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ECJ Urged To Confirm Passenger Delay Compensation
5/16/2012 An Advocate General has proposed to the European Court of Justice that
it should confirm that a passenger whose flight is delayed by three hours or more
may seek flat-rate compensation from the airline.
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Italian Property Tax Slammed As 'Odious And Inequitable'
5/16/2012 Niccoló Rinaldi, head of the Italian opposition party, Italia dei Valori,
in the European Parliament, has described the new Italian tax on the value of overseas
properties and financial assets as only the latest in a long line of attacks on
the finances of Italian expatriates.
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Hong Kong Progresses Arbitration Centre Credentials
5/15/2012 As part of the government's determination to develop Hong Kong into a regional
dispute resolution centre, in particular as an international arbitration hub in
the Asia Pacific, the Secretary for Justice, Wong Yan Lung, has announced a broad
consensus in Hong Kong on the setting up of an industry-led single accreditation
body for mediators.
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South Africa Loses CGT Exit Charge Appeal
5/11/2012 The South African Revenue Service has lost its Supreme Court appeal on
a case concerning the capital gains tax that it said should be applied on
a deemed disposal when a taxpayer becomes non-resident.
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Restrictions On Italian Private Tax Collectors Declared Illegal
5/11/2012 The Court of Justice of the European Union has decided the Italian provision
that private operators should have a share capital of at least EUR10m in order to be entitled to collect local taxes is contrary to European law on
freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services.
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Vale Suffers Setback In Brazilian Tax Fight
5/9/2012 The world's second largest mining company Vale SA, has announced that Brazil's
highest judicial authority, the Superior Court of Justice, has stripped the company
of an injunction it previously received which 'suspended the effects of the unfavourable
rulings related to the taxation of its foreign subsidiaries' earnings'.
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European Court Rules Software Functionality Not Copyright Protected
5/8/2012 In SAS Institute Inc. v. World Programming Ltd, the Court of Justice of the European
Union has made an important ruling in that computer functions, programming
languages, and data file formats could not qualify for copyright protection, and
that only actual software code was eligible for copyright protection.
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South African Government Sets Up Gauteng E-Tolls Committee
5/7/2012 Following the recent decision in the South African High Court against the levying
of e-tolls, originally planned for the end of last month, on the Gauteng Freeway
Improvement Project, the government has appointed a review committee to
look at all aspects of financing the project.
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Trinidad And Tobago Joins Nations Under Caribbean Court
5/4/2012 In a move that strengthens Caribbean legal cooperation, Trinidad and Tobago has
agreed to adopt the Caribbean Court of Justice as the nation's final court of
appeal, replacing its colonial link to the Judicial Committee of the UK's Privy
Council.
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HMRC Will Not Appeal Stamp Duty Ruling
5/3/2012 The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs, will no longer seek to impose Stamp Duty Reserve Tax on the issue of shares to depositary receipt issuers and clearance services outside the European Union following a recent legal ruling.
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ECJ Rules Against Dutch Tax On Cross-Border Car Use
5/2/2012 The European Court of Justice has disagreed with the Dutch government's tax treatment of vehicles registered in other European Union states that are loaned free of charge and used on a non-permanent basis on Dutch roads.
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Court Rules Against South Africa In Road Tolls Case
4/30/2012 Shortly after the South African Department of Transport announced that the implementation
of the Gauteng Freeway e-tolls had been postponed for a month, it found out that,
in fact, levying of the tolls has been halted for a much longer time following
a decision in the High Court.
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DFSA Wins Regulatory Court Case
4/30/2012 The Dubai Financial Services Authority has won an important case before its own Regulatory Appeals Committee on the provision of financial services by a business and two of its company directors.
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Supreme Court Limits IRS In Tax Shelter Challenge
4/30/2012 The United States Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by the Internal Revenue
Service to use a longer six-year cut-off period under the statute of limitations,
rather than the usual three years, for its assessment of ‘Son of Boss’
tax shelter schemes.
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South African Government Joins Road Tolls Case
4/24/2012 South Africa’s National Treasury has applied for leave to intervene in the
application currently before the North Gauteng High Court for an interdict against
the levying and collection of tolls on the improved Gauteng Freeway system.
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India Reassures US On Retrospective Tax Plans
4/24/2012 India's Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee has defended plans for retrospective tax legislation, telling the US Secretary of the Treasury that the proposals merely clarify the intent of current laws.
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Vodafone Challenges Indian Tax Law
4/23/2012 The ongoing tax dispute between India and Vodafone has erupted again, with the telecoms company now serving a Notice of Dispute against the government's controversial new retrospective tax legislation.
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East African States Boost Appeal With Red Tape Cuts
4/16/2012 A new report shows that the business environment in all five economies of the
East African Community - Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda - improved
substantially in 2010-11, with the implementation of significant regulatory reforms,
including to ease the burden of paying taxes.
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Budget Tax Measures Cause Alarm In India
4/11/2012 The Tax Executives Institute has written to India's Finance Minister to express its concerns regarding retroactive tax legislation, which it says will upset taxpayer expectations and damage the country's reputation as an investment destination.
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UK Overhauls Employment Tribunal Law
4/6/2012 Radical changes to the UK's employment laws come into effect this week, which the government says will cut unnecessary demands on employers, and encourage growth, while safeguarding workers’ rights.
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Channel Islands Will Not Appeal UK VAT Ruling
4/6/2012 The Jersey government has decided not appeal the decision of the High Court in
London, which ruled that the United Kingdom government's decision to revoke Low-Value
Consignment Relief (LVCR), a value-added tax concession, for the Channel Islands
was consistent with European Union law.
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EU Agrees ECJ Submission On ACTA
4/6/2012 The European Commission has taken the next step in referring the Anti-Counterfeiting
Trade Agreement to the European Court of Justice, by agreeing on
the legal submission to be put before the Court.
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Philippines Targets Over USD930m From 100 Tax Cases
4/4/2012 At a press briefing at the Department of Justice, the Philippines’
Bureau of Internal Revenue confirmed that it has now filed a total of 100
cases under its Run After Tax Evaders scheme since the start of President Benigno
Aquino’s government.
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Air Passenger Claims Backed By EU Court Advisor
4/3/2012 An Advocate General to the European Court of Justice has found that an air carrier must provide care to passengers whose flights have been cancelled because of extraordinary circumstances such as the closure of airspace following the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in a case brought by an Irish passenger against airline Ryanair.
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ECJ Agrees Italian Tax Dispute Time Limitation
4/2/2012 The European Court of Justice has given its preliminary ruling that the
conclusion without further examination of tax proceedings pending before the Italian
Corte Suprema di Cassazione and Commissione Tributaria
Centrale, which were brought more than 10 years ago, is compatible
with European Union law.
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Mining Firms To Face Higher Brazilian Taxes
3/28/2012 Three Brazilian provincial governments have confirmed that they will introduce
new taxes on mineral products, including iron ore and bauxite, from April 1, 2012.
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Channel Islands Fail To Overturn UK VAT Decision
3/21/2012 The governments of the Channel Islands have announced their 'disappointment' at
the findings of the UK High Court, in response to the islands' joint challenge to the United Kingdom government's decision to remove long-standing value-added tax concessions crucial
to the islands' fulfilment industries.
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UK Court Winds Up 'Tax Umbrella' Services Firm
3/20/2012 Reed Umbrella Ltd, which serviced a discredited 'tax umbrella' scheme for the self-employed, has been wound up in the UK High Court in the public interest following an investigation by Company Investigations, part of The UK Insolvency Service.
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Australia Releases Tax Prosecution Figures
3/20/2012 Almost 1,200 people were prosecuted and convicted for tax and superannuation offences in Australia last year, new figures show.
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German Nuclear Tax Row Rumbles On In Court
3/20/2012 Germany’s Federal Fiscal Court has recently
overturned a decision by a court in Hamburg to grant temporary legal protection
to nuclear power plant operators from the coalition government’s nuclear
fuel tax.
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High Court Hears Channel Islands' LVCR Challenge
3/13/2012 A two-day hearing at the High Court in London began on March 13, 2012, to hear the arguments of lawyers representing the Channel Islands in their challenge to the scheduled removal of the United Kingdom's Low-Value Consignment Relief for the islands' fulfilment industries from April 1, 2012.
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Vale Posts Brazilian Back Tax Case Collateral
3/12/2012 Vale, the world's second largest mining company, has clarified that despite being required to pay USD915m in judicial deposits, it remains confident of a favourable ruling in the tax
case with Brazilian authorities over back taxes, worth BRL25bn (USD13.9bn) as
it continues to pursue all legal avenues.
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US Court Closes Employee Insurance Benefit Tax Scheme
3/12/2012 The United States Justice Department has announced that a federal court has permanently
barred the operation of an alleged scheme that helps high-income
individuals attempt to avoid income taxes by funnelling money through purported
"welfare benefit plans”.
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Tax Ruling Boosts UK Holiday Let Owners
3/9/2012 HM Revenue and Customs has lost another key court case, with the passage of a tribunal decision that will permit holiday let owners across the UK to claim Business Property Relief for inheritance tax purposes.
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Australian Govt Introduces New Superannuation Reforms
3/8/2012 New legislation amending Australia's superannuation tax rules will make the system simpler and fairer, the minister in charge has said.
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BT, Talk Talk Lose UK File-Sharing Appeal
3/7/2012 On March 6, 2012, two of the UK's largest internet service providers, British
Telecommunications and Talk Talk, lost their court appeal against the controversial
Digital Economy Act 2010, which contains provisions designed to crack down on
copyright theft over the internet, is contrary to European Union law.
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Austria Hikes Bank Tax
3/1/2012 Austria’s federal government plans to finance the budgetary costs of supporting
and securing the long-term survival of the Austrian Volksbank 'by
means of a contribution from the banking sector', according to the finance
ministry.
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MEPs Receive Public Petition Against ACTA
3/1/2012 The European Parliament has received a petition, signed by almost 2.5m people
worldwide, calling on its members 'to stand for a free and open internet
and reject the ratification of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement'.
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Gibraltar Puts Court Judgements Online
2/24/2012 The Gibraltar government has announced the launch a web portal to provide users with access to electronic
copies of Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and Privy Council judgements, as an enhancement to the existing Gibraltar Laws website.
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EU Refers ACTA To European Court
2/24/2012 The Commissioner for Trade, Karel De Gucht, has disclosed that the European Commission has agreed with his proposal to refer the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement to the European Court of Justice.
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Vale Confident Of Brazilian Tax Case Victory
2/21/2012 Vale SA, the world's second largest mining company, has said the company is confident of victory in the ongoing back taxes case with the Brazilian tax authority.
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General Internet Filtering Not Allowable Under EU Law
2/21/2012 The European Court of Justice has refused to approve the imposition of an
injunction by a national court within the European Union which would have
required an internet service provider to install a general filtering system
with a view to preventing the illegal downloading of musical and audio-visual
files.
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VAT Risk Warning Issued By Accountants
2/20/2012 A new approach from HM Revenue and Customs raises value added tax risks for employee benefits, accountancy firm James Cowper has warned.
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EU Court Questions Italian Gambling Licensing Procedures
2/20/2012 The European Court of Justice has provisionally found that European Union law precludes national betting and gaming legislation, such as that in force
in Italy which requires a minimum distance between betting outlets, where the
aim is to protect the market position of existing operators.
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UK Tax Tribunal Ruling Crucial To Company Car Schemes
2/16/2012 A recent tax court case offers a timely reminder for employers to check company car salary sacrifice arrangements, Deloitte has said.
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Russia Prepares Posthumous Tax Evasion Trial
2/15/2012 Russia plans to undertake its first ever posthumous trial under a 2006 law permitting the trial of absentees, to examine the high-profile case of Sergei Magnitsky, a lawyer appointed by the Hermitage Capital Investment Fund, who was due to face charges of tax fraud but died, officially 'due to negligence', in a pre-hearing detention centre.
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Austrian Court Backs Bank Tax
2/8/2012 Austria’s constitutional court has recently ruled that the country’s
bank tax, which was introduced at the beginning of last year in the wake of
the financial crisis, does not violate the constitution.
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Swiss-German Tax Deal Under Threat
2/8/2012 Social Democrat controlled states throughout Germany reportedly plan
to block the bilateral tax agreement between Switzerland and Germany in the
German Bundesrat, or upper house of parliament, during a crucial vote on February 10.
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India Likely To Change Tax Law After Vodafone Case
2/6/2012 The Indian government is planning to include additional provisions in the forthcoming Direct Taxes Code in an attempt to avoid future court clashes with multinational companies like Vodafone.
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Vale Scores Victory In Brazilian Tax Appeal
2/1/2012 Vale, the world's second largest mining company has won an injunction in a long-running court battle against the Brazilian tax authority relating to claims for billions of dollars in back taxes said to be due on its foreign-sourced income.
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EC Asks Ireland To Modify Motor Tax
1/30/2012 The European Commission has requested that the Irish government modify its taxation of motor vehicles less than three months old.
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European Commission Prepares New IP Directive
1/26/2012 European Commissioner Michel Barnier has confirmed that the Commission is closely
monitoring developments both in European Union member states and in other countries
in the field of intellectual property rights and online piracy, including the
current debate in the US Congress on proposed legislation.
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Vodafone Wins Indian Tax Dispute
1/25/2012 India’s Supreme Court has ruled that Vodafone Group Plc is not liable for a USD2.2bn bill in back taxes and penalties after the USD11.2bn acquisition of Indian mobile phone company Hutchinson Essar in 2007.
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Essar Oil Dealt Tax Blow By Indian Court
1/23/2012 The Supreme Court in India has set aside the judgement of the Gujarat High Court which ruled in favour of Essar Oil's claim to benefits under a sales tax deferment scheme in the state of Gujarat.
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India Hits Bharti Airtel With Tax Demand
1/23/2012 Bhari Airtel is challenging a INR10.67bn ($210m) demand it has received from the Indian Income Tax Department.
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Protests Grow Against US Anti-Piracy Bills
1/20/2012 A number of websites, including Wikipedia, Google, Facebook, Mozilla and Reddit,
have joined in a protest against the pending Stop Online Piracy Act and
PROTECT IP Act in the United States House of Representatives and Senate,
respectively.
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Germany's EnBW Dealt Legal Blow Over Nuclear Fuel Tax
1/17/2012 Dealing a severe blow to nuclear energy provider EnBW, a regional finance court
in the German state of Baden-Württemberg has recently ruled that there are
'no serious doubts' as to the constitutionality of the coalition government’s
controversial nuclear fuel tax law.
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DIFC Courts Resolve First Non-DIFC Case
1/12/2012 The Dubai International Financial Centre Courts, the English language, common law judicial system based in Dubai, has reported that its first non-DIFC related case has been heard and resolved.
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HMRC In Court Over NIC Motor Allowance Dispute
1/11/2012 The UK's tax authority is facing another high profile court case, as the Total People's National Insurance contribution refund claim case gets permission for a hearing at the Court of Appeal.
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Telefonica Pays Peruvian Back Taxes
1/11/2012 Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica has said it has paid back taxes
worth PEN134.3m (USD49.9m) to the Peruvian tax authority despite an ongoing legal challenge
against the agency's claim for PEN2bn in back taxes.
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Philippine Gambling Authority Settles Tax Dispute
1/9/2012 The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has settled unpaid back taxes incurred under the agency’s previous administration amounting to almost PHP857m (USD13.3m) as the government seeks to boost its overall tax take.
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Canadian Government Commended For Tax Court Proposals
1/2/2012 Plans to overhaul the running of Canada's Tax Court have been endorsed by the Tax Executives Institute but they could be improved, the association has said.
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French Court Clears Soda Tax, VAT Hike
12/30/2011 The French government has received approval from the nation's Constitutional Court to forge
ahead with plans to introduce a tax on sugary beverages, and to increase the concessionary
value-added tax rate currently in place on some services sectors.
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Six Jailed In EU Carbon Trading Carousel Fraud Probe
12/28/2011 A Frankfurt court has sentenced six individuals to as long as seven years' imprisonment
for tax fraud as part of a larger European Union probe to bring those who profited
from manipulating the trade bloc's carbon emission permit trading platform to
justice.
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Hong Kong Grows As International Arbitration Centre
12/12/2011 In a recent address in Seoul, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Justice, Wong Yan
Lung, has expressed the government's determination to develop Hong Kong into a
regional dispute resolution centre, in particular as an international arbitration
hub in the Asia Pacific.
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Litigation Funding Now Available In Jersey
12/6/2011 A landmark judgment from the Royal Court in Jersey now officially recognises
third-party litigation funding in Jersey, provided that it is properly structured.
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Brazilian Court Dismisses Vale's Tax Appeal
12/5/2011 The world's second largest mining company, Vale has been unsuccessful in appealing back taxes said to be due on its foreign-sourced income.
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Jersey Litigation Fund Breaks New Ground
12/5/2011 Offshore law firm Carey Olsen has broken new ground with the first ever listing of a litigation fund
on the Channel Islands Stock Exchange after it advised Argentum Capital
Limited on the Jersey legal aspects of its multimillion-pound listing.
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Operators Challenge Incoming Greek Gambling Regime
12/2/2011 The European Gaming and Betting Association and the Remote Gambling Association
have filed a complaint with the European Commission on Greece's controversial,
recently-adopted online gambling law, which would allow the provision of taxed
gambling services.
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EC Opposes Dutch Rules On Inheritance And Gift Duties
11/30/2011 The European Commission has decided to refer the Netherlands to the European
Union’s Court of Justice for discriminatory rules on inheritance
and gift duties.
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EU Court Decides Against Internet Filtering
11/28/2011 The European Court of Justice has refused to approve the imposition of an
injunction by a national court within the European Union which would have
required an internet service provider to install a filtering system with
a view to preventing the illegal downloading of files.
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Italy Taken To EU Court Over Ship VAT Exemptions
11/25/2011 The European Commission has decided to refer Italy to the Court of Justice
over the terms of the value-added tax exemption it grants to ships.
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NetJets Sues IRS Over Ticket Tax Assessments
11/22/2011 Four subsidiaries in the NetJets group - NetJets Large Aircraft, NetJets International,
NetJets Aviation and Executive Jet Management – have introduced an action
in the Ohio Southern District Court, Columbus Office, to retrieve almost USD643m
in back taxes from the Internal Revenue Service.
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Gibraltar's Tax Sovereignty 'Unaffected' By EU Ruling
11/21/2011 A recent ruling from the European Court of Justice has been welcomed by the Gibraltar government as confirming the territory's right to have a tax regime different from that of the United Kingdom's.
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UK Launches New Court Service To Enforce SME IP Rights
11/18/2011 The UK's small and medium-sized businesses will now find it easier to protect their copyrights, trade marks and designs, with a new small claims service to be introduced at the Patents County Court.
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Gaming Giant Wins UK VAT Dispute In ECJ
11/17/2011 HM Revenue and Customs looks set to be hit with a GBP30m tax refund claim from the Rank Group after the European Court of Justice ruled in favour of the gaming company in a long-running dispute over value-added tax payments.
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US Court Blocks Tax Preparation Software Company Merger
11/15/2011 Judge Beryl A. Howell, in the United States District Court, has found for the Department of Justice in her ruling against H&R Block’s takeover of TaxACT, which, it was said, would lead to an anti-competitive duopoly in the digital tax preparation software market.
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Canada To Simplify Tax Court Rules
11/14/2011 The Canadian government has launched a consultation on proposals designed to improve the caseload management of the Tax Court of Canada.
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DIFC Courts Expands Jurisdiction
11/2/2011 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, signed a law on October 31 allowing any businesses to use the English language DIFC Courts, the Dubai International Financial Centre’s independent, common law judicial system, to resolve commercial disputes.
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Cyprus Referred To ECJ Over Car Import Tax
10/31/2011 The European Commission has announced its decision to refer Cyprus to the European
Court of Justice as it considers that Cypriot law discriminates against non-Cypriot
EU citizens who transfer vehicles into Cyprus.
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Excise Duty Concession Lands Ireland In ECJ
10/31/2011 The European Commission has decided to refer Ireland to the EU's Court of Justice for failing
to correctly implement European Union rules on excise duties on fuel.
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Spain In Court Over IHT Laws
10/31/2011 The European Commission has referred Spain to the European Court of Justice over claims that Spanish inheritance and gift taxes discriminate against non-residents
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Bank Debts Escape VAT Charge, ECJ Rules
10/28/2011 The European Court of Justice has ruled, in a judgment released on October 27,
2011, that where a bank assigns a portfolio of debts to an assignee at a price
below their face value, there is no supply of services by the assignee to the
bank for value-added tax purposes.
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Indian Court Delivers Interim F1 Tax Ruling
10/25/2011 The organizers of this weekend’s Formula-1 motor racing event being held in Greater Noida, India, have been asked by the country’s Supreme Court to deposit 25% of ticket sales revenue into a separate bank account while it deliberates on a challenge to the event being given a tax exemption.
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Banks Contest Philippine Bond Tax
10/19/2011 Eight banks in the Philippines have obtained a temporary restraining order from
the Supreme Court against the Bureau of Internal Revenue in its attempt
to impose a 20% withholding tax on the redemption proceeds of the government's
Poverty Eradication and Alleviation Certificates (PEACe) bonds.
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Indian F1 Tax Exemption Contested
10/19/2011 The Indian Supreme Court is looking for an explanation from the Uttar Pradesh government for its decision to give entertainment tax exemption to the organizers of the country’s Formula 1 event taking place at the end of this month.
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Court Backs HMRC In Key UK Residency Case
10/20/2011 International businessman Robert Gaines-Cooper has lost his long-running dispute with HM Revenue and Customs, with the UK's highest court ruling in favour of the taxman in a contentious dispute over the interpretation and application of residency guidance.
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More Legal Doubts Over Germany's Nuclear Tax
10/13/2011 Following hot on the heels of a similar court ruling in Hamburg, a tax court in
Munich recently raised considerable doubts as to the constitutionality of the
German government’s nuclear fuel tax law.
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VW Financial Services Wins Key UK VAT Case
10/13/2011 Volkswagen Financial Services will be able to reclaim GBP500,000 (USD788,000) in value-added tax after securing victory in a tribunal case against HM Revenue and Customs in the UK - a case which could open the door for further VAT claims against the tax authority.
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Hong Kong Plugs Its Legal Business Expertise
10/10/2011 Its reliable legal infrastructure is one of the main reasons for businesses to
choose Hong Kong as a stepping stone into Mainland China and the rest of the Asia
Pacific region, according to the Secretary for Justice, Wong Yan Lung, in a speech
to business leaders at a recent luncheon during a visit to Paris.
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Italian Court Throws Out Offshore Account Holder List
10/10/2011 An Italian court near Turin has adjudicated that the list containing details
of foreign account holders taken in 2008 from HSBC in Switzerland cannot be
utilized by the Italian tax authorities, as its taking was itself a crime.
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EU Examines Unified Patent Litigation System
10/5/2011 During the recent session of the European Competitiveness Council, held on September
29, the European ministers in charge of intellectual property issues had
an exchange of views on the draft agreement for the creation of a unified European
Union patent litigation system.
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France Publishes 2010 Anti-Piracy Report
10/3/2011 Almost 650,000 Internet users in France have been brought to order and 60 repeat
offenders placed under investigation since Hadopi, the authority responsible
for the dissemination of works and the protection of rights on the Internet, was
set up in January 2010.
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France In Court Over VAT On Ships
10/3/2011 The European Commission has announced its decision to forward infringement proceedings
relating to a value-added tax exemption applied by France to certain transactions involving
ships to the European Court of Justice.
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EU Court Rejects Appeal Against Danish Maritime Tax Scheme
9/30/2011 The European General Court has rejected an appeal by Danish maritime union
3F regarding a tax exemption scheme accorded to non-European Union resident
seafarers.
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IR35 Tax Yield In UK 'Minimal'
9/27/2011 The tax yield generated through reviews using the UK's controversial intermediaries legislation amounted to around GBP200,000 last year, HM Revenue and Customs has said, figures a leading freelance body says demonstrates that the difficulties caused by the system are 'completely unnecessary'.
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Hamburg Court Casts Doubt On Nuclear Tax
9/27/2011 Following examination of an appeal submitted by German energy concern Eon, the tax court in Hamburg recently expressed considerable doubts as to the constitutionality of the German government’s nuclear fuel tax law.
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German Towns Poised To Impose 'Bed Taxes'
9/23/2011 Provoking outrage among hoteliers, an increasing number of large towns in the
German state of North Rhine-Westphalia have elected to impose a levy on overnight
hotel accommodation.
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Belgium's 'Nuclear Tax' Contested Again
9/19/2011 Belgium’s nuclear electricity producer Electrabel has announced its decision
to submit an appeal to court, in the first instance, contesting the government’s
nuclear tax.
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Date Set For Alderney Full Tilt Poker Hearing
9/13/2011 The Commissioners of the Alderney Gambling Control Commission have announced that the hearing into the future of the licence issued to Full Tilt Poker, currently suspended, will be held on September 19.
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