12/10/2025 7:28:28 PM Covid-19: Implications for tax investigations and disputes By Macfarlanes The headline “HMRC suspends some tax investigations due to pandemic” in this morning’s Financial Times might suggest that HMRC has...
12/10/2025 6:48:35 PM HMRC's focus on CJRS compliance grows now that support has come to an end By Jackelyn West 15 months ago, we wrote about HMRC’s announced plans to start recovery action of overpaid grants under the Coronavirus Job Retention...
12/10/2025 6:47:55 PM Policy in practice episode 3: What next for judicial review? By David Gauke Gideon Sanitt Jonathan Pratt In episode 3 of our policy in practice podcast David Gauke and Gideon Sanitt chat with Jonathan Pratt about the Government's proposals...
12/10/2025 6:46:16 PM An unappealing position: lack of clarity in Dunsby v HMRC on when permission to appeal is required By Sophie Rhind The recent Upper Tribunal (UT) case of Dunsby v HMRC [2021] UKUT 0289 (TCC) has raised again the issues that parties face when appealing...
12/10/2025 6:45:38 PM Mind the (interpretation) gap: Governmental attitudes towards "incorrect" legal interpretations By Gideon Sanitt Victoria Braid The Times has recently reported that the Government is seeking to limit the power of the courts to overrule decisions made by ministers...
12/10/2025 6:45:20 PM No decision? No problem: challenging tax in the High Court By Jackelyn West In most circumstances, a decision issued by HMRC may be appealed to the First-tier Tax Tribunal or, if the dispute raises public law...
12/10/2025 6:41:01 PM The big freeze on crypto-assets: HMRC seizes its first ever NFT By James Reid HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced its first ever seizure of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) as part of a £1.4m VAT fraud...
12/10/2025 6:39:41 PM Supreme Court refuses permission in Development Securities By Jackelyn West A year ago we wrote about the Court of Appeal’s decision in Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Development Securities plc and others...
12/10/2025 6:37:52 PM Spring Statement 2022: key announcements for tax compliance By Jackelyn West Sophie Rhind It comes as no surprise that the Spring Statement 2022 is focused on the cost of living crisis exacerbated by the war in Ukraine. As well...
12/10/2025 6:33:58 PM Can't PAYE? We'll take it away! HMRC's discretion to disapply PAYE By Jackelyn West Jamie Golding In the recent decision of Hoey v HMRC EWCA Civ 656 (Hoey), the Court of Appeal confirmed that HMRC has a very wide discretion to disapply...
12/10/2025 6:32:35 PM A more appealing position: changes to applying for permission to appeal By Sophie Rhind As a successful party in litigation, content with the outcome of a decision, you would not expect to have to give immediate consideration...
12/10/2025 6:21:29 PM Expenses of management: what the judgment in Centrica means for the deductibility of deal fees By Lawrence Parkin The Court of Appeal's judgment in HMRC v Centrica Overseas Holdings Limited denies a corporation tax deduction for a range of sell-side...
12/10/2025 6:18:30 PM Embiricos v HMRC – a second bite of the procedural cherry By Luke Silverman Earlier this year, in Embiricos v HMRC [2022] EWCA Civ 3, the Court of Appeal held that HMRC could not issue a partial closure notice to...
12/10/2025 5:59:25 PM Supreme Court allows Danish tax authority to litigate in English courts By Edward Reed Alice Mason Victoria Braid The Supreme Court has recently ruled that a claim brought by the Danish Customs and Tax Administration, Skatteforvaltningen (SKAT), is...
12/10/2025 5:54:51 PM English High Court dismisses ClientEarth’s Judicial Review claim against the FCA By Chloe Edworthy Rachel Richardson Riley Forson Madeleine Brown +1 more... Show less On 13 December 2023, the English High Court denied ClientEarth’s renewed application for permission to bring a judicial review...
12/10/2025 5:53:16 PM Fake cases and real consequences: the risks of relying on AI in litigation By Jackelyn West Blaise Kingan The recent case of Harber v HMRC in the First-tier Tax Tribunal (the FTT) has resulted in considerably more commentary over the last...