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Simplification of Approved Share Schemes
Andrew Stanger, April 26, 2013
In March 2012, the Office of Tax Simplification made various recommendations to the Government in relation to the simplification of approved (taxadvantaged) employee share schemes. HMRC conducted a consultation process on its response to these recommendations over the summer of 2012, and has also...

The Financial Transaction Tax: An Update
Sandy Bhogal,Alexandria Carr, April 26, 2013
On 18 April 2013 the UK government issued a legal challenge to the decision of the EU Council of 22 January 2013 which authorised a subset of the EU (not including the UK) to introduce a financial transaction tax under a little used procedure known as enhanced cooperation. The decision was subject...

New Rights for Pension Scheme Trustees under the Takeover Code
Kate Ball-Dodd,Justine Usher, April 24, 2013
In July last year, the Code Committee of the Takeover Panel (Panel) issued a consultation paper dealing with pension scheme trustee issues. The Panel has now published its response to the consultation, together with the detailed rule changes. Broadly, the provisions relating to the employee...

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