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Tax
Court of Appeal hands down judgment in long-running dispute between News Corp UK and HMRC
On 28 January 2021 the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the long-running dispute between News Corp UK (the owner and publisher of The Times, The Sunday Times, and… Read more »
The EU/UK TCA: tax and customs (Timothy Lyons QC writes for Tax Journal)
The seven parts of the UK/EU trade and cooperation agreement create a new world for customs and tax lawyers which will exist alongside the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol. The institutional framework… Read more »
The UK’s Global Tariff
While the UK and the EU continue to negotiate for an agreement between themselves, the legislation establishing the UK’s global customs tariff makes its appearance. It is made under certain… Read more »
UK/EU tax and customs negotiations: where are we now? (Timothy Lyons QC writes for Tax Journal)
The UK draft agreement with the EU envisages a free trade agreement and some additional agreements. The EU draft agreement contains broader provisions establishing a new partnership. The EU provisions… Read more »
VAT in International Business 2020
Timothy Lyons QC BL is speaking at the VAT in International Business 2020 conference, from 10:40-11:10am. His presentation is titled ‘Keynote Case Law Update’. To register for the event please… Read more »
The UK’s Global Tariff – is timing everything?
May 19th 2020 was a busy day for UK trade lawyers. First of all, the UK published a draft UK-EU Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement. In addition, it published drafts of… Read more »
Covid-19: the temporary framework for fiscal state aid
Kelly Stricklin-Coutinho considers the details of the European Commission’s temporary arrangement for the 17th April issue of Tax Journal. You can read her full article on Tax Journal’s website here…. Read more »
Starbucks and Fiat Crysler: is the European Commission defending national tax regimes?
This note by Timothy Lyons QC was first published by Sweet & Maxwell Limited as “Starbucks and Fiat Chrysler: is the European Commission defending national tax regimes?” – British Tax… Read more »
Customs duty and import VAT in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has made a statement concerning customs duty and import VAT in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is available here…. Read more »
BMA action on pensions tax
The British Medical Association has been engaging with HM Treasury, the Department of Health and Social Care, the Welsh Government and NHS England about the impact of the taxation of… Read more »
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