UK corporate offence of failure to prevent tax evasion
In this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world....more
On 15 May 2025, the UK Government published the conclusions of its cross-government review of UK sanctions implementation and enforcement (the Review)....more
New UK enforcement body goes live and new powers granted to existing body, regulating those doing business in the UK. UK trade sanctions enforcement risks are set to increase on October 10, 2024, as two government agencies...more
In July 2024, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its “Quarterly Consultation Paper No. 44” (“Consultation”), which proposed introducing a requirement to provide criminal background checks on owners and...more
In April 2024, the UK government reiterated its vision for open finance, with UK Economic Secretary Bim Afolami (MP) announcing the creation of the Open Finance Taskforce at the 2024 Innovate Finance Global Summit. The...more
Sanctions and the systems and controls companies have in place to comply with them seem to be back in the spotlight. In addition to guidance recently published by the UK Financial Conduct Authority, a number of recent...more
Three decisions in recent weeks have demonstrated the breadth of the UK Government’s sanctions-related powers and underline a push by the UK to demonstrate the robustness of its sanctions and a focus on their enforcement....more
If your organisation is both supervised under the UK Money Laundering Regulations (“MLR”) and your UK Revenue exceeds £10.2 million per year, if you are not already, you will need to prepare for the forthcoming Economic Crime...more
In response to the COVID-19 crisis HMRC has updated its guidance on the process for getting documents stamped and paying the stamp duty, including that: Stock transfer forms should not be posted to the Stamp Office. Instead...more
Streaming of losses on trade succession (Leekes v. HMRC) - This case involved a taxpayer who purchased a business (the "predecessor business") and combined it with their existing business (creating the "enlarged...more
Many people will be familiar with the information gathering and reporting requirements the OECD’s Common Reporting Standard (“CRS”) places on financial institutions. The first exchanges of information between tax authorities...more
This chart is provided by Perkins Coie LLP’s Decentralized Virtual Currency industry practice group for informational purposes only and is not legal advice. This information is not intended to create, and receipt of it does...more
The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s first Budget of the new Parliament, delivered on 8 July 2015, will be remembered as a reforming Conservative budget, including significant changes to the United Kingdom’s welfare provisions...more