30 January 2012
The recent case of Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company Limited v Others [2011] UKFTT 838 provides commentary on the availability of group relief to several companies, in respect of losses made by a UK company through an intermediate Luxembourg holding company.
23 January 2012
The South West has today been named as the UK’s first Marine Energy Park, firmly placing the region on the international map for leadership in marine renewable energy.
23 January 2012
Burges Salmon has advised the National Composites Centre on its membership of, and funding from, the High-Value Manufacturing Technology and Innovation Centre (HVMTIC).
20 January 2012
The High Court has on 20 January 2012 confirmed that Eurostar is not a utility subject to the EU derived public procurement law regime effective in the UK.
19 January 2012
In the recent case of HMRC v J Mazurkiewicz, the First-tier tribunal held that "utterly fictitious" receipts of interest were not taxable.
13 January 2012
Tim Heywood, Director (Public Sector & Procurement) at Burges Salmon, addresses some of the myths surrounding public sector procurement in his article ‘Myth Buster’ featured in Supply Management.
13 January 2012
In November 2011, Richard Hooper was appointed to lead an independent feasibility study into the possible introduction of a Digital Copyright Exchange ("DCE"), and on 4th January he issued a Call for Evidence as part of that study.
12 January 2012
Burges Salmon is advising on one of the Top 20 Litigation Cases for 2012, according to industry magazine, The Lawyer.
11 January 2012
Competition law specialist, Matthew O’Regan, joins Burges Salmon as a partner this month from the Brussels office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, bringing with him extensive expertise of all aspects of UK, EU and international competition law.
11 January 2012
In the recent case of The Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs v PA Holdings Ltd, the Court of Appeal held that a tax avoidance scheme was ineffective. The court's judgment is not only relevant to tax avoidance schemes and could theoretically have an adverse impact for a substantial number of owner-managed businesses, even where no tax avoidance is involved. To read the full briefing, please click on the above article title.