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UK Tax Policy To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2026
The U.K. government faces a change of leadership in the second half of the year, opening up the possibility of new tax policy at a time when digital and energy taxation are key issues. Here, Law360 looks at important U.K. tax policy developments to watch during the rest of 2026.
Minn. Tax Court Charges Bad Faith In Property Valuation Case
An attorney for the owner of a Minnesota office building operated in bad faith by ignoring recent state Supreme Court precedents in his challenge of a tax valuation, the state tax court said, again rejecting his approach.
International Trade Policy To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2026
President Donald Trump's trade strategy continues to disrupt business planning as importers await new U.S. tariffs to mitigate, monitor litigation involving refunds for illegal duties paid and prepare for increased risks of enforcement and unforeseen cost hikes in the second half of 2026. Here, Law360 examines the international trade policy matters to watch for the rest of the year.
UK Tax Policy To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2026
The U.K. government faces a change of leadership in the second half of the year, opening up the possibility of new tax policy at a time when digital and energy taxation are key issues. Here, Law360 looks at important U.K. tax policy developments to watch during the rest of 2026.
Minn. Tax Court Charges Bad Faith In Property Valuation Case
An attorney for the owner of a Minnesota office building operated in bad faith by ignoring recent state Supreme Court precedents in his challenge of a tax valuation, the state tax court said, again rejecting his approach.
International Trade Policy To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2026
President Donald Trump's trade strategy continues to disrupt business planning as importers await new U.S. tariffs to mitigate, monitor litigation involving refunds for illegal duties paid and prepare for increased risks of enforcement and unforeseen cost hikes in the second half of 2026. Here, Law360 examines the international trade policy matters to watch for the rest of the year.
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced Tuesday that a former Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP partner has joined the firm's New York office to advise clients on the U.S. tax aspects of energy and infrastructure transactions.
Following several U.S. Supreme Court terms teeming with reversals and rebukes of lower appeals courts, the justices this term found fault less often with rulings by circuit judges, who are likely becoming bett... (more story)
When one of the U.S. Supreme Court's most talkative members suddenly struggled to speak, the atmosphere at oral arguments grew increasingly anxious — until the justice deadpanned that it was an advocate's gold... (more story)
Industry associations urged the U.S. Trade Representative's Office to expand tariff exemptions for the 25% duty anticipated on Brazilian goods as a result of its alleged unfair trading practices, according to ... (more story)
FedEx incorrectly conflated real-world facts with statutorily created fiction about certain repatriated earnings when citing a recent U.S. Tax Court decision in the company's case for an $89 million tax refund... (more story)
Several U.S. trading partners facing new tariffs over claims of failing to adequately protect against forced labor pushed back on the plan ahead of a public hearing Tuesday, raising concerns that ranged from t... (more story)
A denim company violated North Carolina law by charging customers higher prices to recoup costs for unlawful tariffs without disclosing that it could seek, and is likely to receive, a refund, according to a pr... (more story)
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The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
This U.S. Supreme Court term featured high-stakes oral arguments on issues including presidential power, immigration and voting regulations. Here's a look at the law firms that argued the most cases and how they fared.
Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
The U.S. Supreme Court's stark ideological divisions were on full display this term, particularly as it issued long-awaited rulings in the last few days of June. Here, Law360 dives into the numbers behind this court term.
NY Professor Loses Appeal Over Pandemic Remote Work Tax
A tax professor who taught at a New York university but lived in Connecticut was taxed legally by New York on days he worked at home while the school was closed during the coronavirus pandemic, a New York appe... (more story)
Famed Chef Hit With $1M Judgment In Boston Tax Case
A Massachusetts state court has ordered celebrity chef Barbara Lynch to pay nearly $1 million in back taxes and interest to the city of Boston, months after losing a bid to lift a default judgment in the case.
Customs Adds 1.6M Phase 2 Imports To Tariff Refund System
U.S. Customs and Border Protection received tariff refund requests covering another 1.6 million entries in a day's time after opening a second phase of eligibility for its system, according to a declaration fi... (more story)
Choral Singing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Singing in the New York City Bar Chorus — a hobby partly inspired by the late U.S. District Judge Richard Owen, who infused my clerkship year with opera music — has improved my legal career by refining my abil... (more story)
3 NJ Bills On Data Center Regulation Sent To Governor
The New Jersey Senate and the state's General Assembly recently passed three data center regulation bills that will be considered by Gov. Mikie Sherrill.
This U.S. Supreme Court term featured high-stakes oral arguments on issues including presidential power, immigration and voting regulations. Here's a look at the law firms that argued the most cases and how they fared.
The U.S. Supreme Court's stark ideological divisions were on full display this term, particularly as it issued long-awaited rulings in the last few days of June. Here, Law360 dives into the numbers behind this court term.
A tax professor who taught at a New York university but lived in Connecticut was taxed legally by New York on days he worked at home while the school was closed during the coronavirus pandemic, a New York appe... (more story)
A Massachusetts state court has ordered celebrity chef Barbara Lynch to pay nearly $1 million in back taxes and interest to the city of Boston, months after losing a bid to lift a default judgment in the case.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection received tariff refund requests covering another 1.6 million entries in a day's time after opening a second phase of eligibility for its system, according to a declaration fi... (more story)
Singing in the New York City Bar Chorus — a hobby partly inspired by the late U.S. District Judge Richard Owen, who infused my clerkship year with opera music — has improved my legal career by refining my abil... (more story)
The New Jersey Senate and the state's General Assembly recently passed three data center regulation bills that will be considered by Gov. Mikie Sherrill.
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European Parliament Panel Rejects Carbon Tax Exemption
The Parliamentary committee responsible for changes to the European Union's carbon tax removed a proposed waiver that would exempt certain goods from the levy during periods of market turmoil.
HMRC Admits New State Pension Tax Errors Over 4 Years
The government has said that it has accidently overtaxed millions of Britons for their state pension income over four years, but said the tax ministry was working to ensure the error would not be repeated.
Appeals Court Allows VAT Exemption For Education Services
A London appeals court ruled in favor of three alternative education providers appealing HMRC's denial of a value-added tax exemption for their services, saying Monday that lower tribunals used the wrong test ... (more story)
Burnham Should End Windfall Tax, Industry Group Says
Labour leadership favorite Andy Burnham should remove the windfall tax on North Sea energy operations and replace it with a new regime to unlock £17.5 billion ($23.3 billion) in the oil and gas industry, an in... (more story)
LVMH Chief Owes €22.5M In Back Taxes, French Court Rules
France's richest man, the CEO of luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, owes the state €22.5 million ($25.7 million) in back taxes after Paris' administrative court of appeal ruled that a 2010 payout is taxable.
Presumptive PM Burnham Backs Business Rate Cuts
Labour leadership favorite Andy Burnham has said that he supports cutting taxes to help some companies on Britain's high streets, while advocating an increase in rates for other businesses.
Co. Owes Taxes From $24M Property Sale, Canada Court Says
A Canada-based company owes taxes stemming from a CA$34 million ($24 million) property sale in Vancouver, the Tax Court of Canada ruled, holding that federal tax law treats the company as a domestic business e... (more story)
The Parliamentary committee responsible for changes to the European Union's carbon tax removed a proposed waiver that would exempt certain goods from the levy during periods of market turmoil.
The government has said that it has accidently overtaxed millions of Britons for their state pension income over four years, but said the tax ministry was working to ensure the error would not be repeated.
A London appeals court ruled in favor of three alternative education providers appealing HMRC's denial of a value-added tax exemption for their services, saying Monday that lower tribunals used the wrong test ... (more story)
Labour leadership favorite Andy Burnham should remove the windfall tax on North Sea energy operations and replace it with a new regime to unlock £17.5 billion ($23.3 billion) in the oil and gas industry, an in... (more story)
France's richest man, the CEO of luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, owes the state €22.5 million ($25.7 million) in back taxes after Paris' administrative court of appeal ruled that a 2010 payout is taxable.
Labour leadership favorite Andy Burnham has said that he supports cutting taxes to help some companies on Britain's high streets, while advocating an increase in rates for other businesses.
A Canada-based company owes taxes stemming from a CA$34 million ($24 million) property sale in Vancouver, the Tax Court of Canada ruled, holding that federal tax law treats the company as a domestic business e... (more story)