Two things happened as a result of yesterday’s announcement with regard to the relationship between the UK and its tax havens by David Cameron in
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The UK can unambiguously legislate for the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories
I was rummaging through various links today and came to the UK Foreign Office White Paper on the Overseas Territories published in June 2012. This contains, on page 14, the following interesting statement in
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We can change the law in the UK’s tax havens, and impose direct rule if they don’t like it
The government frequently says that it cannot change the law in the UK’s Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories as they are independent jurisdictions. As a result it
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The Isle of Man and systemic human rights abuses
I am fascinated to note a very recent contribution from an Isle of Man lawyer to the somewhat limited literature on tax havens and human
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The UK’s tax havens are still far too secret for the good of the world
This press release comes from a combination of NGOs, all of whom I have worked or co-operated with o9ver time, so I am happy to
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£95,000 tax free with digs thrown in
Who has got the most tax evasion disclosures amongst the Crown Dependencies?
The government has today announced new figures for settlements made under tax disclosure arrangements created for Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. The data is
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Richard Murphy: a thorn in the side of the Manx government
There are occasional moments of pleasure in a campaigners life, not least when your achievements are acknowledged. That is especially sweet when it is your
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Caffe Nero’s tax: how it pays nothing on the millions it makes selling coffee
As many will know poet Steve Pottinger has a history of taking on coffee shops who don’t pay their tax. He began with Starbucks and
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