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From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
14 February 2024
The rise in inheritance tax investigations by HMRC
HMRC recovered a record £326million following investigations into underpayments of inheritance tax in the year ending March 2022. Perhaps unsurprisingly in light of these figures, it seems that HMRC have continued their focus on inheritance tax investigations since then.
13 February 2024
Satoshi identity dispute COPA v Craig Wright – Why it matters
Cryptocurrency and NFTs have become familiar terms for many over the last few years. However, for the next few weeks the attention of the digital asset world will be focussed (both physically and remotely) on London where several combined cases (commonly referred to as being the case brought by COPA – the Crypto Open Patent Alliance) are being heard. These will determine on the available evidence whether Dr Craig Wright is truly Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin and author of the famous 2008 whitepaper.
2 February 2024
Financial Abuse: What you need to know
This article seeks to explain what can be done to challenge financial abuse and recover misappropriated funds, as well as preventative steps to help clients protect themselves from abuse.
31 January 2024
Financial abuse: A growing global problem
The issue of financial abuse is growing, particularly in respect of older people. Financial abuse involves the unauthorised and improper use of the assets of a vulnerable person, and can include theft, coercion, fraud or the misuse of powers by third parties in a position of trust.
25 January 2024
Impact of artificial intelligence on tax disputes
In the modern world, society is always looking for improvements and automation to, supposedly, reduce costs and increase speed (indeed the author is indebted to the artificial intelligence (AI) system used to suggest the title for this article). This applies no less to the world of tax (as well as other forms of) litigation, where adviser and legal fees can be difficult to stomach and the prospect of a brainy robot efficiently cutting to the chase may hold some appeal. A recent tax case, however, will have heartened AI-doom mongers who argue a reliance on AI is not always the smartest solution.
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