Given the increased interest in tax activities in the legal sector, Martin Ramsey, Partner at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, believes firms must review their VAT affairs now, rather than bury their heads in the sand and wait for inspectors to come knocking. HMRC’s spotlight on the legal sector has resulted in several high profile legislative changes, […]
Margarida Lima Rego speaks on drafting legislation and how it is changing the insurance sector. In your insurance work, what are the matters you commonly deal with alongside your clients? How do you help them avoid litigation in this segment? I provide a full range of services to our national and international […]
The insurance sector has also been subject to discussing the effects of the ever-developing data protection laws and cyber insurance. This month, Philipp Strasse, an attorney specialising in insurance law speaks on how he has seen the legal world change, how he helps his clients through litigation and the developments in the insurance industry. […]
Government statistics published for the Annual Tax for Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) show falling numbers of owner occupied properties in corporate structures and an accompanying decrease in tax revenues. The tax was introduced in 2012 to discourage the use of companies to buy properties for owner occupation. It included a 15% slab-style Stamp Duty payment and […]
On the back of Labour's calls for a review of Formula One's tax affairs after the company banked a settlement with HMRC worth £180 million last year, tax lawyer Miles Dean, Managing Partner at Milestone International Tax, explains the fragile relationship between the industry, tax and debt. The tax affairs of F1 and its owner, […]
For the past 40 years, Ralph Pelaia has been working in the legal profession securing verdicts and settlements for personal injury victims and the surviving family members who have lost love ones in car, truck and motorcycle accidents throughout Texas. Since 1987, upon relocating from South Florida, Pelaia has maintained an office in Gilmer and […]
The current rules for taxation of termination payments are complex, and the exemptions incentivise employers to structure payments into the exempt categories to minimise the Income Tax and National Insurance due. Speaking with Lawyer Monthly, Amy Richardson, Associate at Coffin Mew, explains in depth below. From 06 April this year, the way that termination payments […]
The exclusion for forgiven home mortgage debt following a foreclosure, short sale or loan modification should be made permanent to provide relief to troubled borrowers and minimize the damage to families, neighbourhoods and communities. That's according to recent testimony from the National Association of Realtors before the US House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax […]
Simeon V. Marcelo, with more than three decades of private practice of law, is the most experienced dispute resolution lawyer of the law firm Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia. He touches base on corruption and tax. You were involved in a case that has been described as “one of Philippines biggest tax case in recent […]
The news that an artificial intelligence (AI) system has been developed that can diagnose scans for heart disease and lung cancer raises clear questions about accountability. Put simply, if a misdiagnosis is made by an AI system, who is to blame: the hospital or the developer of the software? Michael Carson, Senior Lawyer […]
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