Horizon Scanning

What to do about the EU AI Act?

What to do about the EU AI Act?

Partners Laura Houston and Jordan Ellison explore the EU AI Act, discussing what it covers, how to approach compliance and what lessons we can take from implementing other new legislation from the EU’s Digital package, including the Digital Markets Act.

Tax Disputes Series - Nigeria

How do Nigerian tax disputes generally proceed? Should taxpayers continue to comply with the transfer pricing regulations although their validity is in question? How are plans for a tax amnesty likely to develop?

Lolade Ososami, Partner at Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie, joined Sarah Osprey and Tanja Velling to discuss these questions and more.

This is the fifth of six episodes in a series on tax disputes risks. In addition to Nigeria, the series covers Brazil, the USA, Australia, India and France. Episodes are released weekly. Subscribe to the Tax News show to be notified of new episodes.

Tax Disputes Series - India

Why is India's tax disputes landscape unique? How should taxpayers best approach dealings with the Indian tax authority? What is the impact on taxpayers of the recent case concerning the most favoured nation clause in Indian tax treaties, including for multinationals taking dividends out of India?

Mukesh Butani, Founder and Managing Partner of BMR Legal Advocates, spoke with Sarah Osprey, Partner in Slaughter and May’s Tax Practice, and Zoe Andrews, Head of Tax Knowledge at Slaughter and May, to answer these questions and more.

This is the fourth of six episodes in a series on tax disputes risks. In addition to India, the series covers Brazil, the USA, Australia, Nigeria and France. Episodes are released weekly. Subscribe to the Tax News show to be notified of new episodes.

Assessing the Materiality of Nature-Related Financial Risks for the UK

What impact could nature degradation, both domestically and internationally, have on the UK’s economy and financial sector?

First-of-its-kind analysis, led by the Green Finance Institute (GFI), in a report “Assessing the Materiality of Nature-Related Financial Risks for the UK”, references that the deterioration of the UK’s natural environment could lead to an estimated 12% loss to GDP by the 2030s.

Samantha Brady, Head of Environment and Climate Change at Slaughter and May, is joined by Helen Avery, GFI’s Director of Nature Programmes, to explore what the report's findings mean for corporates and financial institutions.

Tax Disputes Series - Australia

What is the Australian Taxation Office’s approach to tax compliance for multinationals? Does the ATO take into account a wider range of factors than HMRC when considering a settlement? What does the PepsiCo decision mean for the ATO’s expansive definition of “royalties”?

Angela Wood, National Practice Group Leader of Clayton Utz Tax Practice, joins Richard Jeens, Co-Head of Slaughter and May’s Tax Disputes Practice, and Tanja Velling, Tax PSL Counsel at Slaughter and May, discuss these questions and more.

This is the third of six episodes in a series on tax disputes risks, their prevention and resolution. In addition to Australia, the series covers Brazil, the USA, India, Nigeria and France. Episodes are released weekly. Subscribe to the Tax News show to be notified of new episodes.

Tax Dispute Series - USA

What are current trends in US tax disputes? How can you reduce litigation risk? What is the Supreme Court likely to make of Moore, a case that could call into question large swathes of the US tax system? 

Clark Armitage, Transfer Pricing Advisor and Member at Caplin & Drysdale, joins Dominic Robertson, Co-Head of Slaughter and May’s Tax Disputes Practice, and Tanja Velling, Tax PSL Counsel at Slaughter and May, to delve into these questions and more.

This is the second of six episodes in a series on tax disputes risks, their prevention and resolution. In addition to the USA, the series covers Brazil, Australia, India, Nigeria and France. Episodes are released weekly. Subscribe to the Tax News show to be notified of new episodes.

Tax Disputes Series - Brazil

Brazil has a highly litigious tax environment; companies rarely have fewer than ten ongoing disputes. To what extent is the environment improving through the introduction of a settlement process, legal reforms undertaken with a view to future OECD membership and the overhaul of Brazil’s complicated indirect tax system?

To find out, listen to this episode with Ricardo Bolan, Co-Head of Lefosse Advogados’ Tax Practice, Dominic Robertson, Co-Head of Slaughter and May’s Tax Disputes Practice, and Zoe Andrews, Slaughter and May’s Head of Tax Knowledge.

This is the first of six episodes in a series on tax disputes risks, their prevention and resolution. In addition to Brazil, the series covers the USA, Australia, India, Nigeria and France. Episodes are released weekly. Subscribe to the Tax News show to be notified of new episodes.

FCA Consumer Duty: Asset and Wealth Management and Consumer Investments sector

Phase 1 Complete; Phase 2 to come!  Join the Slaughter and May FIG team as they reflect on the lessons learned from Phase 1 of consumer duty implementation, and the challenges that face firms for closed books ahead of 31 July 2024.  As part of our Consumer Duty podcast series, this time we deep dive and look closely at how the Duty will apply to the Asset and Wealth Management and Consumer Investments sector. Nick Bonsall and Heather Broadbent are joined by Charles Randell CBE (the former Chair of the Financial Conduct Authority) to share their views.