UK200Group Daily Comment: Companies ‘let down’ by interest rate swap mis-selling redress
Hundreds of business are still seeking compensation for mis-sold interest rate swaps and thousands of “sophisticated” customers have been excluded from the compensation scheme, Financial
Interest rate swaps mis-selling redress
BKL corporate finance partner Daniel Shear comments via the UK200 Group on news that hundreds of business are still seeking compensation for mis-sold interest rate swaps
Did HSBC’s private bank help clients evade tax?
We comment via the UK200 Group on news that the BBC’s Panorama programme is claiming that HSBC’s private bank in Switzerland has helped clients to
HSBC attacked over tax avoidance via Swiss accounts
HSBC comes under fire for helping thousands of wealthy UK individuals to avoid paying tax by concealing assets in bank accounts held by its Swiss
Blunkett calls for reintroduction of “death tax”
Former Home Secretary David Blunkett has called on Labour to readopt the so-called “death tax” on homes to pay for social care. Mr Blunkett questioned why
Clegg outlines tax plans
The Liberal Democrats would increase taxes on the better-off to raise £8bn and sign up to £16bn spending cuts, Nick Clegg has said. Setting out
Ed Miliband’s promise to renters
The Labour leader, Ed Miliband, will outline plans today to ban letting agent fees and cap rent increases for longer-term tenants. The proposals are aimed
Employment Law Bulletin: February 2015
“Think I just hit a cyclist. But Im [sic] late for work so had to drive off lol.” Newspapers reported that the author of that
Mandelson accused of tax sidestep
Peter Mandelson has been accused of avoiding tax by taking a £400,000 loan from his own company instead of withdrawing the money in salary or
Claiming capital allowances on commercial buildings: the rules
Capital allowances are a very valuable relief, but there are important procedural matters that have to be dealt with if the allowances are to be
