Macfarlanes

Changes to the planning system in England, announced today (6 August 2020) by housing minister Robert Jenrick, have been heralded as...

A new year and a new relationship between the UK and EU beckons as the transitional period finally ended on 31 December 2020. The new...

ESMA has published a letter to the European Commission (EC) recommending a further wave of ESG regulation concerning ESG ratings and...

Last week the Chancellor announced at the Budget that the rate of corporation tax in the UK will increase to 25% by April 2023. While the...

Following the Government's inaugural Tax Day, we have summarised the top five key takeaways for the property sector. 1. Business Rates...

The government recently published a consultation containing the proposed operation and scope of a new Residential Property Developer Tax...

The European Commission (EC) has recently set out its plans for business tax reform in the 21st Century. The BEFIT measure (which stands...

As the dust settles on the recent G7 announcement the analysis turns to the winners and losers from the deal. The FT highlights that the...

Back in March I wrote about the Treasury Committee’s report entitled Tax after Coronavirus which considered, amongst other things, a...

Over the weekend, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework issued a further agreement (by 131 countries) on the key components of the two-pillar...

Back in December 2020, just before the end of the Brexit transition period which marked the final withdrawal of the UK from the EU's...

The UK Government has announced that the temporary concession on remote right to work checks will now continue until at least 5 April...

The rush to regulate financial markets to produce ESG outcomes has brought focus to a problem: in the absence of good quality ESG data...

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced that Labour, if the party wins the next general election, will target the carried interest...

The Competition and Markets Authority has published its much anticipated guidance on ‘greenwashing’ (misleading environmental claims made...

The Productive Finance Working Group has published its recommendations to UK policymakers to remove barriers to investment by retirement...