HMRC published a discussion document on 23 March 2021 entitled ‘Helping taxpayers get offshore tax right’. The closing date for comments is 15 June 2021. The proposals in that…
It’s been a demoralising few years in legal aid policy. After a series of delays the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) commenced a formal process to the long-awaited LASPO Post-Implementation Review…
In 2019 the ONS recorded an approximate 2.4 million victims of domestic abuse aged 16 to 74. The global pandemic brought into greater focus its devastating effects, with restrictions exacerbating…
Greta Barkle and Guevara Leacock of the Data Protection team at BCL Solicitors analyse the long-awaited Online safety Bill Eagerly awaited, the draft Online Safety Bill (‘Bill’), has finally been…
While the most significant impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has been the catastrophic loss of life, the disease has also dramatically impacted the legal industry. There’s been disruption and uncertainty following countless court closures, which…
The Bar Practice Course or, ‘BPTC’ as formally known, is a difficult year of study for most and forms the vocational part of training to become a barrister. Those whom…
There is a sneaky reason why HMRC don’t blatantly tell someone they’re being investigated for tax fraud. Its because they are going to test the honesty, integrity and cooperation of…
Tomorrow, we will welcome Nigel Rawding QC to Twenty Essex. After almost 40 years at international law firm Freshfields, he is retiring from the partnership and moving to Chambers as…
Judicial pensions will soon look very different for the ‘taper-protected’ and ‘unprotected’ members, namely those that were in office during 31st March 2012 and 31st March 2015 but age 58…
Cyprus has recently broken ranks with the rest of the EU by announcing it will happily accept tourists from Britain from 1 May, providing they can prove they have had…
Law firms thrive as a collaborative endeavor, often adopting a corporate structure, an inter-generational framework where the training of lawyers is a daily activity. Working during lockdown has prevented this…
When it’s time to scale up your business you are very likely to need an injection of capital. This often means pitching to panel of investors who’ll have the ability…
