Press Releases
| Date ⇅ | Title ⇅ | Organisation ⇅ | Entities | Categories | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-07 | Proving Dishonesty in Accessory Liability Claims: Lessons from Transworld v FCIB | In a High Court ruling, Transworld Payment Solutions’ liquidators failed to prove that FCIB and its owner John Deuss dishonestly assisted MTIC VAT ... | |||
| 2025-11-06 | Late Appeals: Pawar’s Dose of Medpro's Cure | Macfarlanes’ piece explains the debate over permission to appeal out of time in HMRC disputes, focusing on Medpro Healthcare Ltd v HMRC [2025] UKUT... | |||
| 2025-11-06 | Building and Investing in New Data Centres: Developing Legal Trends | Macfarlanes' What We Think piece, published 6 November 2025, analyzes building and investing in new data centres and the developing legal trends. I... | |||
| 2025-11-04 | Macfarlanes Secures Preliminary Issue Win for Prysmian in Collective Action over Energy Bills | Macfarlanes assisted Prysmian in securing a preliminary issue win in the Spottiswoode v Nexans & others collective action over energy bills. The 30... | |||
| 2025-11-03 | Employment Tax Update - October 2025 | Macfarlanes’ October 2025 Employment Tax Update summarizes: HMRC limited authorisation for agents (no 64‑8 forms; authorisation by letter); Plan5 s... | |||
| 2025-11-01 | UK Tax Snapshot | Macfarlanes’ UK Tax Snapshot previews Budget, outlines potential measures, updates on carried interest regime, HMRC scrutiny of cross-border debt f... | |||
| 2025-11-01 | Corporate Law Update: 25 - 31 October 2025 | Regulations require mandatory identity verification (IDV) for directors, LLP members and registrable PSCs from 18 November 2025, with transitional ... | |||
| 2025-10-30 | Competition Appeal Tribunal Makes First Damages Award Under Collective Proceedings Regime | The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal made its first damages award under the collective proceedings regime, ruling Apple abused its dominant position ... | |||
| 2025-10-29 | Renters’ Rights Act 2025 – Royal Assent Received, But Timescale and Regulatory Details Awaited | Macfarlanes notes that the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 27 October 2025, with the Government calling it historic and signaling... | |||
| 2025-10-24 | Corporate Law Update: 18 - 24 October 2025 | FCA Primary Market Bulletin 58 outlines transition to the new UK public offers regime (documents from 1 Dec 2025; approvals from 19 Jan 2026; old r... | |||
| 2025-10-23 | Evolving General Partner Stakes Market Brings Opportunities | Macfarlanes notes a growing GP stakes market: McKinsey 2025 reports 43% of LPs invest in GP stakes funds, with deals offering liquidity, control, a... | |||
| 2025-10-22 | Transfer Pricing: Can HMRC Raise More Corporate Tax From "High-Value" Intragroup Services? | Macfarlanes notes HMRC is increasing scrutiny of transfer pricing for high-value intragroup services, especially when priced on a cost-plus basis, ... | |||
| 2025-10-17 | Legally Binding Football Broadcast Rights Contract Formed Via WhatsApp And Email | UK Court of Appeal upholds a binding contract for FIFA Club World Cup 2025 broadcasting rights between DAZN and Coupang formed by WhatsApp and emai... | |||
| 2025-10-17 | The Meaning Of Life (Lexgreen Services Ltd V HMRC) | Lexgreen Services Ltd v HMRC held that a corporate settlor may incur the 10-year IHT charge under s.201(1)(d) if the company is alive when the tran... | |||
| 2025-10-17 | Corporate Law Update: 11 - 17 October 2025 | UK's new offers regime replaces Prospectus Regulation on 19 January 2026 Commencement No. 11 and POATR 2024, introducing exemptions and FCA-regulat... | |||
| 2025-10-16 | Non-Competes After the Sale of a Business – When “Helping Out” Crosses the Line | The High Court in Spill Bidco Ltd v Wishart held that a founder's payments and assistance to competing Spanish and UK businesses breached his post-... | |||
| 2025-10-16 | Pawar’s Late Appeal: Has Medpro Changed the Prognosis? | The Upper Tribunal ruled in Tajinder Pawar v HMRC that the First-tier Tribunal erred by giving undue weight to statutory time limits in a late appe... | |||
| 2025-10-15 | Macfarlanes Appoints Adam Curphey As Director Of Innovation | Macfarlanes appoints Adam Curphey as Director of Innovation to lead its Lawtech team and embed technology across operations. The firm cites prior A... | |||
| 2025-10-14 | Navigating The New Skill Levels For The UK Skilled Worker Visa | Macfarlanes outlines 2025 Immigration White Paper changes: from 22 July 2025 Skilled Worker visas require RQF level 6 (bachelor-equivalent), exclud... | |||
| 2025-10-13 | Investment Management Update - October 2025 | Macfarlanes releases Investment Management Update for October 2025, outlining topical news, cases and changes in law affecting the investment manag... |
Proving Dishonesty in Accessory Liability Claims: Lessons from Transworld v FCIB
In a High Court ruling, Transworld Payment Solutions’ liquidators failed to prove that FCIB and its owner John Deuss dishonestly assisted MTIC VAT ...
Late Appeals: Pawar’s Dose of Medpro's Cure
Macfarlanes’ piece explains the debate over permission to appeal out of time in HMRC disputes, focusing on Medpro Healthcare Ltd v HMRC [2025] UKUT...
Building and Investing in New Data Centres: Developing Legal Trends
Macfarlanes' What We Think piece, published 6 November 2025, analyzes building and investing in new data centres and the developing legal trends. I...
Macfarlanes Secures Preliminary Issue Win for Prysmian in Collective Action over Energy Bills
Macfarlanes assisted Prysmian in securing a preliminary issue win in the Spottiswoode v Nexans & others collective action over energy bills. The 30...
Employment Tax Update - October 2025
Macfarlanes’ October 2025 Employment Tax Update summarizes: HMRC limited authorisation for agents (no 64‑8 forms; authorisation by letter); Plan5 s...
UK Tax Snapshot
Macfarlanes’ UK Tax Snapshot previews Budget, outlines potential measures, updates on carried interest regime, HMRC scrutiny of cross-border debt f...
Corporate Law Update: 25 - 31 October 2025
Regulations require mandatory identity verification (IDV) for directors, LLP members and registrable PSCs from 18 November 2025, with transitional ...
Competition Appeal Tribunal Makes First Damages Award Under Collective Proceedings Regime
The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal made its first damages award under the collective proceedings regime, ruling Apple abused its dominant position ...
Renters’ Rights Act 2025 – Royal Assent Received, But Timescale and Regulatory Details Awaited
Macfarlanes notes that the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 27 October 2025, with the Government calling it historic and signaling...
Corporate Law Update: 18 - 24 October 2025
FCA Primary Market Bulletin 58 outlines transition to the new UK public offers regime (documents from 1 Dec 2025; approvals from 19 Jan 2026; old r...
Evolving General Partner Stakes Market Brings Opportunities
Macfarlanes notes a growing GP stakes market: McKinsey 2025 reports 43% of LPs invest in GP stakes funds, with deals offering liquidity, control, a...
Transfer Pricing: Can HMRC Raise More Corporate Tax From "High-Value" Intragroup Services?
Macfarlanes notes HMRC is increasing scrutiny of transfer pricing for high-value intragroup services, especially when priced on a cost-plus basis, ...
Legally Binding Football Broadcast Rights Contract Formed Via WhatsApp And Email
UK Court of Appeal upholds a binding contract for FIFA Club World Cup 2025 broadcasting rights between DAZN and Coupang formed by WhatsApp and emai...
The Meaning Of Life (Lexgreen Services Ltd V HMRC)
Lexgreen Services Ltd v HMRC held that a corporate settlor may incur the 10-year IHT charge under s.201(1)(d) if the company is alive when the tran...
Corporate Law Update: 11 - 17 October 2025
UK's new offers regime replaces Prospectus Regulation on 19 January 2026 Commencement No. 11 and POATR 2024, introducing exemptions and FCA-regulat...
Non-Competes After the Sale of a Business – When “Helping Out” Crosses the Line
The High Court in Spill Bidco Ltd v Wishart held that a founder's payments and assistance to competing Spanish and UK businesses breached his post-...
Pawar’s Late Appeal: Has Medpro Changed the Prognosis?
The Upper Tribunal ruled in Tajinder Pawar v HMRC that the First-tier Tribunal erred by giving undue weight to statutory time limits in a late appe...
Macfarlanes Appoints Adam Curphey As Director Of Innovation
Macfarlanes appoints Adam Curphey as Director of Innovation to lead its Lawtech team and embed technology across operations. The firm cites prior A...
Navigating The New Skill Levels For The UK Skilled Worker Visa
Macfarlanes outlines 2025 Immigration White Paper changes: from 22 July 2025 Skilled Worker visas require RQF level 6 (bachelor-equivalent), exclud...
Investment Management Update - October 2025
Macfarlanes releases Investment Management Update for October 2025, outlining topical news, cases and changes in law affecting the investment manag...