A recent tax judgment highlights the need for care to be taken regarding the actions of trustees where the residence of a trust is important, an expert has said.
Football Governance Act becomes law as clubs urged to note obligations and implications
Football clubs across England must familiarise themselves with the Football Governance Act and its implications now that the transformative legislation has been approved in final form in parliament, an expert has said.
CJEU decision could re-open competition for follow-up IT services
Contracting authorities may find it more difficult to justify directly awarding contracts for IT follow-up services to the original provider following a decision by the EU’s highest court.
Land and buildings transaction tax reform ‘overdue’, says expert
Reforms to the land and buildings transaction tax (LBTT) regime under consideration by the Scottish government could make property funds in Scotland more attractive to investors if they are implemented, an expert has said.
Major project adjustments in Saudi Arabia: termination, suspension and descoping
As oil production outstrips analysts’ predictions, contractual terms in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) allow sufficient flexibility to weather market conditions.
Landmark Microsoft class action marks ‘pivotal moment’ for Ireland
The first mass action lawsuit under Ireland’s new representative actions regime could have major implications for technology companies which manage data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), experts say.
Philippines ‘least safe’ to travel to? Sorry, Canadian firm says
A Canadian travel insurance comparison firm has issued a formal apology and withdrawn a controversial ranking that labelled the Philippines as the least safe country in the world – a designation that provoked sharp condemnation from the Philippine government and tourism industry.
HelloSafe, which had published its “2025 Safety Index” in early June, scored the Philippines 82.32 – placing it at the bottom of a list measuring safety through indicators such as natural disasters, healthcare, societal…
6 arrested in Malaysia over nudity in marriage course
Malaysian police have confirmed there was public nudity during a controversial marriage motivational programme that has raised an uproar in the Muslim-majority country.
“There were confirmed instances of undress involving at least four people,” Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan said at a press conference on Wednesday, Harian Metro newspaper reported. “Investigations revealed that the nudity involved both facilitators and participants of the programme.”
Six people were arrested on…
‘Targeted support’ part of UK government’s Leeds reforms
The UK government has published a wide-ranging package of financial regulation reforms, including draft regulations for ‘targeted support’, which experts say will play a “critical role” in helping consumers optimise their pension savings in retirement.
Will Indonesia lose out after Trump’s ‘landmark’ trade deal with Prabowo?
Indonesia has hailed its new trade deal with the United States as a diplomatic “success” that will lower tariffs and boost exports to the world’s largest economy, even as analysts warn the agreement could harm local farmers and compromise energy security.
Hasan Nasbi, head of the presidential communications office, said the deal should be “appreciated”, noting that the 19 per cent tariff imposed on Indonesian goods entering the US market was lower than Vietnam’s 20 per cent rate.
Hasan said that…