8/3/2026 11:42:13 AM You Talkin' To Me? Operationalising The EU AI Act's Transparency Obligations By Edward Machin Compliance conversations around the European Union’s AI Act have been dominated by its high-risk regime, which was set to take effect...
7/30/2026 11:54:39 AM EU Tax Reform and Private Capital – Something for Everyone? By Benjamin Wonnacott Ronan Doherty The wide-ranging package of proposed EU tax reforms released by the European Commission (EC) on 24 June 2026 has been welcomed by the...
6/12/2026 2:37:37 PM Sabre-rattling: Digital services taxation and the Sabre Global case By Benjamin Wonnacott The first court proceedings on the UK’s digital services tax, Sabre Global v. British Airways, give a taste of what may be to come in...
4/24/2026 1:35:37 PM Court of Appeal Delivers Clarity: Burlington Ruling Sets the Bar for Purpose Tests and Treaty Benefits in International Tax By Benjamin Wonnacott The much-anticipated Court of Appeal judgment in HMRC v. Burlington Loan Management DAC [2026] provides some welcome clarity and...
4/15/2026 3:49:37 PM CooperVision: One in the Eye By Andrew Howard First Tier Tribunal Decision Raises Questions on Employment-Related Securities and Tax Valuations The tax case of CooperVision , heard...
2/12/2026 5:18:06 PM Back-leverage in European CRE: Key Tax Considerations By Andrew Howard Kristen Winckler Sara Clevering Benjamin Wonnacott +1 more... Show less This fourth instalment of our five-part series examines some of the key tax considerations that arise in structuring and negotiating...
1/8/2026 2:59:09 PM Private Capital: UK and EU Tax Themes and Initiatives to Be Aware of in 2026 By Andrew Howard Chris Agnoli Benjamin Wonnacott As the private capital industry looks ahead to 2026, the UK and EU tax landscape is set to present both challenges and opportunities....
8/11/2025 10:26:07 AM When Tax Meets Automation: Lessons From HMRC's Use (Or Not) Of Artificial Intelligence By Edward Machin Benjamin Wonnacott As businesses and individuals in the UK continue to explore the possibilities offered by artificial intelligence, it should come as no...
7/29/2025 9:57:06 AM French Tax Administration Issues Draft Comments on Management Package Tax Reform By Emmanuel Mimin Raphaël Durand On July 23, 2025, the French Tax Administration released its initial draft guidance in the BOFiP (Bulletin Officiel des Finances...
5/1/2025 3:41:38 PM Duty-Free: The New UK Single Tax on Securities By Benjamin Wonnacott The replacement of the UK’s paper-based stamp duty (SD), and its electronic cousin stamp duty reserve tax (SDRT), with a unified and...
4/30/2025 5:06:36 PM Impact of Permanent Establishment Reform for Credit Funds By Andrew Howard On 28 April, the UK Government produced draft legislation for consultation as the latest step in the reform of UK rules on transfer...
3/26/2025 9:20:37 AM What’s Ahead for Solar and Wind in 2025: Insights from Infocast Summit By Rachel Phillips Thomas Fraser Samuel Tansley What role will solar, wind and storage technologies play in addressing the pending “energy emergency” in the United States, and how is...
2/18/2025 9:06:06 AM Substance, Tax Treaties and the UK Supreme Court in Royal Bank of Canada By Benjamin Wonnacott Last week’s Supreme Court judgment in Royal Bank of Canada v. HMRC [2025] UKSC 2 casts a spotlight on – among a wide range of other...
1/13/2025 10:14:06 AM ESG in 2025 for Legal and Compliance Professionals: A Closer Look at Project 2025 By Michael Littenberg With Trump 2.0 beginning next week, it is time to take another, closer look at Project 2025. The 2025 Presidential Transition Project –...
11/25/2024 12:19:36 PM UK pension megafunds: the tax perspective By Benjamin Wonnacott As the Government embarks on ambitious reforms to the UK pension fund investment sector, with major implications for the private capital...
1/4/2024 10:14:27 AM BlueCrest: Root & branch By Andrew Howard Shortly before Christmas the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in the case of HMRC v BlueCrest Capital Management LP & Others...