Employment Law Bulletin: February 2015

“Think I just hit a cyclist. But Im [sic] late for work so had...

Mandelson accused of tax sidestep

Peter Mandelson has been accused of avoiding tax by taking a £400,000 loan from...

Claiming capital allowances on commercial buildings: the rules

Capital allowances are a very valuable relief, but there are important procedural matters that...

Miliband: Case for mansion tax getting stronger by the day

Ed Miliband has backed Jim Murphy’s plan to use the proceeds of a mansion...

Banks face interest rate cap mis-selling payouts

The Times’ reports that the Financial Conduct Authority is expected to say that between...

Isle of Man

A non-UK domicile died owning shares in an Isle of Man company.  Writing for...

Accidental overpayments

While most of our readers will sensibly be entrusting BKL with the filing of...

BKL on Video

January 18th saw the passing of Tony Verna. A television director in the USA,...

Small businesses to launch mis-selling challenge

A legal challenge brought by small businesses over their exclusion from a mis-selling compensation...

Lord Adonis: Business leaders oppose Labour over taxes

Lord Adonis, the former transport secretary, has said that business leaders are only critical of...

Taxation notes for charities

Surely charities don’t need to worry about tax, do they? Yes they do!  The...

CGT on married couples’ separate homes

Writing for The Telegraph, BKL tax partner Geraint Jones look at how capital gains tax...