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United Kingdom Legal & Corporate news

Monday, 14 September 2026

Regulatory changes detected daily from official sources across Europe. Create a free account to follow your jurisdictions and ask Taxxa what a change means in practice.

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Legal & Corporate·GOV.UK·3 weeks ago

CMA sets 22 October deadline for Brink’s/NCR Atleos merger review

The phase 1 inquiry launched on 26 August. The initial invitation to comment is closed, and the statutory decision deadline remains subject to limited extension powers.

Tax·GOV.UK·4 weeks ago

Customs duties can become expenses after an insolvency appointment

HMRC’s insolvency handbook sets out checks on suspended duties, import VAT and stored goods, and tells practitioners to arrange new duty-deferment payments.

Tax·GOV.UK·4 weeks ago·11 documents

Tax advisers face £5,000 penalties for prohibited HMRC interactions

HMRC’s registration sanctions guidance covers £5,000 and £10,000 penalties, suspension, client notifications and ineligibility orders, with review and appeal safeguards.

Payroll & Labour·Case Law·1 month ago

Part-time status need not be the sole cause of less favourable treatment

The Supreme Court allows Augustine’s appeal over a fixed weekly driver fee, confirming the effective-cause test while preserving employers’ objective-justification defence.

Legal & Corporate·GOV.UK·1 month ago

CMA requires NRG and Specialist Fleet Services to remain separate

The hold-separate order requires fortnightly compliance statements; specified departures need prior written CMA consent.

Legal & Corporate·GOV.UK·1 month ago

ACSPs can fail suitability checks despite retaining AML supervision

The fit-and-proper assessment continues after registration, and Companies House weighs both the seriousness of concerns and evidence that they have been resolved.

Legal & Corporate·GOV.UK·1 month ago

Companies House protection applications move to post

Applicants must use the supplied paper forms and pay by cheque or postal order. Companies House also now promises to refund the application fee when protection is refused.

Payroll & Labour·GOV.UK·1 month ago

HMRC drops PAYE record replacement instructions for voluntary arrangements

The debtor remains the employer and must operate PAYE normally if staff continue after approval; the deleted instructions concerned closing and recreating employer records.

Legal & Corporate·GOV.UK·1 month ago

PPN 026 sets a 20% minimum social-value weighting for £5m contracts

From 1 January 2027, the policy covers central departments, executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies, with a 10% tier for contracts from £1 million to below £5 million.

Legal & Corporate·Case Law·1 month ago

Court can resolve liquidator fees when creditor machinery cannot operate

Re Float Capital permits section 112 intervention only where the rule 18.30 process cannot produce a decision; inconvenience alone is insufficient.

Legal & Corporate·Case Law·1 month ago

Court refuses to restrain BapCo’s US$484.4m performance-bond call

A contractual dispute alone did not justify interim relief: the contractor had to clearly establish that the contract precluded the beneficiary’s call.

Payroll & Labour·GOV.UK·1 month ago

ECAA Settlement is expressly included in administrative review

The specified-route list now names ECAA Settlement. Applicants must still meet the decision, time-limit and validity tests; review examines caseworking errors in the original application.

Legal & Corporate·Case Law·1 month ago

Improper purpose can invalidate an administrator appointment

Glint Pay may take its challenge to trial despite a valid loan default; the Court of Appeal also permits scrutiny of the lender’s purpose in requesting financial information.

Legal & Corporate·Case Law·1 month ago

Court rejects automatic strike-out for abusive litigation delay

BlackBerry’s royalty claim survives almost four years of unjustified inactivity, with interest and costs conditions; the Court of Appeal confirms a proportionality-based response.

Latest

  1. 3 weeks agoCMA sets 22 October deadline for Brink’s/NCR Atleos merger review
  2. 4 weeks agoCustoms duties can become expenses after an insolvency appointment
  3. 4 weeks agoTax advisers face £5,000 penalties for prohibited HMRC interactions
  4. 1 month agoPart-time status need not be the sole cause of less favourable treatment
  5. 1 month agoCMA requires NRG and Specialist Fleet Services to remain separate