The recent High Court ruling in Mehjoo v Harben Barker has raised concerns amongst accountants, wealth advisors and tax practitioners. Iranian businessman Hossein Mehjoo was awarded £1.4m in damages against his accountants, Harben Barker, after the High Court found that it had negligently failed to advise him that he could transfer his business to an… Learn more

The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 which will introduce new provisions on directors’ remuneration as part of the reforms of executive pay in quoted companies has now received Royal Assent and the new regime is expected to come into force in October 2013. The following key changes are set out in sections 79 to… Learn more

The Government has launched a consultation on the technical details of its proposal to create an exemption from empty property rates for the owners of newly-built commercial properties in England. The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in his Autumn Statement in December 2012 that, subject to consultation, all newly built commercial properties completed between 1… Learn more