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Virtually every business or organisation is impacted in some way by the current financial market conditions.  Here we discuss some key issues that are affecting some of our clients and provide advice on how you should be responding to the developing situation.

Winter 2008 | Publications & Articles

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has appointed highly regarded EU and competition law expert Professor Chris Kerse as a consultant to the firm. Professor Kerse, who has spent the last decade working in the House of Lords on EU law, has just joined BLP.

4 December 2008 | Press Releases

Welcome to the Pre-Budget Report. This report features the following articles Temporary Reduction in VAT from 17.5% to 15%; Anti-avoidance: No nasty surprises; New exemption for foreign dividends and more consultation on CFCs; Help for companies; QIS authorised fund 10% shareholder limit replaced; New rules to facilitate Property Authorised Investment Fund feeders; Anti-avoidance provisions for Authorised Investment Funds; New REIT anti-avoidance rules; Tax increases for individuals and trusts; Arctic Systems Update: "Income splitting" legislation deferred; Give and take on land remediation relief; Business rate relief for empty commercial property; No alcohol duty relief; Modernising powers, deterrents and safeguards; Meeting the obligations to file returns and pay tax on time; and Corporate Insolvency.

24 November 2008 | Publications & Articles

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Osborne Clarke (OC) have advised on a development agreement to transform Swindon town centre with the £350m mixed-use regeneration scheme to be known as Union Square.

2 December 2008 | Press Releases

Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP (BLP) has appointed banking industry specialist Peter Harvey, as a consultant to the firm. Peter, previously Vice Chair of UK Banking at Barclays, will take up the position with BLP on 1 October.  

27 August 2008 | Press Releases