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A non-confidential version of the Commission’s ‘McDonald’s’ decision has been published, reports Pierre-Régis Dukmedjian & Alejandro Dominguez (Simmons & Simmons Luxembourg LLP).

Nicholas Gardner and James Seddon (Ashurst) examine the CJEU decisions in NEC and Bookit, what they mean for VAT on card handling fees and the wider implications of these rulings.
 

Patrick Cannon (15 Old Square Chambers) provides guidance on the recent decision made by the Court of Appeal in Project Blue, and asks why the MoD did not make it a condition of sale that SDLT was paid.

Etienne Wong (15 Old Square Chambers) considers the most recent decision in the Huddersfield case, which the CJEU ruled on ten years ago.

Entrepreneurs’ relief remains an attainable and valuable relief, as long as shareholders get the basics right. Andrew Marr and Michelle Hogan (Forbes Dawson) present a review of the relief in the context of recent legislative changes and the latest case law. 
 
The Supreme Court has again had the opportunity to consider the application of the Redrow approach to VAT on tripartite arrangements in the Airtours case. Nick Skerrett and Gary Barnett (Simmons & Simmons) analyse the judgment and draw attention to some consequential loose ends. 
 

The courts are reluctant to tie HMRC down to its assurances unless made in the clearest and most unambiguous circumstances, as a recent case illustrates. 

Andrew Goldstone and Stuart Crippin (Mishcon de Reya) review recent private client tax developments that matter.
 

James Quarmby argues that strict liability offences for tax evasion have no place in our legal system.

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Peter Mason (Rosetta Tax), David Jordorson (Association of British Insurers) and Hamish Garnett (MetLife) review the recent Aspiro decision and assess its impact on UK insurance supply chains and insurance intermediary services generally.

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