Pinsent Masons

Best Practice | 31 Oct 17

Germany’s financial service regulator, BaFin, is well within its rights to contact UK-based insurers demanding they explain how they plan to handle a no-deal Brexit, says an insurance law expert.

Tax & Regulation | 8 Aug 17

Dawn raids on suspected tax evaders by UK authorities are up by a third to 669 over the five years to March, as HM Revenue & Customs steps up its pursuit of white-collar fraudsters, reports the Financial Times.

Tax & Regulation | 7 Aug 17

Employee incentive arrangements where workers are paid using gold bullion are “abnormal” and not a “reasonable course of action”, according to an independent panel set up to advise the UK government on disputes over potentially abusive tax arrangements.

Best Practice | 6 Jul 17

HM Revenue and Customs has almost doubled its requests to governments elsewhere in the world for help in suspected tax evasion cases over a five-year period, according to figures obtained by law firm Pinsent Masons.

Middle East | 28 Mar 17

Details of the VAT system to be introduced for the first time in the UAE reveal that the standard rate of 5% will be levied on fee-based financial advice but not on the sale of life products.