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Martin Shah and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons) review the latest VAT developments that matter.
 
To QCB or not to QCB? Mark Brailsford and James Hamon (Berwin Leighton Paisner) review the judgment in Trigg on whether bonds were QCBs, and consider the wider impact on statutory interpretation.
 
Heather Self (Blick Rothenberg) assesses the impact of the recent Court of Appeal judgment in Lomas on whether interest is ‘short’ or ‘yearly’.
 
Richard Jeens (Slaughter and May) reviews a busy year for tax disputes, both in terms of the scale and number of DPT and transfer pricing enquiries and a number of significant court decisions.
 
Nick Skerrett (Simmons & Simmons) examines the background, issues and impact of the much awaited decision on ‘adequate indemnity’.
 
Helen Adams and Youcef Toumi (BDO) examine the current state of the legislation and case law on reasonable excuse, including how the concept may alter in future.
 
What is ‘conspicuously unfair’? The Court of Appeal disagrees with Whipple J, but Michael Sherry (Temple Tax) thinks it was unfair.
 
The Court of Appeal judgment in the case of SAE Education Ltd considers how to identify ‘colleges’ of universities, which can exempt their courses from VAT. Laurie Pay and Robert Holland (Deloitte) review the impact of the decision.
 
Heather Rowlands and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons) review BPP Holdings and its practical implications for the standard of conduct to be expected of HMRC and other public bodies when conducting litigation.
 
Charlotte Brown (Northgate Tax Chambers) examines a recent First-tier Tribunal decision that has provided some welcome clarification regarding the application and scope of the HMDP regulations.
 
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