Harbottle & Lewis LLP
HMRC publish guidance on company liquidations and “phoenixism”
12/07/2017 HMRC has published guidance on its views on the recent changes to the tax rules in relation to company windings up. The Finance Act 2016 introduced a…
GDPR guidelines released, how not to update marketing databases, and a record ICO fine
16/05/2017 Welcome to our quarterly Data and Privacy eBulletin in which we reflect on some of the key developments since February 2017…
Google will stop scanning emails to tailor ads
28/06/2017 In a welcome development for privacy and data protection rights, Google has announced that it will no longer use or scan the contents of personal…
High Court changes the law on litigation privilege
10/05/2017 A new judgment, handed down by the High Court earlier this week, has significantly changed the law on litigation privilege. In both civil and criminal…
High Court refuses to give newspaper access to trial witness statements
13/07/2017 At a recent interim hearing in the high profile case between Jeffrey Blue and Mike Ashley, who runs the Sports Direct chain, the High Court refused to…