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Peter Vaines returns with the latest news from the world of tax

R (on the application of St Matthews (West) Ltd and others) v HM Treasury and another [2015] EWCA Civ 648, [2015] All ER (D) 12 (Jul)

Peter Vaines explores the ins and outs of non-residents capital gains tax

Peter Vaines …& George Osborne get serious about tax evasion

Peter Vaines wonders whether the meaning of “discovery” is too wide

Spencer Keen outlines some valuable guidance about the tax treatment of termination payments

Francesca Kaye & Mary Hodgson discuss the important changes to capital gains tax and compensation payments

In his latest update on the world of tax Peter Vaines has mixed opinions on new guidance from HMRC

Holger Forstmann Transporte GmbH & Co KG v Hauptzollamt Munster C-152/13 , [2014] All ER (D) 115 (Sep)

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

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Switalskis—Naila Arif, Harriet Findlay & Ellie Thompson

Switalskis—Naila Arif, Harriet Findlay & Ellie Thompson

Firm awards training contracts to paralegals through internal programme

Ward Hadaway—Matthew Morton

Ward Hadaway—Matthew Morton

Private client disputes specialist joins commercial litigation team

Thomson Hayton Winkley—Nina Hood

Thomson Hayton Winkley—Nina Hood

Cumbria firm appoints new head of residential property

NEWS
Freezing orders in divorce proceedings can unexpectedly ensnare third parties and disrupt businesses. In NLJ this week, Lucy James of Trowers & Hamlins explains how these orders—dubbed a ‘nuclear weapon’—preserve assets but can extend far beyond spouses to companies and business partners 
A Court of Appeal ruling has clarified that ‘rent’ must be monetary—excluding tenants paid in labour from statutory protection. In this week's NLJ, James Naylor explains Garraway v Phillips, where a tenant worked two days a week instead of paying rent
Three men wrongly imprisoned for a combined 77 years have been released—yet received ‘not a penny’ in compensation, exposing deep flaws in the justice system. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Jon Robins reports on Justin Plummer, Oliver Campbell and Peter Sullivan, whose convictions collapsed amid discredited forensics, ‘oppressive’ police interviews and unreliable ‘cell confessions’
A quiet month for employment cases still delivers key legal clarifications. In his latest Employment Law Brief for NLJ, Ian Smith reports that whistleblowing protection remains intact even where disclosures are partly self-serving, provided the worker reasonably believes they serve the ‘public interest’ 
Family law must shift from conflict-driven litigation to child-centred problem-solving, according to a major new report. Writing in NLJ this week, Caroline Bowden of Anthony Gold outlines findings showing overwhelming support for reform, with 92% agreeing lawyers owe duties to children as well as clients
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