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HMRC has recently updated its guidance on the UK’s new qualifying asset holding company (QAHC) tax regime, which was introduced from 1 April 2022, to include examples of the application of the QAHC regime “activity condition” to credit funds (i.e. the requirement for a QAHC to carry out mainly investment business, with any other activity, such as trading, being ancillary to it and not carried on to any substantial extent).

A new version of the UK-Luxembourg double tax treaty has been published in which significant changes have been made to the capital gains tax article, amongst other provisions.

The UK qualifying asset holding company (“QAHC”) tax regime came into force on 1 April 2022.

New guidance has been issued by HMRC setting out their new policy on the VAT treatment of early termination fees and compensation payments, supplanting heavily criticised guidance issued in 2020.

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, unveiled an unsurprising 2021 Autumn Budget and Spending Review (the Budget), as the headline grabbing fiscal plans had already mostly been leaked to the press (including by the Chancellor himself).

This presentation, delivered jointly by practitioners based in both our U.S. and London offices, provide a look into differences between U.S. and EU acquisition financings.

The ‘gig’ economy has been the subject of much commentary in recent times, particularly with regard to the legal status of its workers.

On 24 March 2021, the UK government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (“BEIS”) launched a consultation seeking views on its proposals to mandate climate-related financial disclosures by publicly quoted companies and large private companies, banks and insurance companies, and limited liability partnerships (the “Consultation”).

Lockdowns have fueled a surge in food-delivery businesses, so the initial public offering (“IPO”) of Deliveroo plc (“Deliveroo”) — a UK equivalent to DoorDash Inc. — on the London Stock Exchange was highly anticipated. But on its first day of public trading, Deliveroo’s stock dropped over 25%.

London partner Louise Woods spoke to the Women’s Energy Council as part of their podcast series. Louise provides a wealth of knowledge in practical projects aimed at improving inclusivity.

The International Chamber of Commerce’s (“ICC”) preliminary statistics for 2020 reveal a record total of new arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) cases, reflecting the predicted growth in ICC dispute resolution services.