Estera & anr v Singh & ors [2020] WTLR 127

Wills & Trusts Law Reports | Spring 2020 #178

The Petitioners brought an unfair prejudice petition against the First Respondent in respect of their management of the Fourth Respondent (the Company). Following a liability trial, the First Respondents and the Company were ordered to purchase the Petitioners’ shares in the Company at a price to be determined. A quantum trial followed in which the purchase price was determined and an initial sum to be paid on account of the full price within 28 days, with the balance to be paid within 6 months. The wording of the order was left to the parties.

A purchase from the First Petitioner...

Bowring & anr v HMRC [2015] UKUT 550 (TCC)

Wills & Trusts Law Reports | January/February 2016 #156

The appellants (CB and JB) brought an appeal against a decision of the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) on 25 June 2013 in which it dismissed the appellants’ appeals against closure notices by HMRC containing amendments to the appellants’ self-assessment tax returns for 2002-03. The effect of the amendments was that the appellants were liable to capital gains tax (CGT) of £849,644 and £317,417 respectively of additional gains under s87 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (TCGA) and supplemental charges under TCGA, s91.

In 1969, the ap...

SDLT And VAT: Seeking clarity

Simon Rose reviews the implications of recent attempts at SDLT avoidance In light of the leading anti-avoidance case of Ramsay, a purposive interpretation of the legislation was taken and the clear intention of the scheme was to avoid tax. The recent cases reported below have all provided some much-needed clarity and certainty on a number …
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