The Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered the United Kingdom (UK) Spring Budget for 2024 on 8 March 2024. The Budget was delivered against the backdrop of an anticipated general election in the summer or autumn of 2024 and...more
The Cayman Islands Grand Court recently delivered its judgment in Re Shinsun Holdings (Group) Co., Ltd. FSD 192 of 2022 (DDJ) (21 April 2023) (unreported) (the “Shinsun Judgment”) in which the court determined the ultimate...more
In Fashion on the Block Limited v HMRC, the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has allowed the taxpayer’s appeal against HMRC’s decision not to allow the taxpayer company to issue seed enterprise investment scheme (SEIS) certificates...more
Draft Bearer Certificates (Collective Investment Schemes) Regulations 2020 - A draft version of the Bearer Certificates (Collective Investment Schemes) Regulations 2020 have been published, together with an explanatory...more
Tax Reliefs for Impact Investing in the United Kingdom: What You Should Know - The United Kingdom, like other markets, has seen rapid growth in the popularity of “impact investing,” where the investor’s intention is to...more
On 18 May 2020, the UK Government announced the final terms for the Future Fund, the matched funding scheme aimed at the UK's fast growth companies....more
On 20 April 2020, the UK government (“Government”) announced the Future Fund, providing financing to UK companies (including to start-ups and scale-ups in the technology and life sciences sectors) in the form of a convertible...more
On 18 September 2019, the Prudential Regulation Authority (the “PRA”) published Consultation Paper (“CP”) 22/19, which details its proposed expectations of firms investing in accordance with the Prudent Person Principle...more
The High Court of Justice Business and Property Courts of England & Wales refused to sanction a scheme proposed by Prudential Assurance Co. and Rothesay Life PLC to transfer approximately 370,000 annuity policies from...more