Osborne Clarke: Nadhim Zahawi’s lawyer faces disciplinary hearing over SLAPP allegations
Nadhim Zahawi's lawyer faces a disciplinary hearing this week over allegations he sent SLAPP letters to tax expert Dan Neidle
Payments regulator in Treasury crosshairs as firms revolt
As the government hunts for ways to make Britain more competitive, the country's payments regulator has become caught in the crosshairs.
‘Hammer blow’: Family firms call for inheritance tax consultation
Family businesses are urging the government to consult on changes to inheritance tax (IHT), warning the move represents a “hammer blow” to the UK economy. Some 160,000 family-owned firms – repre
Metro mayors to control railways and housing in ‘landmark’ devolution plans
Mayors of large cities and regions across England will soon be able to take control of local infrastructure and skills projects under a new devolution bill, which was introduced in Parliament today. T
Reeves’ pension review pause could be ‘hugely detrimental’
Experts have slammed the chancellor’s decision to pause a review into pensions, saying failure to act could “leave millions of people at greater risk of an income shortfall”. Rachel Reeves has r
Ministers warned not to cave to ‘short-sighted’ carmakers on EV targets
The government is currently considering relaxing new rules enforcing certain electric vehicle sales targets each year.
Executives of ‘ponzi scheme’ London Capital & Finance liable for damages
Former executives of LCF are liable in the sum of £180m in damages to investors following a court ruling last month that called it a 'ponzi scheme'
Revolut investors cash in with $1bn share sale
Backers of Revolut have offloaded just shy of $1bn worth of stock in the neobank in just four months, after it extended its secondary share sale for the second time earlier this month. The investors,
Grant Thornton UK partners green light private equity deal with Cinven
Accountancy giant Grant Thornton UK partners have "unanimously voted in favour" of investment from private equity firm Cinven
Canal+ float fails to make a splash as shares fall more than 23 per cent
The float of Canal+ on the London Stock Exchange got off to a shaky start with its share price dropping more than 23 per cent, valuing the company at around £2.4bn. The only £1bn-plus IPO of the yea