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31/12/2004 Inland Revenue Broadens Tax Net On Offshore Trusts
31/12/2004 International Firms Warned Against UK By Tax Advisers
30/12/2004 Tories Pledge To Slash UK Capital Gains Tax
29/12/2004 Malta Poised To Become Successful E-Gaming Centre
28/12/2004 Jersey FSC Issues Details On Split-Cap Settlement
27/12/2004 Split Cap Compensation Deal Goes Ahead
24/12/2004 MPAA Campaign Against BitTorrent Sites Claims First Big Victim
24/12/2004 UK Securitisation Market Under Threat From New Tax Rules
24/12/2004 EC Takes Infringement Action Against Eight Member States Over Internal Market Laws
23/12/2004 IMF Warns That UK Government May Need To Increase Taxes
22/12/2004 Conflicts Of Interest Lead To Calls For Increased Regulation Of UK Actuaries
21/12/2004 Financial Services Firms Feel Overburdened By FSA
20/12/2004 Customs Official To Lead New UK Anti-Tax Avoidance Drive
20/12/2004 Clementi Proposals Receive Mixed Welcome
20/12/2004 European Audit Situation Is 'Timebomb', Says EU Official
17/12/2004 UK Government’s IFRS Transitional Tax Arrangements Attract Criticism
16/12/2004 BitTorrent Website Owners Facing Legal Challenge From MPAA
15/12/2004 Lord Chancellor Role Spared By House Of Lords
15/12/2004 UK Employers May Face Additional Regulation Over Pension Provision
14/12/2004 ABI Forces Government Climbdown Over Tax Change Consultation
14/12/2004 UK Port Operators Condemn 'One Size Fits All' Market Access Directive
14/12/2004 New Tory Government Would Cut UK Taxes Within Weeks
14/12/2004 Hong Kong And UK Sign Agreement To Cooperate In ICT Ventures
14/12/2004 NAO Figures Reveal 66% Increase In IHT Application
13/12/2004 UK Taxman May Be Given New Investigative Powers
13/12/2004 WIPO Rules In Favour Of JK Rowling In Domain Name Dispute
10/12/2004 UK Inland Revenue Unconcerned Over Deletion Of Tax Records
10/12/2004 CCBE Warns French And German Lawyers Over Loss Of Self-Government
09/12/2004 UK Insurers Bemoan Pre-Budget Report Tax Changes
08/12/2004 OFT Refers iTunes Price Discrimination Claim To EC
08/12/2004 Giant Law Firm Created By International Merger
08/12/2004 UK Treasury Launches Review Of Small Business Tax Regime
07/12/2004 ECJ Tax Rulings Pose Greatest Threat To Domestic Tax Revenues
06/12/2004 Attempts To Derail EU Software Patent Directive Are Misguided, Says Patent Expert
06/12/2004 UK Government Delays Introduction Of Property Funds
06/12/2004 Disappointment Expressed At Film Financing Tax Changes In UK Pre-Budget Report
06/12/2004 Analysts Warn Against Anti-Outsourcing Legislation
03/12/2004 UK Government Publishes Third Tax Law Rewrite Bill
03/12/2004 Tax Avoidance Targeted In Brown's Pre-Budget Report
03/12/2004 UK Firms Breathe Sigh Of Relief As OFR Deadline Is Extended
03/12/2004 ICAEW Averts Crisis Over Audit Ethics Rules
03/12/2004 Clifford Chance Reviewing Asian Operations
02/12/2004 UK Regulatory Regime For Financial Advisers Reformed
02/12/2004 UK Law Society And Bar Council Reach Agreement Over Appointment Of QCs
02/12/2004 OECD Warns That UK Taxes Will Have To Rise
01/12/2004 UK Lawyers To Lose Tax Exemptions In France
01/12/2004 UK Has No Plans To Axe Salary Sacrifice Schemes
01/12/2004 UK Patent Office To Get Tough On Business Method Patents
30/11/2004 Brown Expected To Renew Corporate Tax Evasion Offensive
30/11/2004 Legislation Merging UK's Inland Revenue And Customs Published
30/11/2004 Northern Trust And ING Group Seek Regulatory Approval For Planned Merger
29/11/2004 Property Trouble In North Cyprus For Brits
29/11/2004 UK Taxman Gets Tough With Film-Makers
29/11/2004 Many UK Business Law Firms Seeking External Capital, Survey Reveals
26/11/2004 Inland Revenue Urged To Speed Up Recovery Of Tax Debt
26/11/2004 UK Treasury Launches Consultation On Regulation Of Investment Trust Companies
25/11/2004 Law Society's Complaints Handling Proposals 'Not Adequate', Says Manzoor
25/11/2004 CIOT And ICAEW Join Condemnation Of Section 660A Guidance
25/11/2004 UK Promises To Mitigate Effects Of Savings Tax Directive On BVI
24/11/2004 House Of Lords Climbs Down Over Pension Bill Amendment
24/11/2004 LSE Reviewing Rules On Shell Companies
23/11/2004 UK Businesses Anticipating Changes To CGT Rules
23/11/2004 Ireland Rated As World’s Best Place To Live
23/11/2004 G20 Agree To Harmonised Tax Information Sharing Initiative
22/11/2004 Money Laundering Reports Given Low Priority In The UK, Review Reveals
22/11/2004 Ofcom Warns BT Of Potential Competition Commission Probe
22/11/2004 Inland Revenue Guide Fails To Clarify Section 660 Ambiguities
19/11/2004 SEC Files Civil Fraud Charges Against Conrad Black
18/11/2004 US Firms Struggle To Meet Sarbanes-Oxley Deadline
18/11/2004 UK Supreme Court Likely To Cost £7 Million Per Year
18/11/2004 ISPA Urges Ofcom To Reassess Broadband Regulation
17/11/2004 UK's Takeover Panel To Examine Hedge Fund Loophole
17/11/2004 Incoming EU Tax Chief Supports Company Tax Base Harmonisation
17/11/2004 UK Broker Fined £500,000 For Market Abuse
16/11/2004 UK Investment Trusts Call For Change In Tax Law To Encourage Bond Funds
16/11/2004 UK Businesses Mull Implications Of Law Lords' Privilege Ruling
16/11/2004 UK Patent Reform Group Calls For More Support For Inventors
16/11/2004 BIBA To Showcase Bermuda To European Business Leaders
15/11/2004 Law Lords Affirm Privilege Ruling
12/11/2004 UK Mortgage Lenders Call On Government To Lift Property Tax Burden
12/11/2004 FSA Updates Soft Commission Policy
11/11/2004 Tories Unveil Income Tax Cutting Options
10/11/2004 Britons Increasingly Falling Foul Of French Property And Tax Laws
10/11/2004 New UK Tax Chief Says Corporate Tax Evasion An Issue Of Concern
09/11/2004 UK Government Unable To Measure Size Of Tax Gap
08/11/2004 Section 660 Ruling Does Not Need Further Clarification, Says Revenue
08/11/2004 Man Announces Increased Profits In Half-Yearly Results
08/11/2004 UK Government Outlines Anti-Money Laundering Strategy
08/11/2004 UK Consumer Groups Favour Single Regulator For Lawyers
05/11/2004 PCG Slams New Investigatory Powers Granted To DTI
05/11/2004 Slaughters Decides Against China Launch
05/11/2004 Global Firms Attaching More Significance To Tax Risk Management
05/11/2004 Cost Of Legal Advice Most Important To UK Corporate Counsel
04/11/2004 UK Gambling Bill Just Passes Second Reading
04/11/2004 UK Law Firms Top Profitability Survey
03/11/2004 ICAI Calls For Increase In Statutory Audit Exemption Level
03/11/2004 STEP Hits Back Over TI Comments On Trust Regulation
03/11/2004 Aruba's International Tax Counsel Reveals Impact Of EU Tax Rules
03/11/2004 IBA Delegates Cast Doubt On Need For Specialist IP Courts
03/11/2004 Computer Glitch May Affect 'Hundreds Of Thousands' Of UK Taxpayer Records
02/11/2004 ACPO Angered By Suggestion Of Money Laundering Exemption For 'Super Casinos'
02/11/2004 ECJ Ruling Allows EU Residents To Shop Around For Best Tax Deal
02/11/2004 Planned UK Tax On Pre-Owned Assets Problematic, Say Accountants
01/11/2004 UK Law Society Receives Complaints-Handling Targets
01/11/2004 Bar Council Chief Warns Against Creation Of LDPs
01/11/2004 TI Report Suggests That London Is Haven For Money Launderers
01/11/2004 New Scheme Uses Tax Breaks To Reduce Mobile Phone Costs
01/11/2004 Anglo-Spanish Talks Signal Fresh Approach To Gibraltar
29/10/2004 Law Society Split Over Reform Plan Deepens
28/10/2004 New IoM Investment Business Order Approved By Tynwald
28/10/2004 Inland Revenue Getting Less From Taxpayer Investigations
28/10/2004 Japan And UK To Revise Double Tax Treaty
28/10/2004 European Commission Calls For More Uniformity In EU VAT Rules
27/10/2004 FSA Examining Risk Posed To Prime Brokers By Hedge Funds
27/10/2004 LSE Launches Hong Kong Office
26/10/2004 UK Law Society To Challenge Proceeds Of Crime Act
26/10/2004 CBI Slams Over-Regulation Of UK Financial Services Sector
26/10/2004 UK Government Embarrassed By Tax Row Over Gambling Bill
25/10/2004 UK Public Spending Watchdog Questions Inland Revenue Accounts
25/10/2004 FSA Seeks To Strengthen Rules On Listing Sponsors
25/10/2004 IRMA Jumps On P2P-Bashing Bandwagon
25/10/2004 Switzerland In Top Ten Least Corrupt Nations, Says TI
25/10/2004 Falling UK Tax Take Increases Chance Of Tax Hike Next Year
25/10/2004 Tsang Pushes Hong Kong’s Investment Opportunities In European Tour
22/10/2004 UK Tax System Growing In Complexity
22/10/2004 Overall OECD Tax Burden May Have Risen In 2003
22/10/2004 MPs Attempt To Impose Conflicting Amendments On Audit Bill
22/10/2004 CIOT And ICAEW Publish Joint Submission On Modernising Trusts Taxation
22/10/2004 Record Damages Claim Against FT Dismissed
21/10/2004 Britons Urged To Seek Advice Before Purchasing Foreign Property
21/10/2004 Inland Revenue Encouraging Switch To PAYE System For Certain Taxpayers
21/10/2004 UK Government Unveils New Gambling Bill
20/10/2004 House Of Lords Upholds Obviousness Test In Patent Dispute
19/10/2004 European Company Structure Likely To Flounder In The UK
19/10/2004 Anti-Tax Haven Lobby Targets Jersey Firms
19/10/2004 EC Closes 'Free Movement Of Capital' Proceedings Over BAA
19/10/2004 Returns From UK Commercial Property Sector Continue Apace
19/10/2004 UK High Court Orders Identification Of Music Downloaders
18/10/2004 UK Government Challenged On Small Business Tax Reform
18/10/2004 FSA Publishes Progress Report On Anti-Money Laundering ID Verification
18/10/2004 Barclays Global Launches Tax Exempt US Equities Funds In UK
18/10/2004 UK Think Tank Calls For Widespread Tax Cuts
15/10/2004 UK Tops List Of EU Tax Law Breakers According to PwC Study
15/10/2004 UK Ambassador To The EU Insists That UK Rebate Is Non-Negotiable
15/10/2004 UK Court's Decision On IR35 Case ‘Offends Common Sense’ Says PCG
15/10/2004 Tax Regime Attracts Record Numbers of Regional HQs to Hong Kong
15/10/2004 FSA Paper Gives Boost To UK Onshore Hedge Fund Industry
14/10/2004 Experienced Investors Are Most Common Investment Scam Victims
14/10/2004 RAC Legal Services Pushes For B+ Regulatory Model For Lawyers
14/10/2004 UK Firms Urged To Ignore Amended EU Accounting Standards Proposal
14/10/2004 High Court Asked To Reject Collins Stewart Libel Claim Against FT
13/10/2004 Basel Committee Calls For Free Flow Of Information Within Banking Groups
13/10/2004 FSA Unveils Plans To Modernise UK Listing Regime
13/10/2004 UK Solicitors Vote For Ban On Referral Fees
13/10/2004 DTI Advice May Conflict With Inland Revenue’s Section 660 Position
12/10/2004 ICAEW Rejects New Audit Rules
12/10/2004 CBI Urges UK Government To Carefully Consider Tax And Pensions
11/10/2004 Ogier Wins Third Gong
11/10/2004 EU Tax Competition Safe Under Incoming Taxation Commissioner
08/10/2004 UK Music Industry Launches First Wave Of Legal Action Over P2P Filesharing
08/10/2004 Inland Revenue Shifts Tax Scheme Reporting Burden To Clients
07/10/2004 Jersey Brings In Consultants To Explore Sales Tax Options
07/10/2004 UK's 3G Tax Rebates Claim To Go Before The European Court Of Justice
06/10/2004 UK Accounting Profession Forms Pressure Group To Fight Section 660A Ruling
06/10/2004 IBA Urges Creation Of More Specialist IP Courts
06/10/2004 FSA Sees Citigroup Bond Probe Ending This Year
05/10/2004 Tax Haven Debate Rages On In The Guardian
05/10/2004 Tories Pledge To Place UK In ‘Vanguard Of Tax Reform’
04/10/2004 Malta And Switzerland Hit Back Over Tax Haven Report
04/10/2004 Gordon Brown Refuses To Delay Implementation Of Tax Scheme Reporting Laws
04/10/2004 UK Law Society Votes To Delay Split
04/10/2004 FSA Plans Review Of Bond Market Regulation
01/10/2004 Appeals Panel Rules In Revenue’s Favour In Section 660 Case
01/10/2004 FSA Reviewing Stance On Hedge Fund Sales To Retail Customers
01/10/2004 UK Taxman Targets E-Bay Traders
30/09/2004 Jersey's Mourant Launches Cayman Operation
30/09/2004 Weak Equity Markets Drive Currency Trading To Record Volumes
30/09/2004 UK Government Amends Tax Disclosure Regulations
30/09/2004 UK Landlords May Claim Extra Tax Relief
30/09/2004 BVI Chief Minister Forms London Business Forum
28/09/2004 UK Tax Situation Remains Unattractive To Alternative Investment Funds
28/09/2004 Law Society Of Scotland Facing New OFT Probe
28/09/2004 UK Government Pledges Regular Review Of All New Legislation
28/09/2004 UK Revenue Official Defends Enabling Letters
27/09/2004 Tories Pledge To Cut UK Inheritance Tax
27/09/2004 UK Legal Sector To Benefit From New Chinese Outward Investment Rules
27/09/2004 UK Compliance Laws Are Driving Down Software Piracy
27/09/2004 Financial Markets Association Calls For Increased Forex Regulation
27/09/2004 AIMA Asks SEC To Exempt Non-US Hedge Funds From Registration Requirements
24/09/2004 UK Lawyers Set To Ignore New Tax Scheme Disclosure Rules
24/09/2004 UK Film Council Welcomes New Tax Relief Plans
24/09/2004 EC Adopts Working Time Directive Proposal
24/09/2004 Tax Uncertainty Holds Back US Casinos From Major UK Investments
24/09/2004 Talks To Begin On Gibraltar’s Constitutional Arrangements
23/09/2004 Tax Change Will Boost UK Property Derivatives Market
23/09/2004 US Asks WTO To Investigate EU Customs Practices
23/09/2004 Tech Expert Urges Record Companies To Adopt New Tactics
22/09/2004 Caribbean Court Of Justice To Replace Privy Council As Final Court Of Appeal
22/09/2004 Dawn Primarolo Unveils New Film Tax Relief
22/09/2004 CBDT Unveils Change To Tax Dispute Procedures Between UK And India
22/09/2004 Inland Revenue Performs U-Turn Over Gift And Loan Trust Taxation
22/09/2004 Chirac Touts Plans For Worldwide Anti-Poverty Tax
21/09/2004 UK Public Pension Shortfall Equal To 5p On Income Tax
20/09/2004 Revenue & Customs Department Should Focus On Black Economy
20/09/2004 Gibraltar Excluded From New European Borders Agency
20/09/2004 UK Accountants Seek To Reassure Lawyers Over Privilege Extension
17/09/2004 UK's IMA Calls For Simplified Tax Regime For Funds
17/09/2004 Germany To Follow UK With Introduction Of Property Trusts
17/09/2004 UK's Grant Thornton Expands International Tax Practice
16/09/2004 Compliance With Companies Bill Likely To Cost UK Firms Millions
16/09/2004 Apology Demanded From Inland Revenue By Small Business Group
16/09/2004 Pinsents And Masons Plan Creation Of UK National Legal Giant
16/09/2004 FSA Accused Of Breaking The Law Over L&G Fine Offer
15/09/2004 US Multinationals Shifting Profits Offshore
15/09/2004 Apple Row Nearing End, Reports Suggest
15/09/2004 DCA Threatens Law Society With £1 Million Fine
15/09/2004 Microsoft Reaches Settlement In Cell Phone Dispute
15/09/2004 Hong Kong Tops List Of Global House Price Rises
15/09/2004 UK’s Top Executives Use Pay Rises To Offset Pension Tax Liability
14/09/2004 Legal & General Appeals Over FSA Decision
14/09/2004 BSX On Verge Of Gaining Official Recognition From UK Authorities
14/09/2004 UK Minister Discusses Constitutional Arrangements With BVI
14/09/2004 Tories See Scope For UK Tax Cuts
14/09/2004 UK Lawyers Fight Extension Of Privilege To Accountants
13/09/2004 Isle Of Man Set For Role As Global IT Disaster Recovery Hub
10/09/2004 Caruana Confident Gibraltar Can Keep Exempt Company Status
10/09/2004 European Business Rejects Call For Tax Harmonisation
10/09/2004 UK's DTI Will Not Legislate Over Auditor Liability
09/09/2004 Finnish ECJ Ruling Deals Blow To National Tax Authorities
08/09/2004 Euronext Launching Alternative Market To Rival London’s AIM
08/09/2004 UK And Gibraltar Financial Regulators Sign MOU
08/09/2004 UK Accountants Braced For Inland Revenue Chaos As Two Deadlines Meet
07/09/2004 Britons In Top Tax Bracket Pay Up To Half Of Salary In Tax
07/09/2004 OECD Recommends New Rules Governing Tax Treatment Of Employee Stock Options
07/09/2004 Barclays Launches Hedge Fund Tracker For Small Investors
03/09/2004 Grant Thornton Warns Over Cross-Border Tax Fraud Crackdown
03/09/2004 UK Law Society Prepares To Unveil Split Plans
03/09/2004 UK Insurers Angered By Government's Targeting Of Gift And Loan Trusts
03/09/2004 UK's Tax Institutes Attack Treasury Over IR35
02/09/2004 BT Has Infringed Competition Laws, Says Ofcom
02/09/2004 UK Government Prepares To Tackle Micro-Businesses
02/09/2004 EU To Admit Defeat Over Stability And Growth Pact, Report Reveals
01/09/2004 Equitable Policyholders Call For Action From SFO
31/08/2004 Confusion Reigns Over New UK Tax Scheme Disclosure Rules
31/08/2004 UK Law Firm Works To Create Legislative Framework For Internet Gambling In Cyprus
31/08/2004 Open Shipping Registries Best, Says US Report
30/08/2004 UK Treasury Reassures Accountants Over Tax Scheme Disclosure Rules
30/08/2004 UK Stamp Duty Has Doubled Under Labour, Claims Tory Party
27/08/2004 Amendment To Cayman Islands Constitution Botched By FCO Clerical Error
27/08/2004 Another International Law Firm Mulls Singapore Withdrawal
27/08/2004 Law Society Chief Executive Angers Council Members
26/08/2004 Shell Settles With SEC And FSA Over Oil Reserve Overstatement
25/08/2004 Everyday Tax Advice Won't Trigger Disclosure Obligation, Says Inland Revenue
25/08/2004 UK Firms Warned Over Employment Law Changes
25/08/2004 Labour Set To Pledge Income Tax Freeze
24/08/2004 British ISPs Agree Tough New Anti-Spam Measures
24/08/2004 EU Member States Urged Not To Cut Fuel Taxes
24/08/2004 Victims Of UK Financial Mis-Selling Face Tax Hit On Compensation
24/08/2004 Think Tank Proposes Shake-Up Of UK Inheritance Tax Rules
23/08/2004 New Law Society Chief Warns Of Possible Challenge To Money-Laundering Laws
23/08/2004 European Lawyers Urged To Push Harder For Cross-Border Practice Rights In US
23/08/2004 CBI Calls For Greater National Scrutiny Of EU Lawmakers
20/08/2004 Hedge Funds Growing In Popularity With UK Pension Funds
20/08/2004 Lloyds TSB Accused Of Data Protection Act Breach Over Outsourcing
20/08/2004 Barclay Brothers' Purchase Of Telegraph Passes Public Interest Test
19/08/2004 UK's Top 50 Law Firms Shake Off Profits Slump
19/08/2004 Bermudian PLP Looks To Advance Independence Debate
19/08/2004 FSA Clears Philip Green's Associates Of Wrongdoing Over M&S Shares
19/08/2004 British Film Industry Awaits Brown’s Decision On Tax Break Extension
19/08/2004 UK And New Zealand Update Double Taxation Agreement
18/08/2004 UK Government Consults On Taxation Of Pre-Owned Assets
18/08/2004 France Suggests EU-Wide Investment Tax Amnesty
17/08/2004 Inland Revenue Publishes Consultation Paper On Trust Modernisation
17/08/2004 EU Seeks To Avert Trade Row With US Over Airbus Subsidies
17/08/2004 FSA Issues Warning Over Intimidation Of Analysts
17/08/2004 ASA Rules On Definition Of Broadband
16/08/2004 Gibraltar Qualifying Company Status Under Threat
16/08/2004 UK Inheritance Tax Net Catches Two Families Every Minute
16/08/2004 Brown’s Stealth Taxes Equivalent To 16.5p In The Pound, Claim Tories
16/08/2004 DTI Issues Distance Marketing Directive Regulations
13/08/2004 Inland Revenue Adjusts Interest Rates
13/08/2004 UK Launches IP Crime Strategy
12/08/2004 Inland Revenue May Launch New Probe Into Channel Island Firms
12/08/2004 Caribbean Trust Industry Fears EU Money Laundering Directive
12/08/2004 FSA Gives Green Light To UK’s First Islamic Bank
11/08/2004 House Of Lords Rejects Non-Economic Awards For Unfair Dismissal
11/08/2004 Tories Fear Tax Hike For UK Expats
10/08/2004 Inland Revenue Grants Extension For Form 42 Filers
09/08/2004 UK Fund Manager Seeks Insight Into Corporate Tax Policy
09/08/2004 UK Treasury May Be Forced To Grant £20 Billion In Corporate Tax Refunds
09/08/2004 Gibraltar Transposes European Union Directive
09/08/2004 UK Government Consults On Extending Money Laundering Exemptions To Accountants
06/08/2004 IMA Warns That Fund Market Shake-Up Could Be Delayed By Tax Uncertainty
06/08/2004 Dutch Broker Launches Global REIT Index
06/08/2004 OECD Poised To Publish Guidance On Taxation Of Share Options
05/08/2004 UK Tax Scheme Crackdown Rushed And Confusing, Say Accountants
05/08/2004 Mobile Phone Providers Attempt To Reclaim VAT For 3G Licences
04/08/2004 UK's OFT Refuses To Cap Legal Exposure For Accountants
04/08/2004 UK Lawyers Angered By Trust Proposals In EU Money Laundering Directive
03/08/2004 Hollinger International To Sue Conrad Black
03/08/2004 FTI Claims VAT Policy Is Incompatible With European Law
02/08/2004 Law Lords Likely To Reverse Appeals Court Judgement On Privilege
02/08/2004 Guidance Published On UK’s New Tax Disclosure Rules
02/08/2004 UK Businesses Finding Compliance With IT Laws Hard
02/08/2004 Eurostat Unveils 2003 FDI Figures
30/07/2004 Free Financial Guidance Offered To Emigrating Britons
30/07/2004 MPs Call For Tougher Stance On VAT Fraud
30/07/2004 EU Agency Workers Directive Could Put Freelancers At A Disadvantage
30/07/2004 UK Public Spending Watchdog To Examine Self Assessment System
29/07/2004 Treasury Select Committee Calls For Self-Regulation Of Financial Advisers
29/07/2004 Inland Revenue’s Deal With Mapeley Steps Hits More Controversy
29/07/2004 UK Law Society Faces £1 Million Fine If Complaints Handling Not Improved
28/07/2004 UK House Price Boom Traps Half A Million More In The IHT Net
28/07/2004 Jersey Law Firm To Launch Cayman Operation
28/07/2004 UK Firms Face New Penalty Under Finance Act
28/07/2004 UK Government Unveils Items Acquired Under IHT Scheme
27/07/2004 UK’s Black Economy Deprives Government Of £40 Billion In Revenues
27/07/2004 UK Law Society To Hold Postal Ballot On Referral Fees
27/07/2004 UK Passes New Patents Act
27/07/2004 UK Financial Regulator Approves Property Investment Fund Proposals
26/07/2004 BVI Leader Seeks To Correct Misleading Statement Over EU Savings Tax Directive
26/07/2004 New Guidance Published On Appealing Inland Revenue Decisions
23/07/2004 Rise In UK Corporate Tax Revenues Eases Pressure On Brown To Raise Tax
23/07/2004 FSA Publishes Rules Implementing Financial Groups Directive
23/07/2004 BCCI Claims Dubbed 'Hopelessly Misconceived' By Bank of England
23/07/2004 Apple And Microsoft Sued Over Online Updating Technology
22/07/2004 Cayman Leader Attacks ‘High Tax Interventionist Policies’ Of EU
22/07/2004 Global Investment Firms Paid Little In UK Tax Last Year, Says FT
21/07/2004 Inland Revenue Sets Out Prosecution Policy
21/07/2004 EC Prepares To Bypass Objections Over Tax Harmonisation
21/07/2004 EU Commission Welcomes Council Approval Of Savings Tax Directive
21/07/2004 UK Lawyers Predict Surge In Shareholder Litigation
20/07/2004 CBI Calls For More Tax Incentives To Mend UK Pension System
20/07/2004 OECD Seeks to Harmonise Indirect Taxation Of Trade In Cross Border Services
20/07/2004 Incoming Law Society President Pledges Tailored Regulation Of UK Law Firms
19/07/2004 UK Announces Programme Of Double Taxation Treaty Negotiations
19/07/2004 Channel Island Firms Warned On UK Tax Searches
19/07/2004 EC Warns UK Government Over Data Protection Laws
19/07/2004 FSA Releases Results Of Enforcement Review
19/07/2004 Hong Kong Remains World's Freest Economy, Says Cato Institute
16/07/2004 'Chinese Walls' Not Enough In Conflict Cases, Law Society Rules
16/07/2004 Caruana Discusses Tax Issues In Brussels
16/07/2004 Commission Proposes Move Towards Tax-Based System Of Funding For EU
16/07/2004 Warner Brothers Launches Lord Of The Rings Domain Name Fight
15/07/2004 UK Law Society Votes On Conflict Of Interest Rules
15/07/2004 Brown’s Cost Cutting Unlikely To Prevent Rise In UK Taxes, Experts Warn
15/07/2004 Primarolo Hits Out At Tax Professionals Over Finance Bill
15/07/2004 Equitable Policy Holders Launch Legal Action
15/07/2004 UK And Italy Propose Simplification Of EU Legislation
15/07/2004 Many EU Members Failing To Implement Internal Market Laws
13/07/2004 Inland Revenue Causes Stir With ‘Enabling Letters’ To Small Firms
13/07/2004 Survey Reveals Concerns Over International Tax Task Force
13/07/2004 Treasury Could Net Over £1 Billion In Tax From UK Property Funds
12/07/2004 EU Tells Spain And UK To Change Pension Tax Rules
12/07/2004 Big Business To Benefit From Single UK Tax Department, Says New Chief
12/07/2004 Friends Provident To Help UK Taxpayers Reclaim Refunds
12/07/2004 M&S Chief Executive Cleared Of Insider Trading Allegations
09/07/2004 UK Bar Council Celebrates Removal Of Ban On Direct Public Access
09/07/2004 BSA Reveals That Software Piracy Is Costing EU Firms EUR8 Billion Per Year
07/07/2004 UK Law Society Still Failing To Meet Complaint Handling Targets
07/07/2004 Inland Revenue Shuts Down Charitable Gift Tax Scheme
06/07/2004 Lords Select Committee Unable To Agree On Key Aspects Of Constitutional Reform Bill
06/07/2004 Small Firms Call For Certainty In UK Tax System
06/07/2004 New UK Tax Rules Hamper Commercialisation Of Academic Research
06/07/2004 Monetary Affairs Commissioner Backs EU Corporate Tax Harmonisation Plans
06/07/2004 OFT Consulting On New E-Commerce Regulations
05/07/2004 Conrad Black Sues To Prevent Sale Of Telegraph
05/07/2004 UK Lord Chief Justice Calls For High Court To Be Scrapped
02/07/2004 Latvia And Malta Least Taxed In EU
02/07/2004 Uncertainty Over Possibility Of IR35 Review Continues
02/07/2004 UK Film Industry Recovering After Tax Changes
01/07/2004 UK To Strengthen Copyright Law Enforcement
01/07/2004 Debenhams Wins Appeal Over VAT Ruling
30/06/2004 Inland Revenue Changes Software Supplier Ahead Of Key Filing Deadline
30/06/2004 UK Firms Unprepared For Technology Implications Of New Compliance Regulations
30/06/2004 FSA Probes Possible Insider Trading Activity Related To M&S Takeover
29/06/2004 Lords Select Committee Condemns Complexity Of UK Tax Law
28/06/2004 Carey Olsen Recognised At International Award Ceremony
28/06/2004 UK Government Launches Consultation On Cross-Border Mergers
25/06/2004 Inland Revenue Moves Back Deadline For Form 42 Submissions
24/06/2004 Inland Revenue Forced To Delay Tax Scheme Disclosure Deadline
24/06/2004 FSA Small Business Panel Annual Report Calls For Reduced Regulatory Burden
24/06/2004 EU Savings Tax Directive Pushed Back By Six Months
24/06/2004 Scottish Lawyers Express Concerns Following Launch Of Tesco Legal Store
23/06/2004 UK Government Closes Employment-Related Securities Scheme
23/06/2004 'Tesco Law' Moves Closer In United Kingdom
23/06/2004 2004 A Slow Year For Asian Hedge Funds Start Ups
23/06/2004 MPs Alarmed At Poor Management Of Customs IT Project
21/06/2004 London Dominates European Hedge Fund Arena
21/06/2004 Inland Revenue May Lose Powers To Prosecute
21/06/2004 UK’s Tax Red Line Angers French
21/06/2004 UK Investment Banks Likely To Miss FSA Deadline On Preventing Conflicts Of Interest
18/06/2004 Falconer Suggests Clementi Reforms Likely To Be Fast-Tracked
18/06/2004 UK Property Bodies Urge Government To Introduce Tax-Friendly Trusts
17/06/2004 Blair Pledges To Fight Tax Harmonisation
17/06/2004 Legal Services Groups Respond To Clementi Consultation
17/06/2004 Germany May Change Tax Rules In Response To Vodafone Claim
17/06/2004 UAE Fully Cooperative In Money Laundering Fight
17/06/2004 Gibraltar Fights To Get Voice Heard In Europe
16/06/2004 UK Trade Mark Attorneys Put Forward Proposals For Regulatory Reform
16/06/2004 UK Government Rejects Tougher Regulation Of Betting Exchanges
16/06/2004 Revenue Drops Backdated Tax Claim In Section 660 Case
15/06/2004 Caruana Defiant In Face Of European Opposition
15/06/2004 Section 660 Test Case Gets Under Way
15/06/2004 Britons Urged To Be Aware Of Tax Liabilities Of European Property Investing
14/06/2004 Middle Eastern Investors Seek Legal Redress From Towry Law
11/06/2004 New Cold-Calling Rules Likely To Catch UK's Small Businesses Out, Survey Reveals
11/06/2004 Law Society AGM To Vote On Referral Fee Ballot
11/06/2004 UK Retail Investors Dismayed At Loss Of Tax Perks
10/06/2004 Walbrook Launches Tax Advisory Service
10/06/2004 Vodafone Claiming EUR20 Billion Tax Credit From German Authorities
09/06/2004 UK's Small Firms Face Deadline For New Reporting Requirement
08/06/2004 Number Of Solicitor QCs Expected To Double In United Kingdom
08/06/2004 Committee Report Counts The Cost Of Tax Compliance For UK Firms
08/06/2004 Expat Pension Test Case To Go Before Law Lords
07/06/2004 ILEX Urges Clementi Not To Push For Separation Of Representation And Regulation
07/06/2004 Britons Toil Longer To Pay Their Taxes
04/06/2004 FSA Unveils New Performance Data Rules For Fund Firms
03/06/2004 Tax Experts Attack Brown's 'Hideously Complex' Tax Policy
03/06/2004 EU Ministers Deflect Calls for Cuts In Fuel Taxes
03/06/2004 UK Takeover Panel Chief Slams Directive
03/06/2004 European Nations To Fund Central American/Caribbean Tax Study
02/06/2004 UK Law Firms Seek Government Assurances On New Tax Disclosure Rules
01/06/2004 Sales Tax Row Rages On In Jersey
01/06/2004 Hewitt Unveils Plans To Fast-Track Company Law Changes
31/05/2004 Chancellor Brown May Extend New Dividend Tax To Larger Firms
31/05/2004 Scottish Law Society To Oppose Liberalisation Moves
28/05/2004 QC Rank To Remain Intact - For Now
28/05/2004 Indian Data Protection Plans In Jeopardy?
28/05/2004 FSA Issues Update On Split Cap Discussions
28/05/2004 Inland Revenue Fines Taxpayers Who Beat The Filing Deadline
27/05/2004 UK Minister Wants Film Council To Act As Tax Scheme Spy
27/05/2004 UK Government Makes Cayman Tax Treaty A Top Priority
27/05/2004 Law Society Council Backs Clementi's Proposed Split Of Core Functions
27/05/2004 Confusion Surrounds Application Of New Inheritance Tax Proposals
27/05/2004 Cyprus Overtakes Ireland As Least Taxed EU Nation, Survey Says
26/05/2004 MPs Travel Tax Breaks Are 'Open To Abuse'
26/05/2004 Small Businesses Benefiting From Bush's Tax Cuts, Says Snow
26/05/2004 UK Tax Disclosure Rules To Cost £1bn Say Experts
25/05/2004 New Tax Rules Set To Drive UK Property Firms Offshore
25/05/2004 Split Cap Fund Manager May Sue FSA For Defamation
25/05/2004 Internet Betting Exchanges To Win Tax Exemption In UK, Report Suggests
25/05/2004 UK's Small Firms To Air Grievances Over Tax System
24/05/2004 UK Business Registrations Decline In Wake Of New Dividend Tax
24/05/2004 Legal & General Challenges FSA Mis-Selling Verdict
24/05/2004 Inland Revenue Official Speaks of Desire To Create 'Avoidance-Proof' Legislation
21/05/2004 ACCA Slams New UK Tax Shelter Disclosure Rules
21/05/2004 UK/Canadian Double Tax Protocol Now In Force
21/05/2004 The Tories Will Not Abandon Gibraltar, Pledges Howard
20/05/2004 FAST Brings Criminal Proceedings Against UK Firms Over Software Copyright
19/05/2004 National Savings Tax Breaks Create Uneven Playing Field In UK Savings Industry
19/05/2004 UK Law Society Calls For Clarification Of Finance Bill Legislation
19/05/2004 UK Inland Revenue Consults On Tax Shelter Disclosure Requirements
18/05/2004 Inland Revenue Okays IHT Insurance Plans
18/05/2004 New Star Launches Managed Hedge Fund
18/05/2004 Permission Granted For Al Fayed Tax Investigation
18/05/2004 UK Businesses Unprepared For OFT's New Competition Powers
18/05/2004 First Foreign Law Firm Granted Licence Under CEPA
18/05/2004 US Tax Waived On New Deutsche Bank Fund
18/05/2004 Chirac Calls For International Development Tax
17/05/2004 'Captain of Industry' Named As UK's New Tax Department Chief
17/05/2004 UK Advertising Sector Calls For Reinstatement Of 'Country Of Origin' Principle In EU Directive
17/05/2004 UK Barristers To Be Permitted To Sue Solicitors Over Fees
14/05/2004 OECD Urges UK To Cut Spending Or Raise Taxes
14/05/2004 Euronext To Benefit From New European Tax Agreements
14/05/2004 Lib Dems Accuse Inland Revenue Of 'Gross Incompetence' Concerning Unpaid Debt
14/05/2004 UK Foreign Office Slams Treasury Over EU Savings Tax Directive
12/05/2004 Ogier Scoops Second Gong Of 2004 At Chambers Awards
12/05/2004 UK Firms Express Fears Over Customs-Inland Revenue Merger
12/05/2004 UK Lawyers Fear For Salary Levels Following EU Expansion
12/05/2004 Hedge Funds Industry Reaches $1 Trillion Mark, Says Survey
12/05/2004 UK Laundering Law: Will Jersey Follow UK?
11/05/2004 FSA Confirms Plans To Tackle Soft Commissions
11/05/2004 ICAEW Raises Concerns Over Implications Of UK Finance Bill For SMEs
11/05/2004 Inland Revenue Targets Employee Share Scheme
10/05/2004 UK NAO Report Warns Of Risks In Revenue Contract With Mapeley
07/05/2004 UK Equity Traders Avoid Stocks In Favour Of Tax-Free Alternatives
05/05/2004 FSA Probes Investment Banks' Relationships With Hedge Funds
05/05/2004 UK Government Targets Currency Derivatives Tax Scheme
04/05/2004 One Third Of UK's Top 100 Law Firms Are Considering Adopting LLP Status
04/05/2004 Senator Frank Walker Speaks At Jersey Finance Conference
04/05/2004 Maltese FSA Signs MOU With UK Regulator
03/05/2004 UK Think Tank Attacks New Labour's Record On Business Taxes
30/04/2004 New UK Tax Department Will Need 'Enormous' Amounts of Management, Says O'Donnell
30/04/2004 Many UK Businesses Unaware Of Implications Of Money Laundering Regulations
30/04/2004 Hong Kong Remains The World's Most Open Market, Says US Think Tank
29/04/2004 Equitable Life Annuity Holders Planning To Sue
29/04/2004 Berlusconi's Tax Cuts At Risk As EU Issues 'Early Warning' On Deficit
29/04/2004 UK Government Tightens Tax Relief Rules For Film Makers
28/04/2004 Economists Maintain Brown Will Be Forced To Hike Taxes Despite Growth Prospects
28/04/2004 IMA Records Fall In ISA Sales During 2003/2004 Tax Year
28/04/2004 House Of Lords Committee To Examine Implications Of Finance Bill Provisions
28/04/2004 Survey Finds Most Britons Are Unaware Of Inheritance Tax Trap
27/04/2004 Four Nations Agree On New International Anti Tax-Avoidance Body
27/04/2004 UK Law Society Issues New E-Mail Guidelines For Solicitors
26/04/2004 New Data Eases Fears Of UK Tax Hikes
23/04/2004 Law Society Debates Plans To Scrap Dual Role
21/04/2004 UK Conservatives Propose Reinstatement Of Savings Tax Incentives
20/04/2004 Man Group To Launch Hedge Fund For UK Investors
20/04/2004 UK Business Sector Calls For Reform Of R&D Tax Credit Scheme
20/04/2004 Vodafone And O2 Facing Antitrust Charges
16/04/2004 Jersey Finance To Host London Conference
16/04/2004 Inland Revenue Said To Be Reviving Decades Old Tax Disputes
16/04/2004 BT Facing Illegal State Aid Complaint
16/04/2004 HSBC Launches UK's First Muslim Pension Fund
15/04/2004 Firms To Be Fined £300 For Missing Share Scheme Deadline
15/04/2004 Ireland Hosts European Conference On Taxpayer Compliance
15/04/2004 UK Incorporations Rise In Spite Of New Tax Measures
14/04/2004 Space Industry Has Bright Future In Isle Of Man, Says Bell
14/04/2004 Inland Revenue Issues 'Plain English' Warning To Tax Planners
14/04/2004 Fears Over Growing Tax Burden Fails To Dent UK Business Optimism
14/04/2004 PC World Wins Domain Name Dispute Despite 'Flimsy' Evidence
13/04/2004 UK Treasury Refuses 'White List' Of Acceptable Tax-Planning
13/04/2004 UK's Constructors Up In Arms Over EU Directive
12/04/2004 Gordon Brown Just Can't Resist Tinkering With The Tax Code
09/04/2004 UK Firms Win Concession From Government Over Tax Planning Crackdown
08/04/2004 UK's 'Magic Circle' Law Firms Draft Responses To Clementi Review
08/04/2004 Pedro Solbes Hints At Economic Leeway For EU Accession States
08/04/2004 Apple Loses High Court Bid To Have Trademark Dispute Heard In US
08/04/2004 Morgan Grenfell Fined By FSA For Conflicts Of Interest
07/04/2004 Brown Hints At Tax Breaks For London's Financial District
07/04/2004 Google's Gmail Slammed By Privacy Advocates
05/04/2004 Minister Attacks UK's Small Firms For 'Pocketing' Tax Breaks
05/04/2004 DTI Consults On Cross-Border Trade Directive
05/04/2004 Gibraltar To Challenge EU Corporate Tax Decision
05/04/2004 UK Business Leader Warns Against 'Naming-And-Shaming' Tax Campaign
02/04/2004 Study Throws Light On UK Equity Fund Trading Costs
02/04/2004 UK Customs Likely To Challenge Vodafone's Use Of VAT Loophole
02/04/2004 New Global Offshore Law Firm Launched
01/04/2004 UK Treasury Review May Lead To Small Businesses Paying More Tax
01/04/2004 'Isle of Man Cannot Prosper In Isolation From The EU', Says Chief Minister
01/04/2004 Loss Of Tax Break May Discourage UK Firms From Investing In IT Upgrades
01/04/2004 EU Rules On Gibraltar's Corporate Tax Reform Plans
31/03/2004 NCIS Reports Huge Inflow Of Suspicious Activity Reports From UK Accountants
30/03/2004 FSA Boss Speaks Out On Soft Commissions
30/03/2004 Implications Of Bank Of England Privilege Case Are Huge, Says Expert
29/03/2004 BPI Threatens UK File Sharers With Legal Action
26/03/2004 NAO Report Finds £14 Billion Shortfall In UK Tax Collections
26/03/2004 Online Betting Exchanges Condemn UK Tax Review
26/03/2004 Bird's Electoral Defeat Sees End Of An Era For Antigua & Barbuda
25/03/2004 UK Treasury Set To Benefit From Bracket Creep
25/03/2004 The UK's FSA Lays Out More Flexible Rules For Collective Investment Schemes
25/03/2004 New UK Property Funds May Not Provide All The Answers
24/03/2004 99% Of Ilegal Content Hosted Outside The UK
24/03/2004 Blair Promises To Keep Tax And Red Tape In Check
24/03/2004 FSA Warned Against Abolishing Soft Commissions
24/03/2004 Progress Made In Elimination Of Harmful Tax Practices, Says OECD
23/03/2004 DCA Unveils Plans To Allow LSCC To Fine Law Society
23/03/2004 UK Bookies Welcome Review Of Betting Exchange Tax Treatment
23/03/2004 VoIP Industry Body Launched In The UK
23/03/2004 Brown Hopes To Secure Extra £1.7 Billion Revenue From New Compliance Campaign
23/03/2004 UK Budget Will Have Little Impact On Isle Of Man, Says Bell
22/03/2004 UK's Small Firms Boosted By Venture Capital Trust Tax Changes
22/03/2004 UK Government Delays Announcement On Reform Of QC System
22/03/2004 IFS Warns Brown Over Tax And Spending
22/03/2004 HM Treasury Hopes To Headhunt FTSE100 Boss To Lead New Tax Department
19/03/2004 Survey Reveals That UK Lawyers Back Woolf's Criticism Of Judicial Reforms
19/03/2004 Brown Focuses On Tax Compliance In UK Budget
19/03/2004 UK Relaxes Tax Rules For Offshore Funds
19/03/2004 UK High Court Rules Against Agassi In Tax Case
18/03/2004 Switzerland And Luxembourg Feature Near Top Of European Pay League
18/03/2004 CSX Recognition By The UK Inland Revenue Greeted With Mixed Response
18/03/2004 Ireland Shows Largest Fall In 'Tax Wedge' Says Report
18/03/2004 File Sharing Widespread On UK Corporate Networks
17/03/2004 Israel To Encourage Foreign Investment With Tax Breaks
17/03/2004 Towry Law International Boss Quits Over Hedge Fund Collapses
17/03/2004 UK Tax Planners May Be Hit By New Disclosure Rule
17/03/2004 Four Nations To Begin Cooperating On Tax Matters
16/03/2004 Jersey Finance Co-Hosts Seminar On Expert Funds
15/03/2004 Infringer Of Invalid Patent Must Still Pay, UK Court Rules
12/03/2004 Cayman Stock Exchange Achieves Recognised Status With Inland Revenue
12/03/2004 UK May Enact Tough New Anti Tax Avoidance Legislation
11/03/2004 Customs And Revenue Merger May Not Bring About Positive Change, Government Warned
11/03/2004 Bolkestein Urges EU Ministers To Stick To Their Guns Over Savings Tax
11/03/2004 S&P Study Shows Tax Inflexibility In Northern Europe
11/03/2004 Bar Council Backs Clementi Reform Plans
11/03/2004 Brown Likely To Forge Ahead With UK Pension Tax Reform
10/03/2004 UK To Confirm That Its Dependent Territories Are Compliant With EU Savings Directive
10/03/2004 LSE Professor Warns Of 'Tidal Wave' Of Regulation For UK Businesses
10/03/2004 Shell Is Number One Employer Of In-House Corporate Counsel In FTSE 100 Firms
10/03/2004 UK Law Firm Calls For Regulator To Be Stripped Of Dual Role
09/03/2004 Inland Revenue Welcomes High Court Ruling On Group Tax Relief
09/03/2004 UK To Update Tax Treaties With Poland And Hungary
09/03/2004 Jersey Holds Talks To Prevent £25 Million Tax Losses
09/03/2004 FSA Holds Meeting With Split Capital Investment Trust Bosses
09/03/2004 Third Bill Published Under UK Tax Simplification Project
08/03/2004 UK Government Closes Life Insurance Tax Loophole
08/03/2004 Banks Unprepared For Basel II, Survey Reveals
08/03/2004 UK Law Lords Oppose Supreme Court Bill
08/03/2004 Gordon Brown Faces Tough Choices, Economists Warn
05/03/2004 UK Law Society Reduces Red Tape For Foreign Firms
04/03/2004 Apple Faces Apple In UK High Court
04/03/2004 NAO Report Highlights Black Hole In VAT Revenues
04/03/2004 CBI Warns Against Damaging Consequences Of Further UK Tax Hikes
04/03/2004 New Hedge Fund Firm Established in Dublin
03/03/2004 UK And Gibraltar Form Common Approach Towards Regional Selectivity Question
03/03/2004 BCCI Judgement Will Dent Lawyer/Client Confidentiality
03/03/2004 UK's Loss Is The Isle Of Man's Gain After Shock Inland Revenue Ruling
03/03/2004 Hollinger Judgement May Strengthen Law For Minority Shareholders
03/03/2004 Bermudian Premier Reignites Independence Debate
02/03/2004 Ireland Ranks As The World's Most Globalised Economy
02/03/2004 Bell Tolls For US On EU Sanctions As Lamy Talks Tough In Washington
02/03/2004 Inland Revenue Forced To Write Off Over £700 Million In Uncollected NI Contributions
01/03/2004 Cayman Government Responds To Attack In British Media
01/03/2004 Caruana To Discuss Tax With UK Government
01/03/2004 UK Stiffens Money Laundering Regime
27/02/2004 UK Online Tax Filing Surpasses The Million Mark
26/02/2004 UK Inland Revenue To Probe Offshore Assets
26/02/2004 UK Inland Revenue Denies 50% Tax Scare
26/02/2004 Patricia Hewitt Claims EU Interference In UK Business Sector Decreasing
26/02/2004 Clementi Mulling Relaxation Of Law Firm Ownership Rules, Reports Suggest
26/02/2004 UK Employers Enjoy Lighter Tax Burden Than EU Counterparts
26/02/2004 Ernst & Young Calls For Tax Free Trusts For UK Non-Residents
26/02/2004 New Offshore Guide Published For UK Expats
25/02/2004 Hong Kong Provides Gateway To China For UK Firms
25/02/2004 WIPO Reveals International Patent Filings Exceeded 110,000 In 2003
25/02/2004 UK Small Businesses Operating Under Cloud Of Tax Uncertainty, Say Accountants
25/02/2004 Millions Of UK Taxpayers Could Pay 50% Income Tax Under New Inland Revenue Rules
24/02/2004 Cayman Financial Secretary Hits Back Over 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' Report
24/02/2004 Anguilla FSC Representatives Attend International Trusts Seminar
24/02/2004 IP Theft Costing UK Businesses Billions
24/02/2004 UK Lawyers Set To Benefit From Outsourcing Trend
24/02/2004 Bolkestein Proposes Harmonisation Of EU Corporate Tax Base
23/02/2004 BSA Says Software Audit Not Prelude To Legal Action
23/02/2004 Standard Chartered Slammed By Japanese FSA Over Lax Reporting
23/02/2004 UK Appeals Court Ruling Restores OFT Powers
23/02/2004 Ofcom Threatens Tighter Regulation Of Internet Industry
20/02/2004 UK Businesses Unprepared For New Money Laundering Rules, Says PwC
20/02/2004 FSA Chief Executive Speaks On Regulatory Cooperation Between US And EU
20/02/2004 Mobile Phone Traders To Take VAT Battle To ECJ
20/02/2004 Annan Calls For Completion Of Decolonisation Process
19/02/2004 Ogier Wins Legal Business Award
19/02/2004 UK Charities Warming To Hedge Funds
19/02/2004 EU Commission May Reject Gibraltar's Tax Reforms
19/02/2004 Plans To Force Accountants To Deal With Inland Revenue Online Slammed By UK Tories
18/02/2004 LSC Mulling CFAs For Certain Types Of Class Action
18/02/2004 UK Government's Share Incentive Plan Offers Potential For Large Tax Breaks
18/02/2004 CBI Chief Calls For Flexibility Over EU Employment Laws
18/02/2004 Cayman MPs Vote To Accept EU Savings Tax Directive
18/02/2004 Six EU Member States Reject Reforms To Stability And Growth Pact
18/02/2004 EU Transparency Directive Increases Liability For Company Directors
18/02/2004 UK Government Ready To Close Inheritance Tax Loophole
17/02/2004 Sir Nicholas Montagu To Step Down As Inland Revenue Chief
17/02/2004 Inland Revenue And Customs Expected To Merge After Government Review
17/02/2004 Scottish Law Society Chief Slams New UK Anti-Money Laundering Rules
16/02/2004 UK Law Firms Suffer As A Result Of Poor Financial Management
16/02/2004 Many UK Firms Fail To Cash In On New R&D Tax Credits
13/02/2004 Recent Tax Change Could Ruin Several UK Film Productions
12/02/2004 UK Government Steps In To Curb Manipulation Of Partnership Losses
12/02/2004 An EU Tax On Member States Remains On Prodi's Agenda
12/02/2004 UK Construction Industry Faces IR35-Style Clampdown
12/02/2004 EC Warns Six EU Member States Over Money Laundering Directive
11/02/2004 EU Ministers Urge Switzerland To Accept Savings Directive
11/02/2004 No Nasty Surprises Expected In Isle Of Man Budget
11/02/2004 UK Lord Chancellor Unveils Supreme Court Plans
11/02/2004 Tories Slam 'Crackpot' UK VAT Rules
10/02/2004 UK Property Sector Anticipates Introduction Of REITS
10/02/2004 ACCA Calls For Government Rethink On Dividend Tax
09/02/2004 Howard Pours Dampens Hopes Of Conservative Tax Cuts
09/02/2004 UK Signs New Double Tax Convention With France
06/02/2004 Inland Revenue Nets £90 Million From Late Tax Returns
06/02/2004 House Of Lords Debates Tax Evasion And Avoidance
06/02/2004 Spanish Campaign Against Offshore Jurisdictions Sparks Fear In Gibraltar
06/02/2004 LSUC Examines Flotation Plans For Canadian Law Firms
05/02/2004 Blair Backs Brown On Tax And Spending
05/02/2004 First Meeting Of Committee Of European Banking Supervisors Takes Place
04/02/2004 Cayman Optimistic Over EU Tax Deal
04/02/2004 Opinion Mixed On Likely Impact Of Tax Changes For UK Law Firms
04/02/2004 Germany Expresses Opposition To EU Tax Plans
04/02/2004 New Lobby Group Claims UK Government Wastes £50 Bn
03/02/2004 Inland Revenue Throws Spanner In The Works Of New Funds
03/02/2004 Heritage Foundation Fellow Speaks On OECD London Meeting
03/02/2004 Investors Failed To Reclaim Billions In Tax Refunds In 2003
03/02/2004 High Hopes for New Venture Capital Trust Tax Rules
03/02/2004 KLegal Alliance Formally Ended
02/02/2004 European Commission Again Mulling EU Tax
02/02/2004 UK Government To Have Hand In JAC Despite Widespread Opposition
02/02/2004 UK Minister Praises The Tax Regimes Of Offshore Crown Dependencies
30/01/2004 FSA Fines Deloitte & Touche Wealth Management
30/01/2004 IFS Warns Brown May Have To Resort To Tax Hikes To Cover Revenue Shortfall
29/01/2004 UK Fund Managers Seek To Gain ISA Tax Benefits
29/01/2004 Lord Woolf Confirmed As Head Of UK Judiciary
29/01/2004 Conservatives Pledge To 'Axe A Tax A Year' Under New Reform Proposals
29/01/2004 Turks And Caicos Commits To EU Savings Tax Directive
28/01/2004 'Rewards For Failure' White Paper Dropped By DTI
28/01/2004 New Compliance Association Launched In Gibraltar
28/01/2004 New Legal Services Watchdog 'Coming Soon', Says DCA
28/01/2004 France Slammed Over Failure To Ratify London Agreement
27/01/2004 Malta Enterprise Reveals Interest From Foreign Firms
27/01/2004 London And Moscow Stock Exchanges Sign Information-Sharing Agreement
26/01/2004 European Lawyers Face Possibility Of Single Code Of Conduct
26/01/2004 UK's DTI Consults On Changes To Distance Selling Regulations
26/01/2004 Detail On Taxation Of Gambling Sector Under New Rules Anxiously Awaited
26/01/2004 Bermudian Government To Sell E-Commerce Achievements At London Event
26/01/2004 Former Mannesman Executives Face Charges Over Vodafone Takeover
26/01/2004 CBI Chief Warns That Business Cannot Shoulder Additional Tax Burden
26/01/2004 Hedge Fund Body Questions EU Proposals For Regulatory System
23/01/2004 UK Investment Trusts Launch Legal Action Against Customs Department
23/01/2004 Equitable Life Unlikely To Sue UK Government
23/01/2004 UK Customs And Excise Unaware Of Business Tax Compliance Costs
23/01/2004 E-Data Settles Patent Dispute With Microsoft, Tiscali, And OD2
22/01/2004 Law Firms Urged Not To Fear Outsourcing Following DTI Report
22/01/2004 UK Government Announces Tax Break For North Sea Oil Extraction
22/01/2004 OECD Warns Gordon Brown To Curb Spending To Avoid Tax Hikes
21/01/2004 UK Treasury Said To Be Lining Up IR35's Replacement
21/01/2004 EU Founding Members Slowest To Implement Internal Market Laws, Says EC
21/01/2004 UK Information Commissioner To 'Get Tough' Over Breaches Of Data Protection Laws
21/01/2004 Inland Revenue's LBO Slammed For Tax Collection Reporting Error
21/01/2004 Bank Of Scotland Fined For Breaching UK Money Laundering Rules
21/01/2004 UK Legal Firms Facing Higher Tax Bills This Year Due To Accounting Changes
20/01/2004 Updated UK Patents Bill Published
20/01/2004 KLegal 'Federation' Plans Close To Collapse
20/01/2004 UK Government Seeks To End Tax Advantages Of Trusts
20/01/2004 Inland Revenue Conducts 'Domesday Survey' Of Foreign Workers
19/01/2004 EU Parliament Proposes New Regulatory Framework For Hedge Funds
19/01/2004 BPI Investigates Amazon Over Parallel Imports
19/01/2004 Costello Highlights Benefits Of New Tax Treaties With UK And Russia
19/01/2004 Some UK ISPs Considering Naming File Swappers
19/01/2004 Law Society Unlikely To Unveil Wholesale Liberalisation Of Conflict Of Interest Rules
19/01/2004 Two Leading Law Firms Join Forces To Create Global Offshore Enterprise
16/01/2004 UK Moves To Tackle Tax Avoidance On 'Strips' Of Government Bonds
15/01/2004 Inland Revenue Should Increase Investigations And Prosecutions, Say MPs
14/01/2004 Inland Revenue Faces Legal Challenge To Section 660 Interpretation
14/01/2004 UK Investment Body Calls For Major Tax Reform In Savings Industry
13/01/2004 British Film Indusry Booms, Though Tax Uncertainty Clouds Horizon
13/01/2004 Direct Marketers Warn Over UK Anti-Spam Legislation
13/01/2004 Deloitte Launches Legal Action Against Bank Of England
13/01/2004 Rift Widens Between UK's Legal Services Ombudsman And Law Society
12/01/2004 EU To Investigate Member States' Dividend Tax Rules
12/01/2004 FSA Rules On Past Performance Data In Advertising Finalised
12/01/2004 Malta And UAE Begin New Round Of Double Taxation Avoidance Talks
09/01/2004 Europe's Mobile Operators To Battle EU For Billions Of Euros In VAT Refunds
09/01/2004 UK Law Society To Lift Ban On Referral Fees
09/01/2004 Man Group Hedge Fund Offering Performs Well
08/01/2004 Inland Revenue Signs New Contract With IT Partner CGEY
08/01/2004 UK Patent Office To Boost Intellectual Property Awareness Amongst SMEs
08/01/2004 Spain And Britain Must Respect Gibraltar's Voice In Future Talks
07/01/2004 Cayman Islands Given Until End Of January To Submit Plan For Adoption Of EU Savings Directive
06/01/2004 Paddy Power Seeks Tax Advantage On Isle Of Man
06/01/2004 Brown's Economic Policy Will Inevitably Lead To Tax Hikes, Say UK Bosses
05/01/2004 Advertising Standards Agency Warns Two E-Mail Marketers
05/01/2004 Inland Revenue To Hit Late Payers In The Pocket
02/01/2004 Bank Of England In Attempted E-Mail Spam Fraud

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