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JUDICIAL-REVIEW
Rettig: HMRC’s tactical approach to public law challenges
Richard Doran
John Hayton
Principled positions often adopted by HMRC can have the practical effect of
avoiding or otherwise delaying judicial scrutiny of their decision-making process,
write Richard Doran and John Hayton (Joseph Hage Aaronson & Bremen).
Challenging HMRC’s debt management actions: lessons from Local Fuel
Daniel Williams
Michelle Sloane
A recent High Court decision provides valuable guidance for taxpayers
seeking to challenge enforcement action taken by HMRC’s Debt Management
team, write Michelle Sloane and Daniel Williams (RPC).
Contentious tax quarterly: Spring 2025
Adam Craggs
Liam McKay
Adam Craggs and Liam McKay (RPC) review lessons from several important procedural decisions and a successful challenge to HMRC’s approach to subject access requests.
Initiative and the tax tribunal: a higher calling?
Bridget Winters
Calum Young
In an adversarial system, when can the tribunal take the initiative and
reach decisions on arguments not made by counsel? Bridget Winters and
Calum Young (Taylor Wessing) investigate.
Other cases that caught our eye: 11 July 2025
Disguised remuneration schemes, end users and judicial review: It is now accepted that most, if not all, disguised remuneration schemes involving the making of loans to employees via an employee benefit trust do not work and that the arrangements...
R (on the application of Rettig Heating Group UK Ltd (in liquidation)) v HMRC
Upper Tribunal decides that HMRC lawfully refused late claim under SP 5/01
Judicial review in tax disputes
Adam Craggs
Liam McKay
Adam Craggs and Liam McKay (RPC) set out the general principles and the
practical aspects of advancing a judicial review claim.
R (oao) Anglia Ruskin Students’ Union v HMRC
What is a bar?
Tax and the City review for January 2025
Zoe Andrews
Mike Lane
This month’s review by Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews (Slaughter and May)
covers the decisions in Refinitiv, Syngenta and Cobalt and HMRC’s updated
guidance on share exchanges.
The contentious tax world in 2024
Adam Craggs
Liam McKay
This year has seen decisions on anonymity in tax appeals, cross-examination in judicial review, and failing to comply with tribunal directions. Adam Craggs and Liam McKay (RPC) investigate.
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The trials and tribulations of interest withholding tax
Bezhan Salehy
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Rebecca Rose
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Elvira Colomer Fatjo
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Understanding the FIG regime
Jo Bateson
2 /7
Enhancing UK tax policy: a blueprint for supporting technological innovation
Dominic Mathon
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Kate Murphy
3 /7
Carried interest tax reform: next steps
Damien Crossley
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Bezhan Salehy
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The new UK PE, TP and UTPP rules: key questions
Mark Bevington
5 /7
Tax odyssey: the journey to a single securities tax
Naomi Lawton
6 /7
Closing in on promoters of marketed tax avoidance scheme
Malcolm Gammie CBE KC
7 /7
The trials and tribulations of interest withholding tax
Bezhan Salehy
,
Rebecca Rose
Understanding the FIG regime
Jo Bateson
Enhancing UK tax policy: a blueprint for supporting technological innovation
Dominic Mathon
,
Kate Murphy
Carried interest tax reform: next steps
Damien Crossley
,
Bezhan Salehy
The new UK PE, TP and UTPP rules: key questions
Mark Bevington
Tax odyssey: the journey to a single securities tax
Naomi Lawton
Closing in on promoters of marketed tax avoidance scheme
Malcolm Gammie CBE KC
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