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Regulatory Radar - Summer 2025
Welcome to the Summer 2025 edition of RPC's bi-annual Regulatory Radar – a guide to the key regulatory changes worth having on your radar.
Read moreGreen claims update: June 2025
Welcome to our round-up of the key legal and regulatory developments relating to green claims.
Read moreFalling Fowl in personal injury claims: the Animals Act 1971, fundamental dishonesty, quantum and forum shopping
Whether you're dealing with claims under the Animals Act 1971, fundamental dishonesty, quantum disputes or what forum to choose, Boyd v Hughes [2025] deals with it all. Here we discuss the principles before the court in a claim that arose out of a personal injury claim after a fall from a horse and what it means for personal injury cases going forwards.
Read moreRegulatory Radar: quick takes May 2025
Welcome to the latest edition of our bi-monthly Regulatory Radar: quick takes update, which collates the latest developments from across the UK’s regulators.
Read moreRegulatory Radar - quick takes - March 2025
Welcome to the latest edition of our bi-monthly Regulatory Radar: quick takes update, which collates the latest developments from across the UK’s regulators.
Read moreRegulatory Radar - Winter 2025
Welcome to the Winter 2025 edition of RPC's bi-annual Regulatory Radar – a guide to the key regulatory changes worth having on your radar.
Read moreGreen claims update: February 2025
Welcome to our round-up of the key legal and regulatory developments relating to green claims.
Read moreThe EU Compliance headache you don't know you have? A priority primer on the European Accessibility Act
It is now less than a year until the EU Accessibility Act (EAA) comes into force, which will require businesses to ensure a range of products (eg smartphones and computers) and services (eg e-commerce services, consumer banking services, and ebooks) are accessible for persons with disabilities.
Read moreSeeing the wood for the trees: preparing for new deforestation due diligence rules in the UK and EU
Read moreThe Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive expert briefing
The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) was adopted on 24 May 2024 and was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 5 July. It entered into force on 26 July, and will apply to companies from 26 July 2028.
Read moreRegulatory Radar - January 2024
Hello and welcome to the January 2024 edition of RPC’s bi-annual Regulatory radar – a guide to the key regulatory changes worth having on your radar. We hope this will be a useful resource, helping you scan the regulatory horizon and highlight changes that could impact your business.
Read moreGuide to understanding PSCs and RLEs
Under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, Companies House will be phasing in requirements for people with significant control (PSCs) and relevant officers of relevant legal entities (RLEs) to have their identity verified with Companies House. Therefore, the identification of a company's PSCs and/or RLEs will be as important as ever before.
Read moreNew identity verification requirements at Companies House
From 18 November 2025, Companies House will begin phasing in compulsory identity verification under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.
Read morePLC QTRLY - Q2 2025
This is our regular quarterly update to help our listed company clients and other market participants keep up to date with key developments relevant to issuers on the Main Market and AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
Read morePLC QTRLY - Q1 2025
This is our regular quarterly update to help our listed company clients and other market participants keep up to date with key developments relevant to issuers on the Main Market and AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
Read morePLC QTRLY - Q4 2024
This is our regular quarterly update to help our listed company clients and other market participants keep up to date with key developments relevant to issuers on the Main Market and AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
Read morePLC QTRLY - Q3 2024
This is our regular quarterly update to help our listed company clients and other market participants keep up to date with key developments relevant to issuers on the Main Market and AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
Read morePLC QTRLY - Q2 2024
This is our regular quarterly update to help our listed company clients and other market participants keep up to date with key developments relevant to issuers on the Main Market and AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
Read morePLC QTRLY - Q1 2024
This is our regular quarterly update to help our listed company clients and other market participants keep up to date with key developments relevant to issuers on the Main Market and AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
Read morePLC QTRLY - Q4 2023
This is our regular quarterly update to help our listed company clients and other market participants keep up to date with key developments relevant to issuers on the Main Market and AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
Read morePLC QTRLY - Q3 2023
This is our regular quarterly update to help our listed company clients and other market participants keep up to date with key developments relevant to issuers on the Main Market and AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
Read morePLC QTRLY - Q2 2023
This is our regular quarterly update to help our listed company clients and other market participants keep up to date with key developments relevant to issuers on the Main Market and AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
Read morePLC QTRLY - Q1 2023
This is our regular quarterly update to help our listed company clients and other market participants keep up to date with key developments relevant to issuers on the Main Market and AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
Read morePLC QTRLY - Q4 2022
This is our regular quarterly update to help our listed company clients and other market participants keep up to date with key developments relevant to issuers on the Main Market and AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
Read morePLC QTRLY - Q3 2022
This is our regular quarterly update to help our listed company clients and other market participants keep up to date with key developments relevant to issuers on the Main Market and AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
Read morePLC QTRLY - Q2 2022
This is our regular quarterly update to help our listed company clients and other market participants keep up to date with key developments relevant to issuers on the Main Market and AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
Read morePLC QTRLY - Q1 2022
Post-Covid and post-Brexit changes are on the horizon for the UK's public companies. This is the first of our regular updates to help our listed company clients and other market participants keep up to date with key developments relevant to issuers on the Main Market and AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
Read moreThe EU’s Work Programme 2025 – ePrivacy Reg and AI Liability Directive dropped!
What are the main takeaways for the tech industry from the European Commission’s Work Programme 2025?
Read moreEU Guidance on the AI Act
How is the European Commission helping businesses interpret the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act)?
Read moreThe Online Safety Act: Illegal Harms Codes officially in force, focus now on children
What are service providers’ new obligations under Ofcom’s new Codes of Practice on Illegal Harms and its Age Assurance and Children’s Access Guidance?
Read moreThe UK Government’s consultation on Copyright and AI
How is the UK Government considering striking the balance between the protection of copyright in materials and the training of AI?
Read moreUK’s new AI Cyber Security Code of Practice
How is the UK Government seeking to protect AI systems from growing cyber security threats, in particular in respect of deployable AI systems using GenAI?
Read moreUK’s “AI Opportunities Action Plan”
How will the UK Government’s new AI Opportunities Action Plan (Plan) impact businesses?
Read moreTax Take: exploring the UK tax landscape
In collaboration with Temple Tax Chambers, our latest Tax Take webinar series explores the UK tax landscape and key considerations for professionals and business leaders seeking insights into the often-complex world of tax.
Read moreTribunal serves decision on cooking alcohols which leads to HMRC policy change
In Gourmet Classic Ltd v HMRC [2025] UKFTT 00256 (TC), the First-tier Tribunal ruled that Gourmet's cooking wines (and other similar products), with a strength of 4.8% abv, qualify as foodstuffs and are exempt from excise duty.
Read moreTribunal grants taxpayer's application for disclosure against HMRC in Kittel appeal
In R Eyre and another v HMRC [2025] UKFTT 461 (TC), the First-tier Tribunal allowed the taxpayers' appeals against HMRC’s decision to assess income tax on the sale of a residential property, finding that the property qualified for principal private residence relief. The tribunal rejected HMRC’s argument that the transaction was an adventure in the nature of trade and found that the property qualified for principal private residence relief.
Read moreTax Bites - October 2025
Welcome to the latest edition of RPC's Tax Bites – providing monthly bite-sized updates from the tax world.
Read moreHMRC fails to establish "practice generally prevailing" in top-slicing relief dispute
In Roger Joye and David Sumners v HMRC [2025] UKFTT 664 (TC), HMRC failed to establish that its flawed method of calculating top-slicing relief was the "practice generally prevailing".
Read moreTaxing Matters: Wealth management for creatives – navigating financial planning in the entertainment industry
In this episode, our host and Senior Associate at RPC, Alexis Armitage, is joined by Simon Reed, Director and wealth manager at RBC Brewin Dolphin, and head of the Entertainment, Media & Sports client segment in London. Together, they delve into the unique financial challenges faced by clients in the creative industries, including actors, musicians, and digital creators.
Read moreUpper Tribunal allows taxpayers' appeals in EIS case
In Hugh Edward Mark Osmond and Matthew Charles Allen v HMRC [2024] UKFTT 00378 (TC), the Upper Tribunal has reversed the decision of the First-tier Tribunal, concluding that the main purpose of the taxpayers in crystallising Enterprise Investment Scheme relief was not the obtaining of an income tax advantage, even though this may have been its effect.
Read moreCOVID voluntary repayment scheme launched – last chance to resolve liability before tougher sanctions apply
On 12 September 2025, the UK Government launched a time-limited COVID repayment window, allowing individuals and businesses to voluntarily repay financial support received during the COVID-19 pandemic, with no questions asked.
Read moreTribunal refuses HMRC permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal against two case management decisions
In BGC Services Holdings LLP v HMRC [2025] UKFTT 700 (TC), the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) refused HMRC permission to appeal against the FTT's earlier case management decisions whereby the FTT refused HMRC's application seeking further and better particulars from the taxpayer and granted the taxpayer's application for HMRC to properly particularise its case.
Read moreTribunal allows taxpayers’ appeals in principal private residence and trading dispute
In R Eyre and another v HMRC [2025] UKFTT 461 (TC), the First-tier Tribunal allowed the taxpayers' appeals against HMRC’s decision to assess income tax on the sale of a residential property, finding that the property qualified for principal private residence relief. The tribunal rejected HMRC’s argument that the transaction was an adventure in the nature of trade and found that the property qualified for principal private residence relief.
Read moreTax Bites - September 2025
Welcome to the latest edition of RPC's Tax Bites – providing monthly bite-sized updates from the tax world.
Read moreTribunal orders HMRC to disclose whether it used AI in R&D claims
The First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) has ruled in the case of Elsbury v Information Commissioner [2025] UKFTT 915 (GRC) that HMRC must disclose whether, and if so when, it used AI in deciding to reject R&D tax credit claims.
Read moreHMRC’s transformation roadmap: what it means for tax disputes
On 21 July 2025, the government released HMRC’s long-awaited “transformation roadmap”, setting out its digital-first vision for the future of UK tax administration. The document outlines sweeping changes across HMRC’s processes - promising efficiency, greater use of automation and AI, and a modernised compliance regime.
Read moreHMRC targeting supply chain fraud - are you at risk? What every business needs to know
HMRC has significantly increased its scrutiny of supply chain integrity as part of its ongoing efforts to tackle fraud, particularly within sectors deemed high risk, such as construction, labour supply, wholesale, and import/export businesses. These sectors are particularly vulnerable due to complex subcontracting chains, cash-based payments, and the use of temporary labour.
Read moreContentious Tax Quarterly Review – Summer 2025
This Contentious Tax Review provides an update on a number of recent important decisions in the tax disputes arena as well as changes to tribunal procedure.
Read moreTribunal allows taxpayer's R&D appeal
In Realbuzz Group Ltd v HMRC [2025] UKFTT 493 (TC), the Tax Tribunal allowed a taxpayer's R&D appeal confirming that HMRC could not issue a discovery assessment because the information provided by the taxpayer to HMRC before the enquiry window closed was sufficient to enable a hypothetical HMRC officer to realise that tax had been under assessed.
Read moreTax Bites - August 2025
Welcome to the latest edition of RPC's Tax Bites – providing monthly bite-sized updates from the tax world.
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