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On a sombre Friday morning a week or so ago I found myself in a Whitehall office overlooking Parliament Square, listening to Big Ben’s chimes whilst sitting with a senior civil servant and a repres

A recurring conflict in VAT law arises between the conferring of exemption from VAT on services regarded as being in the public interest - the presumed intention being not to burden such public int

Most tax cases concern just a single issue or, occasionally, two distinct issues.

It is usually clear whether a business should register for VAT as soon as it starts trading.

Human rights law is playing an increasingly important role in tax matters.

Have you ever watched Deal or No Deal hosted by Noel Edmonds? It is a television game show in which contestants have to guess which boxes contain high-value money prizes.

I am often asked: ‘What is so “alternative” about alternative dispute resolution (ADR)?’ The answer is simple.

It has been over a decade since I started writing a monthly case analysis for Tax Adviser. In that time, I have steadfastly avoided writing about a case in which I was instructed.

Anyone reading this will no doubt think that tax is fascinating. If you are a judge in the Court of Appeal or Supreme Court you will probably think otherwise.

The first judicial review decision on accelerated payment notices (APNs) was in the case of Rowe and Others v RCC [2015] EWHC 2293 (Rowe), which was handed down in the summer.