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Posted: 13 February 2026 | Insolvency, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Litigation costs, Restructuring & Insolvency

Solicitors acting for clients in insolvency matters should be aware of the recent clarification in McGann v Eldonian Community Trust Ltd EWHC 66 (Ch) that the insolvency courts have authority to make a pro bono costs order.

Ordinarily, CPR 46.7, governs costs orders in respect of pro bono representation, however, the court in McGann has applied this to insolven…

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Posted: 13 January 2026 | Insolvency, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Restructuring & Insolvency

Insolvency Litigation Funding: Non-party costs judgment

The following is a quick review of the non-party costs judgment in Thomas Barnes & Sons PLC v Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council to…

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Posted: 31 July 2024 | HMRC Investigations, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, VAT

Sales suppression one-to-many letter

HMRC has launched a campaign of one-to-many letters given its increasing concern surrounding the electronic suppression of sales (ESS). The…

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Posted: 8 July 2024 | Employment Tax, Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Tax, VAT

Welcoming Simon Newsham to the Nexa Law Tax Team

As some of you will recall, a few months ago, following an increase in the number of insolvency-related inquiries, I reached out to my Link…

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Posted: 24 July 2023 | Income Tax, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Wealth

HMRC offers options on undeclared wealth

HMRC is offering taxpayers named in the leaked Pandora Papers a chance to correct their tax affairs. The October 2021 leak involved almost…

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Posted: 17 April 2023 | Bankruptcy, Company Insolvency, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Winding Up Petitions

Winding-up petitions on the rise in HMRC squeeze

With HMRC under pressure to collect more tax owed, it is moving away from the tolerance shown during the pandemic and back towards a normal…

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Posted: 21 July 2022 | Capital Gains Tax, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Self Assessment

Defining ‘period of ownership’ on residence disposals for CGT purposes

The disposal of a private residence is exempt from capital gains tax (CGT) if used as a main residence throughout the period of ownership…

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Posted: 13 July 2022 | Capital Gains Tax, Income Tax, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Wealth

Tax implications of no fault divorce

No fault divorce became a reality in April this year. Although it brought no associated changes to the tax rules, divorcing couples should…

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Posted: 24 June 2022 | Employment Law, Employment Tax, Income Tax, IR35, Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Off-payroll mistakes now penalised

The private sector off-payroll working rules have been in place since April 2021, but for the first 12 months businesses have benefitted fr…

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Posted: 17 June 2022 | Bankruptcy, Director Disqualification, Insolvency, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Restructuring & Insolvency

Company insolvencies on an upward trend

Although showing a slight improvement from March, the number of company insolvencies in April of this year was more than double the number…

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Posted: 9 June 2020 | Litigation & Dispute Resolution

The Rise of the Virtual Law Firm

With the outbreak of COVID-19 and the UK government’s compulsory lockdown of the economy in March this year, thousands of employers have be…

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