19 Dec, 2024 Tax investigations and disputes across borders guide 2025 By Laura Western We are continuing to see a significant number of large-scale tax investigations and disputes internationally, and with governments across...
07 Nov, 2024 Time is ticking for the Failure to Prevent Fraud offence coming into force By Matthew Bruce Ben Morgan Ali Sallaway Emily Knight Laura Feldman Caroline Doherty de Novoa +3 more... Show less On 6 November 2024, the UK Government published final guidance on what constitute reasonable prevention procedures (the “Guidance”), on...
27 Sep, 2024 Privilege in the context of European tax investigations: Court of Justice confirms tax advice is privileged By Helen Buchanan Laura Western Almost all corporate taxpayers will have sought the advice of tax lawyers at one time or another – be it in the context of a transaction,...
25 Sep, 2024 FCA consultation on publicising investigations: Talks to resume By Lucy Clark After a few months of silence (the FCA’s promise to listen to the “extensive feedback” it had received at the consultation’s close in...
20 Sep, 2024 Business Judgement Rule Decisions – A How-To Guide By Moritz Pellmann Nicholas Schoch Anna Eichner Anna Köhler Dawid Ligocki +2 more... Show less In today’s dynamic business environment, decision-making frequently entails venturing into unknown territory. It is often challenging to...
19 Aug, 2024 Strategic risk spotlight on EU-China investigations: How to reconcile EU investigations with Chinese law in light of recent EU General Court order By Moritz Pellmann Xin Liu Nicholas Schoch Pauline Peng Camillo von Haugwitz +2 more... Show less In an order dated 12 August 2024, the General Court of the European Union (‘General Court’) dismissed an application for interim measures...
21 Jun, 2024 Workforce-related tax investigations: watch out for your workers By Helen Buchanan Philipp Redeker Cyril Valentin Laura Western Louis-Antoine Jacquet +2 more... Show less There are, of course, an infinite number of things that can prompt a tax investigation or audit – but within that plethora of...
11 Jun, 2024 The UK’s digital roadmap: CMA consults on draft digital markets guidance By Rikki Haria Martin Dickson Saif Gilani Within minutes of the UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (the DMCC Act) receiving Royal Assent on the evening of 24...
07 Jun, 2024 AI Investigations: First lessons for compliance programmes By Theresa Ehlen Janet Kim Sean Quinn Aaron Stanislawski Robert Barton Lea Babucke Christian Sosna Felix Müller-Eising +5 more... Show less Utilising AI systems means owning value and managing risks. Inadequate AI governance can give rise to a wide range of compliance threats,...
24 May, 2024 Across the finish line in the wash-up: the DMCC Act receives Royal Assent – what happens next? By Andrew Austin Cat Greenwood-Smith Rikki Haria Sarah Jensen Patrick Teague Kate Collister Martin Dickson Aaron Green Daniel Wylde Karen Slaney Francesca Triggs Philipp Baschenhof +9 more... Show less In the final days of Parliament, the landmark UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (the ‘Act’) has received Royal...
22 May, 2024 Whistleblowing: (Financial) incentives and external reporting in focus By Holly Insley Moritz Pellmann Adam Siegel Chantelle Nicholas Eva Noll Alessandra Scalise Nicholas Schoch +4 more... Show less Whistleblowing remains high on the agenda of authorities, and therefore companies, need to watch – and continuously adapt to – new...
13 May, 2024 Update: The EU keeps the ball rolling in its battle against money laundering – next on the agenda: professional football By Jan Struckmann Marcel Michaelis Mathis Schwarze Professional football is not just an entertaining happening for millions of fans around the world; it is also a big money game. During...