Level Playing Field On VAT
09/10/2003 UK Assures Ireland That EU Tax Policy Remains Unchanged
09/10/2003 Lawyers And Investors Welcome Resolution Of CFA Debate
08/10/2003 A&F Probes Phantom Inland Revenue Crackdown
08/10/2003 IOSCO Publishes New Guidelines For Analyst Conflicts
08/10/2003 Fugitive Czech Financier Tracked Down By US Investigators
08/10/2003 New Iraqi Investment Laws Off To Shaky Start, Reports Warn
07/10/2003 Jack Straw Hints At Softer UK Line On EU Tax Issues
07/10/2003 UK TV Firms Await Competition Commission Verdict On Merger
06/10/2003 Fining Law Society Won't Work, Says Legal Expert
06/10/2003 FSA Finalises New Split Cap Rules
03/10/2003 Most UK Firms Unprepared For EU Invoicing Directive
03/10/2003 EU Commission VAT Proposal Will Hit Travel Agents
02/10/2003 Cut Taxes On Property Investment, Industry Tells UK Government
01/10/2003 UK R&D Tax Credit Changes To Benefit SMEs
01/10/2003 Arts Minister Argues Case For Section 48 Film Tax Breaks
30/09/2003 UK Media Calls For End To CFAs For Libel Cases
30/09/2003 Lord Falconer Warns That LSCC May Impose Fines On Law Society
30/09/2003 Lloyds TSB Ordered To Pay £1.9 Million Fine In Mis-Selling Case
30/09/2003 Inland Revenue Failing To Read Many Tax Returns
29/09/2003 ECJ Rules In Favour Of UK Over Gibraltar's EU Status
29/09/2003 ECJ Rules In Favour Of UK Inland Revenue In Oce Case
25/09/2003 UK Government Urged Not To Legislate On 'Rewards For Failure'
25/09/2003 Inland Revenue Publishes Draft EU Savings Tax Rules
24/09/2003 Occupation Government Hopes To Turn Iraq Into Low Tax Economy
24/09/2003 UK Law Society To Act On Conflicts Of Interest
24/09/2003 New Tax Relief Guide For AIM Investors Available
24/09/2003 Experts Slam Draconian Proposals To Combat 'Carousel' Fraud
23/09/2003 UK Media Ownership Bill Slammed By BBC Boss
23/09/2003 IBA Unveils Recommendations On Cross-Border Practice
23/09/2003 UK Small Firms Urged Not To Panic Over Sept 30 Deadline
22/09/2003 ECJ Upholds Freedom Of Establishment In Bosal Case
22/09/2003 Commons Committee Urges UK To Preserve Film Industry Tax Breaks
22/09/2003 ISPs Urged To Reject UK's Draft Retention Of Communications Data Code
22/09/2003 UK Introduces New Legislation To Criminalize Spam
19/09/2003 EasyJet On Receiving End Of Transatlantic Copyright Dispute
18/09/2003 Conyers Dill & Pearman Hosts Offshore Investment Fund Law Seminar
18/09/2003 IBA Warns That Non-US Lawyers Confused By Sarbanes-Oxley
17/09/2003 CBI Hopes To Pre-empt Corporate Governance Legislation
17/09/2003 A&O Faces Legal Action Over Outsourcing Plans
17/09/2003 UK Legal Reform Continues Apace
16/09/2003 Primarolo Leaning Towards Reform Of UK Domicile Rules
16/09/2003 UK Tax Rules Could Scupper Onshore Hedge Fund Plans, Experts Warn
16/09/2003 UK Plans New Law To Force EU Directive On Cayman Islands
16/09/2003 Lawyers Criticise SCO's Latest Move
15/09/2003 UK Unlikely To Sue P2P Users Following Media Backlash In US
15/09/2003 Apple Sued By...Apple
15/09/2003 UK Trade Union Slams Loophole In New Insolvency Law
15/09/2003 Client Litigation Sinking Many IT Contractors, Research Reveals
12/09/2003 Inland Revenue Hails New Tax Credit As Success
12/09/2003 Law Society May Step Down As Watchdog
11/09/2003 US Law Firms Form London-Based 'Think Tank' To Address Common Concerns
11/09/2003 Experts Warn That Limitation Legislation Changes Could Infringe EU Law
11/09/2003 UK Customs Crackdown Leads To Drop In Imports From EU
10/09/2003 UK Resolute On Convention 'Red Line' Issues
10/09/2003 Research Shows Boost In Referrals To Offshore IFAs
09/09/2003 Collins Stewart Files Lawsuit Against Financial Times
09/09/2003 Howard Davies Outlines Progress On Conflicts Of Interest
09/09/2003 Beware Of VAT Pitfalls, PKF Warns UK Property Investors
08/09/2003 Ireland Increased Its FDI Despite Global Investment Slump, Says Report
05/09/2003 UK Experiencing Online Banking Boom
03/09/2003 UK To Introduce Stiffer Capitalisation For Life Insurers
02/09/2003 CfIT Urges UK Government To Tax Aviation Industry
02/09/2003 VAT Ruling in AIM Listing Case Could Extend To Other Exchanges
01/09/2003 Think Tank Says Tax Hikes The Answer To UK Housing Market Reform
01/09/2003 Electoral Commission Recommends Gibraltar Join South West Constituency
29/08/2003 Inland Revenue Suspends Hansard Principle After Appeal Court Ruling
29/08/2003 Expert Report Questions The Validity Of E-Mail Evidence
27/08/2003 Record Number Of Britons Paying Income Tax This Year
27/08/2003 UK Lawyers' Tribunal Sees Decreased Case Load
27/08/2003 VAT May Be Recoverable On AIM Listings
26/08/2003 JCRA Chief Calls For Competition Laws In Jersey
26/08/2003 UK Treasury Under Pressure To Defer Company Tax Reform
25/08/2003 Inland Revenue Adds Tax To Employee Share Issues
22/08/2003 UK And Australia Sign Joint Tax Agreement
22/08/2003 FIPR Says Access To UK Communications Data Should Require Judicial Approval
22/08/2003 UK Firms Urged To Benefit From VAT Amnesty
20/08/2003 EasyGroup Back On The Legal Offensive Over Trademark
20/08/2003 Gordon Brown Finds Support For Domicile Rule Reform
20/08/2003 UK Freelancers Leaving The Country Over IR35
20/08/2003 Ofex Attempts To Raise Profile After Poor Results
19/08/2003 Microsoft Launches European Rival To Apple's ITunes
19/08/2003 BSkyB May Face Legal Claim From ONdigital
18/08/2003 UK Customs & Excise Department Issues Guidance On VAT Fraud
15/08/2003 PwC Warns Over Implications Of UK Corporate Tax Reforms
15/08/2003 CLA Unveils New Licensing Framework For UK Public Sector
14/08/2003 EU IP Enforcement Likened To DMCA By Consumer Groups
14/08/2003 Amendment To Manx Betting Act Allows Betinternet To Advertise In The UK
13/08/2003 UK Patent Office Reveals National Patents Still Favoured
13/08/2003 Complex Issues Prolong UK Corporate Tax Reform Consultation
12/08/2003 UK SMEs Likely To Be Disadvantaged By New EU Privacy Laws
12/08/2003 Guernsey Firms Anxious Over Higgs Review Recommendations
12/08/2003 FSA Hands Out Record Fine To Northern Bank For KYC Breach
12/08/2003 Securities Industry Association Warns Over Likely Impact Of Basel II
11/08/2003 IT Implementation Strategy Not Followed By Inland Revenue
08/08/2003 Crown Dependencies Fear That UK Will Push For Information Exchange Despite Savings Tax Directive
08/08/2003 Small UK Firms Struggle To Comply With E-Commerce Laws
06/08/2003 Oftel Unlikely To Rule In BT's Favour Over Broadband, Reports Suggest
05/08/2003 BPI Warns Of Possible Legal Action Over File Sharing
05/08/2003 UK Government Urged To Review IR35 Legislation
04/08/2003 Lord Chief Justice Questions UK Legal Reform Plans
04/08/2003 Caruana Praises Pro-Gibraltar Foreign Office Committee Report
04/08/2003 UK To Dig In On EU Constitution 'Red Line' Issues
04/08/2003 UK Tax Credit Compensation Averages £70
01/08/2003 UK's FSA Says Firms Must Pay Fines Out Of Their Own Pockets
01/08/2003 Retrospective KYC Rules Will Not Be Applied In The Isle Of Man
01/08/2003 IR To Hand Out Millions In Fines For Late July Tax Returns
01/08/2003 Spain Challenges UK Law On Gibraltar European Vote
30/07/2003 UK Proposes Relaxation Of Gibraltar's Border, Spanish Media Suggests
30/07/2003 IT Firm May Face £50 Million Compensation Claim
29/07/2003 Gambling Lobby Group Urges UK Government To Review Legislation
29/07/2003 CIOT Offers To Help Small Firms Targeted By The Inland Revenue
28/07/2003 UK Tax Rise Inevitable Says Economic Think Tank
28/07/2003 UK Tax Consultancy Puts Forward Plan For Domicile Tax Changes
28/07/2003 Plan For Legal 'One Stop Shops' Horrifies UK Barristers
25/07/2003 FSA Makes U-Turn Over Money Laundering Review
25/07/2003 UK Firms Slow To Grasp Implications Of Corporate Governance Laws, Survey Reveals
25/07/2003 'Home State Taxation' Will Make Life Easier For EU's Small Firms
24/07/2003 OFT Welcomes EU Proposals On Scams
24/07/2003 UK IT Freelancers Get IR35-Friendly Contracts
23/07/2003 Non-Domiciled UK Residents May Lose Tax-Exempt Status
23/07/2003 UK Hedge Funds Protest Over Planned VAT Changes
22/07/2003 CIOT Criticises Complexity Of UK Tax Code
22/07/2003 UK Inland Revenue Left With Huge Bill After Losing Test Case
21/07/2003 China May Allow London Law Firms To Forge Local Alliances
21/07/2003 New UK Stamp Duty Laws Expected To Hit Firms Hard
18/07/2003 UK And Ireland Told To End Zero Rate VAT On Children's Clothes
17/07/2003 UK Legal Sector Sees Heavy Cutbacks
16/07/2003 Chancellor Urged To Cut Dividend Tax By 9%
16/07/2003 Hong Kong Managers Enjoy Highest Purchasing Power
16/07/2003 Inland Revenue May Target Sole Traders And Partnerships
16/07/2003 UK Government To Remain Involved In The Appointment Of Judges
15/07/2003 UK Venture Capitalists Likely To Remain Income Tax Exempt
15/07/2003 Brown Announces R&D Tax Credit Consultation
14/07/2003 UK's FSB Calls For Shift In Liability Over Internet Fraud
11/07/2003 UK Government To Boost Auditor Regulation
11/07/2003 GCCA Calls For Privilege To Be Extended To Corporate Counsel
11/07/2003 CCH Research Shows UK Accountants Wary Over Tax Law Rewrite
11/07/2003 EC To Examine UK And Irish Pension Tax Legislation
10/07/2003 Volume Of Submissions Delaying EU Software Patent Directive Vote
10/07/2003 'Murdoch Amendment' To UK Communications Bill Defeated In The Lords
10/07/2003 Experts Warn That Outsourcing Raises Legal Issues Over Software Licenses
10/07/2003 Italy To Push For EU Treaty On Taxation
09/07/2003 UK Plans To Merge Inland Revenue And Customs With Treasury
08/07/2003 California Supreme Court Ruling Highlights Need For Corporate E-Mail Use Policies
07/07/2003 New UK Spam Law May Ignore Company E-Mail
07/07/2003 UK Customs Department Swoops In Missing Trader VAT Fraud Probe
04/07/2003 Anti-Spam Firm Sued Over...Spam?
04/07/2003 UK Law Society Plans Client Referral Drive
04/07/2003 Most UK Small Firms Unaware of IT Tax Break
04/07/2003 Inland Revenue And Customs May Merge Following Review
03/07/2003 FSA Finalises Rules For Alternative Trading Systems
02/07/2003 FSA Finds Compliance Costs Rising In UK Financial Services Industry
02/07/2003 Expert Suggests That UK's IHT Laws Can Still Be Circumvented
02/07/2003 UK's Parliamentary Ombudsman Rules Out Compensation For Equitable Investors
02/07/2003 IoM Has More Pragmatic Regulatory Approach Than UK Says Expert
01/07/2003 UK Releases Explanatory Memorandum For DTA With Mauritius
01/07/2003 $6 Billion in Withholding Taxes Left Unclaimed World-Wide In 2002
01/07/2003 Gibraltar Considers Legal Action Over Savings Tax Directive
01/07/2003 Inland Revenue Launches Information Exchange Consultation
30/06/2003 Guernsey Promoted At Second Annual City Briefing
30/06/2003 EasyGroup Loses Trademark Dispute In UK
30/06/2003 Outsourcing Boom Catches Interest Of UK Law Firms
27/06/2003 Transparency International Report Slams UK Anti-Laundering Regime, Praises Dependencies
27/06/2003 MPs Want To Quiz Falconer And Irvine Over UK Judicial Reforms
26/06/2003 Lords Push Through Amendments To Communications Bill
25/06/2003 UK Hardware Users Could Face Higher Costs As IBM Asserts IP Rights
25/06/2003 IoM Presents New Funds Regime To London Professionals
25/06/2003 Gartmore To Boost Hedge Fund Business
24/06/2003 C&W Sues IBM Over 'Substantial Overcharge' In UK And US
24/06/2003 UK Government Closes IHT 'Gifts With Reservation' Loophole
23/06/2003 Enterprise Act To Bring New Business For UK Lawyers
23/06/2003 Communications Bill Under Threat Over 'Murdoch Amendment'
23/06/2003 EU Commission's Plans Will Make Anglo/US Tax Treaty Illegal
20/06/2003 Microsoft Sues In US, UK Over Spam
20/06/2003 IR Chairman Gives Evidence Over Mapeley Steps Deal
20/06/2003 EU Transparency Directive Attacked In UK
19/06/2003 UK Gears Up For 'Hard Bargaining' Over EU Constitution
19/06/2003 New UK Competition Laws Come Into Force This Week
19/06/2003 Computer System To Blame For UK Tax Credit Fiasco
18/06/2003 Lords Committee Speaks Out On UK Finance Bill
18/06/2003 UK Inland Revenue Announces Schedule For DTA Negotiations
18/06/2003 UK Must Do More To Curb Money Laundering Says TI
17/06/2003 Blair Faces Controversy Over Decision To Scrap Role Of Lord Chancellor
16/06/2003 UK High Court Judge Rules Against Express In Tabloid Name Wrangle
16/06/2003 Scottish Law Society Agrees To Settle In 'Cybersquatting' Case
13/06/2003 UK's OFT To Probe Conditional Fee Legal Costs
13/06/2003 Blair Backs MacShane Over Gibraltar Comments
12/06/2003 BFI Warns Over SARS Legal Minefield
12/06/2003 UK Trade Secretary Defends Gibraltar's Financial Sector
12/06/2003 UK and Iran To Discuss Double Taxation Treaty
11/06/2003 Small UK Firms Set To Escape New Audit Laws
11/06/2003 London May Lose Hedge Funds To Other European Cities, Report Suggests
10/06/2003 UK's New Anti-Money Laundering Laws Attacked
10/06/2003 Gibraltar Settlement Not Possible In Short Term, Says MacShane
06/06/2003 Fund Managers Urge Brown To Rethink ISA Tax Plans
06/06/2003 Expert Warns Over US Style 'Wild West' Software Patent Regime For Europe
05/06/2003 EU Ministers Fail To Reach Agreement On Temp Law
05/06/2003 European Pop Stars Urge Reduction Of VAT On CD Sales
05/06/2003 Lords Challenge UK Government Over Ownership Restrictions In Communications Bill
04/06/2003 IBM To Squeeze PC Manufacturers For Back Royalties
04/06/2003 Lord Saatchi Proposes 'Official' Tax Freedom Day
03/06/2003 CBI Warns Over Impact Of EU Temp Laws
03/06/2003 UK Government Mulls 'Fat Cat' Legislation
03/06/2003 UK MPs Seek Tougher Corporate Responsibility Laws For Multinationals
02/06/2003 UK Football Club Wins Long-Fought Trade Mark Case
02/06/2003 Gambling Deregulation Legislation May Be Sidelined In UK
02/06/2003 AIM Firms Warn Against Increased Regulation
02/06/2003 ICA Publishes UK's New Money Laundering Guidlines
30/05/2003 Spain Discussing Gibraltar Tax Reforms With EU
30/05/2003 Surging Insurance Rates Spark Boom In Offshore Captive Markets
30/05/2003 IDOM Tax Reporting Software Taken Up By Sonali Bank
29/05/2003 UK High Court Ruling Sets High Burden Of Proof Requirement For Competition Cases
29/05/2003 Anglo-Spanish Talks On Gibraltar Set To Recommence
29/05/2003 LSE Announces Fast Track Listing Process For AIM
28/05/2003 UK Plans To Introduce 'Corporate Killing' Offence
28/05/2003 FSA Proposal May Leave UK Funds Liable For VAT
27/05/2003 Law Firms May Be Losing Interest In Central And Eastern Europe, Report Reveals
27/05/2003 Inland Revenue Staff Walk Out Amid Tax Credit Chaos
23/05/2003 Barclays Appoints New Legal Chief
23/05/2003 UK Subsidiaries Of US Firms Brace For Sarbanes-Oxley
23/05/2003 Lords Report Rejects EU Fuel Duty Harmonisation
23/05/2003 Man Group's Profits Leap 76 Per Cent
22/05/2003 Inland Revenue Will Not Challenge M&S's Freedom Of Establishment Appeal
22/05/2003 Irish Software Exports To UK Rose 15 Per Cent in 2002
20/05/2003 EasyJet Threatens Legal Action Over French Cartel Claims
20/05/2003 FSA Considers Relaxation Of Hedge Fund Rules
19/05/2003 Court Of Appeal Rules Against Inland Revenue In IHT Test Case
16/05/2003 UK Law Society Warns Over 'Rushed' Finance Bill
16/05/2003 Lord Attenborough Appeals To UK Govt To Extend Section 48
15/05/2003 ECJ Rules Against UK And Spain In 'Golden Shares' Case
15/05/2003 Newscorp Won't Buy Five If Communications Bill Passed In UK
15/05/2003 UK MPs Urge Push On Company Law Reform
15/05/2003 UK/Canada Double Taxation Treaty Amendments Announced
15/05/2003 Stelios Drops Domain Name Claim Against Easyart.com
15/05/2003 UK Denies Using Gibraltar As Lure For Spain Over Iraq War
14/05/2003 UK Firms Can Decrease NI Liability With Non-Cash Benefits
13/05/2003 Lords Dig In Over Foreign Ownership Provisions In UK Communications Bill
13/05/2003 CBI Chief Wants British Companies Exempted From Sarbanes-Oxley
13/05/2003 Threat To IoM's Online Gaming Industry Could Come From UK
12/05/2003 UK Law Society Comments On Court Dress
09/05/2003 Implications Of UK Voluntary Data Retention Code Under Scrutiny
08/05/2003 EU Considers VAT On Postage Stamps
08/05/2003 AOL Establishing Luxembourg HQ For VAT Purposes
08/05/2003 UK High Court Rules In Pan-European Cartel Case
08/05/2003 Some City Law Firms See Significant Increases In Turnover
07/05/2003 Survey Finds That UK Start-Ups Look To Accountants, Not Lawyers
06/05/2003 UK's Top IP Judge Slams Law Firms For 'Padding' Bills
05/05/2003 UK Law Firm To Fight £19 Million 'Bad Advice' Case
05/05/2003 EasyJet Boss May Sue Over Film Distribution Row
05/05/2003 FSA Decides Not To Impose New Controls On Short Selling
02/05/2003 Oftel Seeks To Boost UK Broadband Competition
02/05/2003 Retail Hedge Fund Investors Under Scrutiny In US
01/05/2003 Film Industry Fears UK Government May Not Extend Section 48 Relief
01/05/2003 UK's Lord Chancellor Hints At Demise Of QCs
01/05/2003 UK Retailer Protests Over EU VAT Loophole
01/05/2003 Law Changes To Mean Massive Workload Increase For FSA
29/04/2003 Split Cap Investors' Legal Battle Faces Crisis
28/04/2003 UK Enterprise Act To Come Into Full Force In June
25/04/2003 Inland Revenue Publishes Plans For 2003/4 Income Tax Rewrite
25/04/2003 Antiguan Attorney General In Legal Dicussions With UK
21/04/2003 Oftel Ruling In Freeserve Case Upheld
21/04/2003 Inland Revenue Outlines Remit Of EU Savings Tax Rules
18/04/2003 Barclays Hunt For New Legal Chief Nears End
18/04/2003 EU Accessions To Benefit UK Lawyers
17/04/2003 Inland Revenue Publishes E-Filing Regulations
16/04/2003 UK Firms In Breach Of Data Protection Laws, Amicus Claims
15/04/2003 Vast Majority Of Internet Ads Comply With UK Laws, Says ASA
15/04/2003 UK Firms Unprepared For Flexible Working Laws
15/04/2003 Gordon Brown May Back Off Changing Non-Domicile Tax Status
14/04/2003 UK Law Society Urges Consultation On Stamp Duty Changes
14/04/2003 Ruling On Freeserve Case Against Oftel Expected Next Week
11/04/2003 UK Legal Firms Thwarted In LLP Plans
11/04/2003 EasyInternet Cafe Won't Appeal Copyright Ruling
11/04/2003 UK Budget Contains No Nasty Surprises
11/04/2003 Average Briton Spends Six Months Working For The Treasury
10/04/2003 Independent UK Software Developer Secures IP Victory Against Large Corporation
10/04/2003 Guernsey Anxious Over UK Budget Impact on Holding Companies
09/04/2003 New Employment Legislation Blamed For Decline In UK Business Profitability
09/04/2003 All Change In The City
08/04/2003 UK Housing Boom Leaves Millions Of People Liable For IHT
08/04/2003 UK's FSA Mulls Shake-Up Of Relationship Between Fund Managers And Stockbrokers
08/04/2003 EU Convention Remains Split Over Direct EU Taxation
08/04/2003 Living Offshore Saves Moores Dynasty Millions in Tax
07/04/2003 UK's Lord Chancellor Pledges Consultation On QCs
07/04/2003 Inland Revenue Hits Back Over C&W Tax Deal
07/04/2003 UK Competition Minister Wants National Authorities In The Driving Seat
04/04/2003 UK And Mauritius Tighten Up Double Tax Treaty
04/04/2003 PKF Fears Many UK Firms Are Unaware Of a Host Of New Tax Rules
04/04/2003 All Is Not Lost For Freelancers After IR35 Ruling Says PCG
03/04/2003 EVCA Calls For Harmonization Of European Tax And Legal Environment
03/04/2003 UBS Recommends Withholding Tax Option For Jersey
03/04/2003 Aberdeen Appeals Against Split Cap Ruling
03/04/2003 Survey Suggests That Expat Investors Are Matching The Market
02/04/2003 OGC Unveils 32 Firm Legal Panel
02/04/2003 MPs Question C&W Tax Settlement
02/04/2003 New Anglo-U.S Tax Treaty Signed
02/04/2003 Lawyers Pounce On Amazon's Pricing Blunder
02/04/2003 Partial Success For Cayman Islands At ECJ
01/04/2003 High Court Rules Against Freelancer In IR35 Case
01/04/2003 Legal Row Over Access to UK Races For Russian Punters Heats Up
01/04/2003 BCC Survey Points To Business Failure And Job Losses To Come
31/03/2003 Airlines Urge Suspension Of Fees And Taxes At London's Heathrow
31/03/2003 UK Simplifies Inheritance Tax Probate Rules
28/03/2003 UK Lawyers Welcome AIM Listing Changes
27/03/2003 Cable & Wireless Settles £1.5 Billion Tax Liability
27/03/2003 IFS Proposes Greater Parliamentary Involvement In Tax Law
27/03/2003 New Stealth Tax Could Spark Exodus Of Entrepreneurs From UK
27/03/2003 Business Survey Reveals Guernsey Ahead Of UK On IT Spending
26/03/2003 New Employment Laws Could Prove Costly For UK Industry
26/03/2003 UK Small Firms Gain Flat Rate VAT Extension But Lose IT Tax Relief
26/03/2003 London Stock Exchange Urges Treasury To Phase Out Stamp Duty
26/03/2003 UK's FSA Likely To Rule Against Retail Hedge Fund Sales
25/03/2003 Gordon Brown To Unveil Discussion Paper On UK Domicile Tax Laws
25/03/2003 UK Law Society Releases Money Laundering Consultation Document
25/03/2003 Ernst and Young Slams Brown's New Tax Credits
25/03/2003 Inland Revenue Targets UK Residents' Irish Bank Accounts
25/03/2003 UK Retail Investment Product Market In Crisis
24/03/2003 MyTravel To Sue European Commission Over Merger Decision
24/03/2003 Official Enquiry Launched Into Inland Revenue/Mapeley Steps Affair
24/03/2003 New Spam Law May Increase Compliance Burden On Direct Marketers
21/03/2003 Amicus To Take UK Government To ECJ Over Pensions Failure
21/03/2003 Amazon Blunder Raises Legal Issues For E-Tailers
20/03/2003 Government Urges Inland Revenue To Increase Tax Investigations
20/03/2003 Oftel Proposes Regulatory Changes To The UK Telecoms Market
20/03/2003 Ruth Kelly Hints At Legislation To Improve UK Fund Management Transparency
20/03/2003 UK To Have New Consumer Credit Laws
19/03/2003 New UK Competition Enforcement Chief Appointed
18/03/2003 UK's CDR Slams German Copyright Levy Plans For PCs
18/03/2003 UK Experts Warn Of Corporate Exodus Following ECJ Ruling
18/03/2003 CBI and BCC Urge Brown Not To Increase Tax Burden On Business
17/03/2003 US Senate Ratifies Tax Treaty With UK
17/03/2003 Indonesian Government To Restrict Rights Of Foreign Lawyers
17/03/2003 Cayman Takes EU To Court Over Savings Tax Directive
14/03/2003 OFT Publishes Amendments To Competition Guidelines
14/03/2003 UK's FSA Amends Solvency Rules For Insurers
13/03/2003 UK Firms Breaking The Law Over Pensions Access
13/03/2003 Inland Revenue Hits Small Businesses Trying To Reduce Tax Bills
12/03/2003 FSA Chief Expresses Concerns Over European Financial Services Reforms
12/03/2003 Virgin Launches Legal Action To Force T-Mobile Sale
11/03/2003 Inland Revenue's Offshore Deal Sparks Massive Compensation Claim
11/03/2003 Bar Council Concerned Over Politicisation Of UK Judiciary
11/03/2003 EC Plans To Make Ship Owners Criminally Liable For Pollution
11/03/2003 UK Businesses Face Intolerable Tax Burden Says IoD
10/03/2003 Gordon Brown's Tax Plan Could Sink Many Small UK Retailers
07/03/2003 Caymanian Attorney General Tenders Resignation
06/03/2003 UK's New Legal Services Ombudsman Outlines Brief
05/03/2003 Plastic Bag Tax Hailed As Success In Ireland
05/03/2003 Inland Revenue Responds To NAO Tax Fraud Report
05/03/2003 High Court Judge To Rule On IR35 Appeal Later This Month
04/03/2003 AOL Tax Case On Hold Until October
04/03/2003 Tax Credits For Software Developers In UK Budget
03/03/2003 British Insurers Lobby European Parliament Over Pensions Directive
28/02/2003 Senate Panel To Vote On New US-UK Tax Treaty
28/02/2003 Attorney General Returns To Cayman
28/02/2003 UK Government Mulls New Legislation To Protect Finance Centre
27/02/2003 UK Businesses Caught Up In Domain Name Wrangle
26/02/2003 UK Treasury To Remove Tax Impediment To Sharia Mortgages
25/02/2003 EEF Warns UK Chancellor Against New Tax Hikes
25/02/2003 EU Hits Out At Bush Tax Cut Plans
25/02/2003 UK Signs Double Tax Agreement With Taiwan
25/02/2003 Ex-Policeman Attacks Inland Revenue Over IR35
25/02/2003 Goldman Sachs Says Joining The Euro May Cost 3p On UK Income Tax
25/02/2003 40% Of UK Red Tape Down To EU Legislation, Study Reveals
24/02/2003 New Study Examines Regulation Of Shipping Registries
21/02/2003 UK Government Plans To Impose Tough New Rules On Credit Providers
20/02/2003 GFSC Welcomes Split-Cap Hearing Findings
20/02/2003 EasyJet Boss To Appeal Against Internet Piracy Ruling
20/02/2003 UK Contractors Group Says Inland Revenue Is Unfairly Attacking Business Wives
20/02/2003 London's Lord Mayor Lauds Dubai's Development
19/02/2003 Gordon Brown Urged To Rethink Business Tax Plan
19/02/2003 UK MPs Up In Arms Over Media Law Liberalisation Plans
18/02/2003 BCC Boss Warns Of Heavy Legislative Burden On UK Businesses
17/02/2003 Small Firms Face Increase In Legal Challenges Over Internet Access
13/02/2003 Gib Opposition Slams Government For Defeatist Attitude Over Savings Tax
13/02/2003 UK Has Gone Further Than Other Countries With Anti-Laundering Legislation
13/02/2003 UK Accountants Urge Clients To Act Quickly On Trust Loophole
12/02/2003 UK's FSA Changes Its Handbook
12/02/2003 Cayman Leader Hits Out At UK Over Eurobank Trial, Savings Tax Agreement
11/02/2003 UK Homeworkers Won't Get Tax Breaks
11/02/2003 UK Has Gone Further Than Other Countries With Anti-Laundering Legislation
11/02/2003 Ernst & Young Welcomes High Court Ruling On Equitable Claim
10/02/2003 Cable & Wireless Suitors Find Tax Exposure Off-Putting
07/02/2003 Inland Revenue Slammed By Lords Over Corporate Tax Avoidance
07/02/2003 Gibraltar Government's Hands Are Tied Over Savings Tax
07/02/2003 Conservatives Suggest That UK Stock Market Underperformed Other Leading Markets In 2002
06/02/2003 MP Calls For Inland Revenue Chief's Resignation Following Bermuda Blunder
06/02/2003 UK Amends Crime Bill To Allow Freezing Of Terrorist Assets Throughout EU
05/02/2003 Cayman Government Speaks Out On Euro Bank Situation
05/02/2003 EU Threatens Corporation Tax, Says London Lawyer
04/02/2003 Self-Employed Shoulder Unfair Portion Of UK Tax Burden
04/02/2003 British MP Calls For Clarification Over Brussels Process Negotiations
04/02/2003 UK Fund Manager Slams 'Greedy' Investors
04/02/2003 UK's Investment Managers Comment On Short Selling
31/01/2003 UK Taxpayers Have Mixed Feelings About Online Filing
30/01/2003 UK Treasury Rejects Budget Criticism From European Commission
30/01/2003 Cayman's Lawyers Call For FRU Shake-Up Following Collapse Of Euro Bank Laundering Trial
29/01/2003 Russia To Sign Mutual Assistance Treaties With UK And Switzerland
28/01/2003 Opinion Divided Over Depth Of Inland Revenue's Woes
24/01/2003 GBA To Meet With Gibraltar Government Over EU Savings Tax Agreement
24/01/2003 IFS To Hold Conference On Competitive Tax System
23/01/2003 UK Government Borrowing Up As Tax Collections Fall
23/01/2003 Inland Revenue Loses First Round Of The Pirelli Case
17/01/2003 Welsh Politicians Reject Gibraltar Proposals For European Elections
16/01/2003 UK Inland Revenue Concerned Over Offshore Accounts
14/01/2003 Ana Palacio Launches Fresh Attack On Gibraltar
13/01/2003 Cable & Wireless Moves To Cover Potential Tax Liability
10/01/2003 KPMG Expert Speaks Out On Marks And Spencer Tax Case
08/01/2003 Spain Steps Up Pressure Over Gib Business Tax Reforms
08/01/2003 CBI Gloomy On Employment Prospects For UK's Financial Services Sector
03/01/2003 Irish Retailers Accused Of Dodging Plastic Bag Tax
03/01/2003 Spain Continues To Implement Brussels Process Measures Without Gibraltar's Consent
02/01/2003 UK Tries To Maintain Corporate Fiscal Ring Fence

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