Chancellor Philip Hammond announced a consultation on the future of cash and digital payments, in his Spring Statement this week. According to Paul Falvey, tax partner at BDO, this will seek to address the problem of tax not being paid by those making money from online platforms. Falvey said: ‘HMRC is suggesting the possibility of both carrot and stick; they already have powers to compel UK-based platforms to provide them with details of their customers but this obligation can be avoided by non-UK based providers. A possible solution is to extend this rule outside the UK.’
15 March 2018
Spring Statement addresses digital payments
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Boodle Hatfield—Tom McLaughlin
Boodle Hatfield welcomes new employment partner, Tom McLaughlin
Arc Pensions Law—Victoria Thompson-Hill, Jonathan Mason & Georgi Ivanov
National specialist pensions law firm strengthens team with three new appointments
Jurit—Christian Abletshauser
Jurit appoints Christian Abletshauser to lead family law practice
NEWS
Burges Salmon appoints Benn Richards to strengthen Contentious Insolvency offering
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience
A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up
A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
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