The Archive (2020-2023)

By Slaughter and May

Welcome to The Archive, a collection of past episodes of insightful conversations and thought-provoking discussions. Explore a diverse array of topics, involving expert insights on industry trends and... more

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The Archive (2020-2023) episodes:

December 14, 2023 Tax News Highlights: December 2023
In this podcast, Zoe Andrews, Tanja Velling and Nele Dhondt discuss the CJEU decision in the Engie State aid case, the Advocate General's opinion in the Apple State aid case, the UK Supreme Court's decisions in Skatteforvaltningen and in Fisher on the transfer of assets abroad regime.
The podcast also covers the UN Resolution on a framework convention on international tax cooperation and the OECD’s Tax Certainty Day and MAP statistics.
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23min
December 06, 2023 Employment Law in 2024
2024 is set to be a big year for UK employers. We are anticipating significant changes to employment law, affecting how people work, diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) and hiring and firing. In addition, the post-Brexit employment landscape is starting to take shape, with significant changes taking effect on 1 January 2024. There is much for employers to look out for, to ensure they keep pace with the changing legal landscape. In this podcast Clare Fletcher and David Rintoul take you through the key changes, and what you need to do to ensure your business is prepared.
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20min
November 23, 2023 FCA Consumer Duty: Reflections and Projections in November 2023
Phase 1 Complete; Phase 2 to come! In this podcast, we reflect on the lessons learned from Phase 1 of consumer duty implementation, and the challenges that face firms for closed books ahead of 31 July 2024. This episode sets out a general market-wide overview; we will separately be launching follow up discussions deep diving into specific issues that consumer duty poses for banking, insurance and asset management sectors.
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25min
November 16, 2023 Tax News Highlights: November 2023
In this podcast, Emma Game and Tanja Velling discuss the Supreme Court’s decision in Vermilion considering whether a particular securities option was employment-related, the Court of Appeal’s decision in Delinian (formerly Euromoney) on the purpose test in the capital gains tax reorganisation rules, and the Upper Tribunal’s decision in Refinitiv, a judicial review case where the taxpayers argued that a diverted profits tax notice was inconsistent with an advance pricing agreement.
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26min
October 19, 2023 Tax News Highlights: October 2023
In this podcast, Zoe Andrews and Tanja Velling discuss the Upper Tribunal’s decision in ScottishPower on the deductibility of payments made pursuant to an agreement with the regulator at the end of an investigation and the Supreme Court’s decision in Target Group on the scope of the VAT exemption for financial services.
The podcast also covers draft legislation for Finance Bill 2023-24 in respect of the removal of the 1.5% stamp duty and SDRT charge on issues and transfers integral to capital raisings and further changes to the UK’s implementation of the Pillar Two GloBE Rules. Zoe and Tanja discuss the draft legislation for the transitional UTPR safe harbour and the QDMTT safe harbour, and how tax imposed under the Subject-to-Tax Rule fits within the GloBE rules.
They further touch on developments in respect of the Multilateral Convention to Implement Amount A of Pillar One and the European Commission’s proposals for two new corporate tax directives concerning, respectively, the harmonisation of the corporate income tax base under the Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) and the incorporation of the arm’s length principle and OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines into EU law.
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23min
September 14, 2023 Tax News Highlights: September 2023
In this podcast, Zoe Andrews and Tanja Velling discuss the Upper Tribunal’s decisions in JTI Acquisitions Company on the loan relationships unallowable purpose rule, Hotel La Tour on input tax recovery in respect of advisers’ fees on a share sale to raise funds for downstream economic activity, and M Group Holdings on the substantial shareholding exemption. They also discuss the First-tier Tribunal’s decision in Wilkinson on the unallowable purpose rule in the capital gains tax reorganisation rules.
The podcast further covers certain draft legislation for Finance Bill 2023-24 published on 18 July 2023, including the proposal for a single merged regime for tax reliefs for research and development, and provides an update on international tax reform, focussing the UK’s proposed implementation of the UTPR, and the QDMTT safe harbour and transitional UTPR safe harbour in the second tranche of Administrative Guidance published on 17 July 2023 by the Inclusive Framework.
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24min
July 27, 2023 Hybrid Working, where are we now?
Three years on from the pandemic and one year on from our last podcast, what does hybrid working look like and are there any emerging trends? In this podcast, partners Phil Linnard and Jane Edwarde are joined by Martin Boyle (Head of Legal - Dispute Resolution and Employment, Ocado Group) to discuss what has changed over the last year, the current global picture and the wider impact of hybrid working on employee retention, human resources, real estate requirements and mental wellbeing.
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25min
June 28, 2023 Tax News Highlights: June 2023
In this podcast, Zoe Andrews and Tanja Velling are joined by Nele Dhondt to discuss the EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation, how it could apply in the tax context and what steps can be taken to prepare for its coming into force. They also discuss the Advocate General’s opinion in the Amazon State aid case, recommending that the Court of Justice upholds the General Court’s decision that had annulled the European Commission’s finding of State aid.
In relation to the UK, the podcast considers HMRC’s draft guidance on the multinational top-up tax (the first tranche of which has been published for consultation until 12 September) and HMRC’s updated guidance on the loan relationships unallowable purpose test.
Zoe and Tanja also discuss the consultation on the reform of the UK’s transfer pricing, permanent establishment and Diverted Profits Tax legislation, the announcement of the “Energy Security Investment Mechanism” which should effectively bring forward the end date of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy if oil and gas prices fall below certain thresholds, and the Upper Tribunal’s decision in Hargreaves Property Holdings on interest withholding tax.
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25min
June 22, 2023 A testing time for UK financial regulation
The past 9 months have seen turbulence stemming from the Truss-Kwarteng mini budget, a UK government debt market intervention by the Bank of England and rising interest rates, against the backdrop of questions about the UK's ability to thrive outside the EU. Charles Randell, Jan Putnis, Nick Bonsall, Dr. Sabine Dittrich and our host Selmin Hakki discuss how the post-crisis financial system is weathering these challenges and anticipate future areas of focus for financial regulators. They also explore where the UK stands in its plan to 'rethink the rulebook' post-Brexit.
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31min
May 17, 2023 Tax News Highlights - May 2023
In this podcast, Zoe Andrews and Tanja Velling discuss the Court of Appeal’s decision in McClean v Thornhill KC on duty of care in the context of tax advice, the First-tier Tribunal’s decision in Buckingham on the tax treatment of a US dividend, the Upper Tribunal’s decision in Spring Capital on whether questions of Scots law are questions of fact or law, and the Advocate General’s opinion in the Engie State aid case.
They further discuss the consultations on the modernisation of stamp taxes on shares and the introduction of a new fund structure, the Reserved Investor Fund (Contractual Scheme), which were published as part of the Tax Administration and Maintenance Day on 27 April 2023. The podcast also covers the potential QDMTT safe harbour, the status of Pillar Two implementation across different jurisdictions, and a Brexit-related change to HMRC’s practice on late payment interest as well as an update on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
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24min

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