Dispute resolution lawyers
Delivering solutions for leading global organisations to manage risk and resolve complex disputes
We understand that managing risk and disputes diverts valuable resource and time away from a business’ core objectives. Disputes can prohibit growth, expansion and ultimate success.
There are very good reasons for using mediation, particularly as a more conciliatory and less confrontational method is more likely to rescue family relationships from becoming irreversibly damaged by a more litigious approach.
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On 8 April 2022 Chief ICC Judge Briggs handed down his judgment in the Glam and Tan Limited – in Liquidation v Mrs Danielle Litras case in which the liquidator brought proceedings against the sole de jure director, L, in a claim for misfeasance under section 212 IA ’86.
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After the First Tier Tribunal found in favour of the beneficiary of a Remuneration Trust (Marlborough v HMRC) in September 2021, a differently constituted First Tier Tribunal, when considering an almost identical scheme used by Strategic Branding, has found in favour of HMRC, having determined not to adopt the reasoning applied in Marlborough.
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A recent ruling by the Upper Tribunal in Dunsby v HMRC [2021] has confirmed that efforts to avoid paying income tax by deploying an elaborate tax avoidance scheme can be thwarted by taking ‘a realistic view of the facts’ or, in other words, applying some common sense.
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We acted for a client who had been served with both a follower notice (FN) and an accelerated payment notice (APN) in relation to a failed tax planning scheme involving a gilt strip.
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Working alongside a tax advisory practice, we acted for individual clients on the implementation of a complicated tax-efficient reorganisation of a property company where there had been a shareholder falling out.
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In July 2020 we secured an Ombudsman decision in our client’s favour where their insurance claim had been denied.
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We helped a technology provider to turn around a substantially delayed implementation of a major data centre / hosting contract.
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