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European Commission presents new measures against corporate tax avoidance
January 29th, 2016
European Commission has issued a press release to inform on a proposal for Fair Taxation. As stated, proposals aim for a coordinated EU wide response to corporate tax avoidance, following global standards developed by the OECD last autumn. New ...
Which country is the World’s Favorite New Tax Haven?
January 28th, 2016
The World’s Favorite New Tax Haven Is the United States Moving money out of the usual offshore secrecy havens and into the U.S. is a brisk new business. Last September, at a law firm overlooking San Francisco Bay, Andrew ...
Global Legal Firm expands in Africa with a new member
January 28th, 2016
DLA Piper expands in Africa with the addition of ADCA in Angola DLA Piper Africa has announced that Angolan law firm, ADCA, has become a member with effect from 1 December 2015, bringing the total number of law firms ...
CySec announced settlement with a Cyprus Investment Firm for €350.000
January 27th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued a press release to inform that the Commission has reached a settlement with the CIF Banc De Binary Ltd (“BDB”) for the amount of €350.000. According to the CySec’s announcement ...
CySec announced administrative fine of €156.000 on a Cyprus Investment Firm
January 27th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued a press release to inform that: The Board of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘CySEC’) wishes to inform investors that, at its meeting held on October 12, 2015, decided ...
Poland may water down FX loans conversion plan if costs too high
January 27th, 2016
A Polish minister signalled on Wednesday the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party may water down the president’s plan to convert Swiss franc mortgages into zlotys if it is too expensive for banks. President Andrzej Duda has set out ...
Allen & Overy ranked in Global Elite for antitrust and competition
January 27th, 2016
Allen & Overy has been included in the GCR Global Elite, an independent guide to the top 25 competition practices in the world, at number six in the ranking. Published by Global Competition Review, the Global Elite is part ...
Bitcoin technology heralds ‘smart contracts’ era
January 27th, 2016
The technology behind the Bitcoin digital currency could usher in an era of ‘smart contracts’ and enable the creation of a tamper-proof Land Registry database, legal technology experts said this week in the wake of a landmark government report. ...
Google, Facebook, Amazon, eBay and Apple avoided £1BILLION of UK tax
January 27th, 2016
A Mirror investigation has revealed the UK is missing out on huge sums as multinational firms are based in tax havens Five of the world’s biggest tech companies avoided paying £1 BILLION in UK tax last year, the Mirror ...
UK tax avoidance: Google looks ‘to pay three times more tax’ in France than in UK
January 26th, 2016
Google is said to be negotiating a tax settlement with France worth three times more than it paid the British Exchequer even though it employs thousands more staff in the UK. The UK arm generates about three times as ...
