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Regulatory Roundup Q1 2020

Published on 30 Apr 2020. By Gavin Reese, Partner, Head of Regulatory

Welcome to the Spring edition of the Regulatory Roundup, which aims to pull together the key developments across regulatory regimes – and help you to navigate the maze.

COVID-19: What is the CMA's current approach to UK merger assessment?

Published on 29 Apr 2020. By Melanie Musgrave, Of Counsel

The CMA has been adapting its working practices to react to the ongoing challenges of a change in working environment that has an impact on almost all businesses.

COVID-19: Coronavirus and Competition Law - The Current Enforcement Scene

Published on 06 Apr 2020. By Melanie Musgrave, Of Counsel

Key regulatory guidance following COVID-19 pandemic

Published on 27 Mar 2020. By Gavin Reese, Partner, Head of Regulatory

As the world tackles the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK’s Regulators have published a host of useful guidance that firms should take good note of during this period of uncertainty. While not an exhaustive list, we hope this summary highlights the key obligations and requirements currently being brought in by the Regulators.

Regulatory update - March 2020

Published on 27 Mar 2020. By Gavin Reese, Partner, Head of Regulatory

Welcome to the March edition of our monthly Regulatory Update, which aims to pull together key developments from the past month across the various UK regulators – and help you to navigate the regulatory maze.

Regulatory update - February 2020

Published on 13 Feb 2020.

Welcome to the February edition of our monthly Regulatory Update, which aims to pull together key developments from the past month across the various UK regulators – and help you to navigate the regulatory maze.

Regulatory update - January 2020

Published on 15 Jan 2020.

Welcome to the January edition of our monthly Regulatory Update, which aims to pull together key developments from the past month across the various UK regulators – and help you to navigate the regulatory maze.

Regulatory update - December 2019

Published on 11 Dec 2019.

Welcome to the December edition of our monthly Regulatory Update, which aims to pull together key developments from the past month across the various UK regulators – and help you to navigate the regulatory maze.

Regulatory update - November 2019

Published on 11 Nov 2019.

Welcome to the November edition of our monthly Regulatory Update, which aims to pull together key developments from the past month across the various UK regulators – and help you to navigate the regulatory maze.

Regulatory update - October 2019

Published on 10 Oct 2019. By Gavin Reese, Partner, Head of Regulatory

Welcome to the October edition of our monthly Regulatory update, which aims to pull together key developments from across the various UK regulators – and help you to navigate the regulatory maze.

Taxpayer's appeal against refusal of CGT loss relief claim allowed

Published on 27 Jun 2024. By Alexis Armitage, Senior Associate

Tax Tribunal confirms CGT relief for loan to trader not prevented by capitalisation of loan.

V@ update – June 2024

Published on 26 Jun 2024. By Adam Craggs, Partner

Welcome to the June 2024 edition of RPC's V@, a monthly update which provides insightful analysis and news from the VAT world.

Tribunal awards taxpayer his costs due to HMRC's unreasonable conduct

Published on 20 Jun 2024. By Jasprit Singh, Associate

In Aftab Ahmed v HMRC [2024] UKFTT 00236 (TC), the First-tier Tribunal granted the taxpayer's application for costs as HMRC had acted unreasonably in defending the appeal.

Tribunal allows entrepreneurs' relief appeal

Published on 13 Jun 2024. By Keziah Mastin, Associate

In Cooke v HMRC [2024] UKFTT 272 (TC), the FTT allowed the taxpayer's appeal against HMRC's refusal of entrepreneurs' relief

Exploring tax from an ESG perspective

Published on 07 Jun 2024.

In this month's episode, Alexis Armitage, RPC's Taxing Matters host and Senior Associate in our Tax Disputes team, is joined by Paul Monaghan, Chief Executive and co-founder of the Fair Tax Foundation to discuss the growing interest in tax from an ESG perspective, and the work of the Fair Tax Foundation.

A tax on conscience? A moral dilemma for non-residents

Published on 19 Sep 2023. By Robert Waterson, Partner and Liam McKay, Senior Associate

In HMRC v A Taxpayer, the Upper Tribunal (UT) considered the meaning of ‘exceptional circumstances’ for the purposes of the statutory residency test (SRT) in FA 2013. In overturning the decision of the First-tier Tribunal, the UT held that moral obligations, specifically the need to care for close relatives, were not exceptional circumstances, creating a potential dilemma for individuals when it comes to managing their tax residency status and their family life.