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Travers Smith Tax Senior Associate Sophie Lloyd and Associate Rob Smith have written an article in a recent edition of Tax Journal, providing a practical guide on early stage tax disputes with HMRC.
‘Every week two women are killed by their partners and three commit suicide due to domestic abuse.’ With such a chilling opening line, it is no wonder that Travers Smith’s submission for CSR Programme of the Year at the 2021 Legal Business Awards stopped the judges in their tracks.
Tax Knowledge Counsel Laura Hodgson has written an article in a recent edition of Tax Journal, discussing the new EU draft directive (ATAD 3) and how it could subject EU entities to additional reporting and adverse tax consequences.
We are delighted to share with you the 2022 edition of our Public M&A Trends publication.
Peter Hughes and Joseph Wren and Vanessa Kalijnikoff Battaglia have co-authored a chapter in the GLI - Fund Finance 2022 publication highlighting the key structural and documentary legal issues that should be considered by a private capital manager thinking about entering into derivatives transactions at fund level.
Danny Peel, Katie McMenamin and Jamie Parish have co-authored a chapter in the GLI - Fund Finance 2022 publication highlighting the new liquidity solutions available for alternative asset fund managers.
Derivatives & Structured Products Partner, Jonathan Gilmour, and Pensions Partner, Andy Lewis, have jointly contributed to the recently published International Comparative Legal Guide on Environmental, Social & Governance Law 2022. Their chapter outlines the key aspects of ESG law for occupational pension schemes and argue for a wider governance perspective, as well as a pure investment perspective, when approaching ESG.
Private Equity & Financial Sponsors Partner, James Renahan, took part in Private Equity International's recent European mid-market roundtable discussing the pace of European private equity dealmaking.
"The approach which the UK government has taken in identifying deals of potential interest from a national security perspective is largely, primarily driven by the nature of the target business, rather than the identity of the acquirer."
Travers Smith has written the UK chapters of the Practical Law and Chambers global outsourcing guides. The chapters cover the latest legal information and many of the key issues to consider on UK outsourcing.
Writing for the Journal of International Banking & Financial Law, Derivatives & Structured Products Partner, Joseph Wren, and Associate, Nicholas Baines, take a closer at the key terms of deal contingent derivatives and consider how they can be used to mitigate risk in M&A transactions.
Writing for Portfolio Institutional, Derivatives & Structured Products Partner, Sebastian Reger, discusses illiquid assets in the context of defined benefit pension schemes and considers the legal and commercial factors which cause illiquidity that asset owners should be aware of.
Tax analysis: HMRC has launched a consultation on the draft legislation for the Residential Property Developer Tax (RPDT) ahead of its inclusion in the 2021–22 Finance Bill. This follows the government holding a consultation seeking views on the policy design of the new RPDT between 29 April and 22 July 2021. Ian Zeider, knowledge counsel at Travers Smith and Cathryn Vanderspar discuss the draft legislation and possible issues.
Tax Partner Simon Skinner and Senior Associate Hugh Brooks have written an article for the latest British Tax Review on recent changes of law relating to HM Revenue and Customs powers in relation to disclosures of tax avoidance schemes, and promoters and enablers of such schemes (British Tax Review Issue 4, 2021). A PDF of this contribution is linked below. Alternatively you can download to print, to save for later or for a different experience.
Pensions Partner Andy Lewis and Senior Associate Niamh Hamlyn discuss the Silver Linings competition, which the firm is supporting, and look at how pension scheme trustees might start thinking about the "S" in ESG.
Head of Corporate Spencer Summerfield and Senior Consultant Chris Hale have co-authored, alongside PWC, ICAEW Public to Private Transactions best-practice guideline. The guideline looks at public to private (‘PTP’) transactions, which have continued to grow in significance in recent years as a vibrant part of the M&A market, and details many of the practical and regulatory aspects that companies and investors need to consider in PTPs.
Tax Knowledge Counsels Laura Hodgson and Ian Zeider have written an article in a recent edition of Tax Journal, setting out their views on the OECD's two pillar corporate tax reform plan which is due to come into effect in 2023.
Pensions Knowledge Counsel Nick White comments on DWP's response to two consultations in relation to defined contribution occupational pension schemes.
"Hot on the heels of the new climate change regulations that will apply to many pension schemes from October 1 2021, the chancellor of the exchequer has indicated that even more pensions sustainability legislation could be on the cards."
Head of Risk and Operational Regulatory Doug Bryden and Dispute Resolution Partner Heather Gagen recently gave an interview to Legal Business on ESG and the increasing demand for ESG-related advice from clients, in particular in relation to managing risk in this area.