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Peter Vaines on strict liability criminal offences from Mars, punitive penalties & disguised salaries

Peter Vaines calls for greater security for taxpayers against negligence charges & a dose of common sense

Peter Vaines navigates the stormy waters of tax

Leading contentious tax lawyer to join firm's tax practice in London.

Peter Vaines reports on plant masquerading as art; excise duty on beer; HMRC acting fairly shock; private residence exemptions; & transfers of a going concern

Peter Vaines ponders the intelligent businessman & pesky postal services

Peter Vaines casts his eye over sham loans, the shortcomings of joint bank accounts from an inheritance tax perspective & discovery assessments

Peter Vaines delves into the latest taxing matters

Peter Vaines examines some recent tax-related cases

Matthew Davies trading as Special Occasions/2XL Limos v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2012] UKUT 130 (TCC), [2012] All ER (D) 59 (Sep) Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Thomson Hayton Winkley—Jordan Wallace

Thomson Hayton Winkley—Jordan Wallace

Thomson Hayton Winkley strengthens family law team

Ward Hadaway—Barnaby Rosenthall

Ward Hadaway—Barnaby Rosenthall

Construction lawyer returns to Ward Hadaway in Teesside role

Bird & Bird—Shahin Baghaei

Bird & Bird—Shahin Baghaei

Bird Bird hires leading legal transformation expert

NEWS
Legal aid deserts leave almost one in four without adequate access to justice
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned solicitors and law firms that using artificial intelligence does not alter their professional obligations, amid concerns over inaccurate legal material and client confidentiality
From forgotten interest claims to case-management appeals, a string of procedural developments offers useful—and occasionally cautionary—lessons for practitioners

Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.

How forcefully can a litigant criticise a public authority before robust advocacy crosses the line into unreasonable conduct? 
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