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  • May 14, 2025

    EU Wrong To Deny Dutch Tax Firm's Trademark, Court Says

    A Dutch consultancy was wrongly denied a trademark for "Taxmarc" in the European Union after a German consultancy that controlled a trademark for "X Taxman" opposed its registration, the European General Court said Wednesday.

  • May 21, 2025

    BCLP Hires 2 Partners From Taylor Wessing, A&O Shearman

    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP said Wednesday that it has recruited two new partners from Allen Overy Shearman Sterling and Taylor Wessing LLP to boost its finance and tax capabilities in London.

  • May 13, 2025

    House Panel Clears $3.8T Extension of 2017 Tax Overhaul Law

    The House Ways and Means Committee voted along party lines early Wednesday to approve a $3.8 trillion tax bill that would make permanent many of the tax cuts for businesses and individuals enacted in President Donald Trump's first term.

  • May 13, 2025

    UK Crime Agency's Tax Penalties Upheld In Laundering Case

    The U.K.'s National Crime Agency can collect ÂŁ900,000 ($1.2 million) in tax and penalty assessments from a married couple on income the agency claims they gained through money laundering without proving there was an actual tax loss, the Upper Tribunal ruled.

  • May 13, 2025

    CarMax Says SC Failed To Justify Apportionment Change

    South Carolina's tax agency did not prove that CarMax used intercompany transactions to distort an entity's business activity and its state tax burden, the company told an appeals court, arguing that the state was wrong to make CarMax use an alternative apportionment method.

  • May 13, 2025

    Trade Court Panel Looks Askance At Trump Tariff Justification

    A U.S. Court of International Trade panel expressed skepticism Tuesday that the emergency law President Donald Trump is using to impose global tariffs left the determination of an "unusual and extraordinary threat" to be a political rather than legal question.

  • May 13, 2025

    UK E-Invoicing Adoption Calls For HMRC Effort, Group Says

    If HM Revenue & Customs wants companies to broadly and voluntarily adopt e-invoicing measures, it needs to work on standardizing the software while also creating an incentive campaign, a group representing U.K. tax professionals said Tuesday.

  • May 13, 2025

    8th Circ. Urged To Enforce IRS Pricing Method On Medtronic

    The U.S. Tax Court erred by tossing the IRS' suggested method to price royalties for intangible property licensed by medical device maker Medtronic to a Puerto Rican affiliate because its products differed from those of comparable uncontrolled companies, a government attorney told the Eighth Circuit on Tuesday.

  • May 13, 2025

    EU Council Agrees On Directive To Simplify VAT On Imports

    The Council of the European Union said Tuesday that it reached an agreement on how to simplify value-added tax rules for selling imported goods in EU countries.

  • May 12, 2025

    Feds Say Tribal Tariff Dispute Must Stay In US Trade Court

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is fighting Montana tribal members' attempt to stop the transfer of their lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's Canada tariff orders from federal court to the U.S. Court of International Trade, saying the CIT has exclusive jurisdiction over the case.

  • May 12, 2025

    DC Judge Declines To Block IRS From Sharing Info With ICE

    A D.C. federal judge rejected Monday a trio of immigration advocacy groups' request to block the Internal Revenue Service from sharing with immigration enforcement agencies the names and addresses of people suspected of being in the country illegally.

  • May 12, 2025

    Yoon & Yang Hires Team Of Tax Experts From Rival

    Yoon & Yang LLC, one of South Korea's Big Six law firms, said it has recruited three leading figures in tax law from competitor Lee & Ko to bolster its international tax practice.

  • May 12, 2025

    London Marathon Tech Partner Can Seek R&D Tax Relief

    A U.K. tech company that provides online registration systems for events such as the London Marathon can submit a research and development tax relief claim of ÂŁ335,000 ($441,000) after the First-tier Tribunal ruled HM Revenue & Customs missed the deadline to challenge it.

  • May 12, 2025

    Ex-Senators, Judges Support Business In Trump Tariff Fight

    A stationery company challenging President Donald Trump's global tariffs has received support from former U.S. senators and retired federal judges who told a Florida federal court that the power to impose trade measures remains squarely with Congress.

  • May 12, 2025

    Eaton Allowed To Shield Some Worker Reviews From IRS

    Eaton Corp. may withhold performance evaluations for three foreign employees from the IRS' investigation of Eaton's sale of intellectual property to an Irish affiliate, an Ohio federal judge decided Monday, saying the records are not important enough to the tax investigation to justify violating European privacy law.

  • May 12, 2025

    10 Convicted For Roles In €2.9B VAT Fraud, Prosecutors Say

    A Portuguese court convicted 10 people for their roles in a massive value-added tax fraud scheme involving sales of electronic goods, with overall damages believed to approach €2.9 billion ($3.2 billion), the European Public Prosecutor's Office said Monday.

  • May 12, 2025

    US, China Agree To Temporarily Cut Soaring Tariffs

    The U.S. will cut tariffs on most Chinese goods to 30% for 90 days while China will reduce tariffs on most U.S. goods to 10%, the countries announced Monday after the two governments agreed to relax soaring tariffs.

  • May 12, 2025

    Gunster Tax Ace Jumps To Spencer Fane In Tampa

    Spencer Fane LLP announced Monday that it has bolstered its tax, trusts and estates practice group in Tampa with the addition of a former Gunster shareholder.

  • May 12, 2025

    GOP Floats $30,000 SALT Cap, Renewed R&D Credit

    House Ways and Means Republicans proposed a $30,000 state and local tax deduction cap and a renewed research and development credit in updated legislation to extend their 2017 tax overhaul law, which the committee plans to consider Tuesday.

  • May 12, 2025

    Biz Groups Back Bill To Expand FDII Tax Benefits

    A coalition of business lobbying groups has thrown its weight behind proposed legislation that would expand tax breaks for domestically held intellectual property, saying the changes would build on the goals of the 2017 federal tax overhaul.

  • May 12, 2025

    UK Plane Parts Set To Be Tariff-Free In US

    The U.K.-U.S. trade deal announced last week will guarantee that no tariffs are charged on British plane parts sold to companies based in the U.S., according to the U.K.'s business secretary.

  • May 11, 2025

    Treasury Aims To Tax IP's Role In Cloud Services, Official Says

    The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service are aiming to capture the role of intangible property in cloud computing services within tax regulations to account for the growing importance of automation in the field, a Treasury attorney said.

  • May 09, 2025

    Ex-Meinl Bank CEO Extradited To US On $170M Odebrecht Rap

    The former CEO of Austrian lender Meinl Bank AG was extradited from the U.K. and pled not guilty Friday to money laundering charges, stemming from allegations that he helped Odebrecht SA hide $170 million in funds used to bribe officials around the world and defraud the Brazilian government. 

  • May 09, 2025

    Tariffs And Tax Breaks Offer Risky Lifeline To US Film Industry

    President Donald Trump's call for a 100% tariff on films made outside the U.S. has potential to improve a struggling domestic industry if it is considered in conjunction with new federal tax incentives to restore production, but the idea hasn't yet gathered support in Congress, according to lawyers who spoke to Law360.

  • May 09, 2025

    Ghana Targets Tax Exemption Loopholes Following Aid Loss

    Ghana is looking to close tax exemption loopholes that the country's deputy finance minister said are a source of major revenue loss in the wake of "dwindling" foreign aid and grants, the Ministry of Finance said Friday.

Expert Analysis

  • Litigation Funding Disclosure Debate: Strategy Considerations

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    In the ongoing debate over whether courts should require disclosure of litigation funding, funders and plaintiffs tend to argue against such mandates, but voluntarily disclosing limited details about a funding arrangement can actually confer certain benefits to plaintiffs in some scenarios, say Andrew Stulce and Marc Cavan at Longford Capital.

  • 5 Ways To Create Effective Mock Assignments For Associates

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    In order to effectively develop associates’ critical thinking skills, firms should design mock assignments that contain a few key ingredients, from messy fact patterns to actionable feedback, says Abdi Shayesteh at AltaClaro.

  • Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year

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    Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one important area often gets overlooked in this process — mentoring relationships, which are some of the most effective tools for professional growth, say Kelly Galligan at Rutan & Tucker and Andra Greene at Phillips ADR.

  • Tax Directive Marks Milestone In Harmonizing EU System

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    The Council of the European Union’s recently adopted tax directive is a significant step toward streamlining and modernizing procedures for member states, and will greatly reduce administrative burden and compliance costs for cross-border investors, says Martin Phelan at Simmons & Simmons.

  • 5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025

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    Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.

  • Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win

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    Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.

  • Small Biz Caught In Corporate Transparency Act Crossfire

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    Despite compliance being put on hold due to a nationwide preliminary injunction, small businesses have been caught in the middle of the legal battle over the Corporate Transparency Act — and confusion over the law's requirements could result in major penalties, say attorneys at Snell & Wilmer.

  • No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.

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    A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond

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    In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.

  • What's Ahead As Transparency Act Comes To A Crossroads

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    Synthesizing the contrasting federal district and appellate court rulings on the Corporate Transparency Act’s validity reveals several main areas of debate that will likely remain at issue as challenges to the law continue winding through the courts, say attorneys at Farella Braun.

  • 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring

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    President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection

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    Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation

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    Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.

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