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Prosecution North and South

Jim Cormack and Jonathan Fisher QC consider the differences arising in HMRC prosecutions for tax offences north and south of the Scottish border

 
Jim Cormack and Jonathan Fisher QC consider the differences arising in HMRC prosecutions for tax offences north and south of the Scottish border
 
This article considers some of the differences arising in prosecutions for tax offences depending upon whether the prosecution is brought north or south of the border with Scotland and focuses in particular on the ability of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to choose the place of prosecution in certain cases.
The criminal courts
 
Cheating the public revenue is the principal offence charged by HMRC in England and Wales....

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