Sectors

It’s now less than a month until the UK’s Criminal Finances Act comes into force on 30th September. This is a really significant piece of legislation which gives HMRC a global mandate to pursue the possible facilitation of tax evasion anywhere in the world should it involve a UK tax liability. As…

Should the inheritance tax, a tax which is paid from the assets you leave behind when you die, be scrapped or is it actually something we want to keep? Opinions on this subject differ widely, so as part of this week’s Your Thoughts Lawyer monthly reached out to a number of experts in the field,…

According to reports, councils in the UK have threatened to sanction those who overload their refuse bins or leave them out too early, under anti-social behaviour laws. Sanctions for household families are said to be up to £2,500 fines and even criminal convictions. Fines for businesses, even…