King’s Speech: Arbitration Bill seeks to attract legal firms to London. But what is it? July 17, 2024 Amongst the 40 laws the government announced in the King’s Speech today, the Arbitration Bill made an appearance. So what is Arbitration, and what does this Bill mean?
King’s Speech: Long-awaited audit overhaul green-lit as FRC scrapped for new regulator July 17, 2024 It is full steam ahead on the creation of the new audit watchdog as the new Labour government has unshelved the Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill
Bitcoin case: High Court refers Craig Wright to CPS and orders him cough up over £5m in costs July 17, 2024 A judge is referring Craig Wright over to the Crown Prosecution Service after he "lied to the court extensively and repeatedly” in the Bitcoin case earlier this year
Centrica: Supreme Court dismisses British Gas owner’s tax dispute with HMRC July 16, 2024 British Gas' owners investment business has had its corporation tax appeal over professional services fees dismissed by the Supreme Court
Law firm Charles Russell Speechlys’ turnover exceeds £200m after hiring spree July 16, 2024 London-headquartered law firm Charles Russell Speechlys firmwide revenue jumped past £200m over the last financial year
Court of Appeal overturns VAT obligation to taxi fares in Uber case July 15, 2024 Court has overturned a landmark ruling that for all private hire journeys outside of London should be paying VAT, a ruling that will be seen as a win for the taxi industry
Sun, sea and Slack: As many Brits plan to work from abroad – what are the actual rules? July 13, 2024 Millions of British workers will be planning to 'work from the beach' this Summer. But what are the rules around working from outside of the UK
Legal regulator seeks to appeal Dentons anti-money laundering dismissal July 12, 2024 The Solicitors Regulation Authority is seeking to appeal the decision in its anti-money laundering claim against law firm Dentons
Emergency plans to release prisoners early to ease overcrowding to be revealed July 11, 2024 The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is set to announce its emergency plans to free up prison spaces in order to tackle the issue of overcrowding.
PwC cuts Friday half-day perks for UK staff during the summer July 11, 2024 PwC has issued a warning internally to its UK employees that it will be cutting Friday half-days perks while bonuses for some parts of the UK business will be reduced