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Construction tax changes: the off-payroll working rules (IR35)
28 Jan 2020
If you mentioned construction tax changes last year, the focus was mainly on the construction VAT reverse charge (which has been postponed to October this year).
WBD advises NCR Corporation on £100 million technology acquisition
09 Jan 2020
Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD), has advised NCR Corporation, a global enterprise technology company for the retail, hospitality and banking industries, on the acquisition of Zynstra for approximately £100 million. Zynstra, based in Bath, has developed innovative "edge virtualisation" software which optimises existing retail store technology to enhance customer and employee experiences through faster innovation and which reduces cost to serve in-store.
Construction, tax and the general election
02 Dec 2019
Tax is always focused on in parties' manifestos during elections - how else will the parties pay for the promises that they are making to the electorate? For the December 2019 election, this is no different.
WBD advises on the sale of ATM Security specialist Lockpoint
26 Nov 2019
Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised the selling shareholders of Cedardell Limited, which trades as Lockpoint, a security consultancy business specialising in ATM Security, on the successful sale of the entire issued share capital to Cennox PLC.
Manufactured Overseas Dividends (MOD) regime amounted to unjustified restriction on freedom of capital under EU rules
08 Nov 2019
Having found itself in an intriguing space between UK and Italian tax regimes, the pension fund at British Coal inadvertently found itself testing principles by which UK tax law impinged upon the freedom of movement of capital set out in the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union (EU).
The Construction VAT reverse charge – what is it actually about?
14 Aug 2019
You have probably heard about VAT changing for the construction industry later this year, but some of the information about those changes can be very complex for non-tax-experts. This article aims to give you a high-level and simplified explanation of the changes, to help you understand the basics and consider how the changes may affect you.
WBD's US and UK teams combine to advise AIT Worldwide Logistics on major acquisition
13 Aug 2019
WBD's Newcastle-based corporate team advised AIT Worldwide Logistics on the acquisition of ConneXion Holdings Ltd, the holding company of the global customs and freight forwarding business of ConneXion World Cargo, which included offices in the UK, France, Canada and Hong Kong.
WBD advises RES on sale of first merchant UK onshore wind project
13 May 2019
WBD has advised longstanding client RES, the world’s largest independent renewable energy company, on the sale of its first UK subsidy-free wind farm project.
WBD advises Arch Insurance Europe on £31m purchase of Ardonagh commercial lines business
09 Nov 2018
Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised Arch Insurance Europe (“Arch”) on its £31m purchase of the UK Commercial Lines business owned by The Ardonagh Group and part of its Geo Underwriting (“Geo”) operating segment.
Estate planning: protect and plan for the future
07 Jun 2018
Entrepreneurs and business owners are, by nature, focused on running and growing their business. But this can mean many neglect to put effective estate planning measures in place.
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