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Supreme Court declines to extend scope of legal advice privilege to non-lawyers

23^rd January 2013, By Gagan Ranu in Tax, Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation, Arbitration

In one of the most eagerly awaited and significant rulings of recent times, the Supreme Court, by a majority of 5-2, has ruled that accountants will not be able to claim legal advice privilege in relation to tax advice provided to their clients. Read more
Questions hanging over ‘owner-employee’ contracts

9^th October 2012, By Christopher Hitchins, James Webster in Employment, Corporate, Tax

What are we to make of George Osborne’s headline-grabbing proposal to introduce a new type of employment contract for “owner-employees”? Read more
Budget 2012 – tax update

24^th April 2012, in Tax, Partnership & LLP

The announcement in the recent Budget of a further reduction in corporation tax rates, from 26% to 24% for the financial year commencing 1 April 2012, will have many sole traders and partners wondering about the merits of incorporation as a company as opposed to say a limited liability partnership (LLP). Read more

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