Should I apply for British citizenship to protect against Brexit?
If you are an EU/EEA national and have been in the UK for a sufficient amount of time, did you...
Legal implications for businesses after the transition period
Covid-19 and its implications have dominated 2020, Brexit has until now taken a bit of a back seat. Still, come...
Immigration and employment law update
The UK is in the transition period as it leaves the European Union. On 1 January 2021, the transition period...
VAT: Financial Services supplied to EU counterparties post-Brexit.
On 9 November 2020, the Chancellor confirmed that, from 1 January 2021, UK businesses which supply certain financial and insurance...
HMRC yield from enquiries into taxpayers with offshore assets surges
HMRC yield from enquiries into taxpayers with offshore assets surges to £684,298 per enquiry. The amount per enquiry nearly doubles...
Five steps to getting Brexit ready for trading with the EU
On the 31 January 2020, the UK ceased to be a member of the European Union (EU). From 1 February...
Delaying import duty payments due to COVID-19
For businesses globally, the COVID-19 pandemic is creating an unprecedented amount of uncertainty. The Governments relief measures and certain HMRC...
What are the academy trust figures we really need?
I’ve written previously about the relevance and potential pitfalls of some of the online information available regarding academy trusts, and...
Beware the false gods of academy trust statistics
There is a wealth of information available – particularly online – about the structure and performance of academy trusts; but...
Should business owners take any pre-election action?
We are on the eve of one of the most momentous elections in the UK’s history. Much will be decided...
Surge in wealthy investors and entrepreneurs coming to the UK despite looming Brexit deadline
Number of Tier 1 Investor and Entrepreneur visas granted nearly doubles since Brexit vote Number of Tier 1 visas granted...
Why collaboration might be the cornerstone of success for academy trusts
Against a backdrop of school league tables, academy trust educational and financial performance statistics, as well as a raft of...