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Introduction The Kittel principle has become one of HMRC’s most powerful weapons in combating VAT fraud, allowing the tax authority to deny input tax deductions to businesses that knew or should have known their transactions were connected to fraudulent VAT evasion. Named after the European Court of Justice’s decision, the principle states that a taxpayer...

If you have received a Kittel assessment from HMRC or require strategic advice to mitigate VAT fraud risks, please contact us. Our team brings over 20 years of experience in this area, having acted in a number of leading cases in the Tax Tribunal, High Court and Court of Appeal. Kittel Principle The Kittel principle, established...

The increasing presence of AI models in everyday life means that regulatory and risk concerns have burgeoned. There are risk-related, legal and ethical issues surrounding chatbots; profiling and business applications. Additionally, with increasing access for everyone to AI written, verbal, facial and visual/artistic models, we need to be concerned with fake news; plagiarism; breaches of...

We are pleased to share that Nigel Kushner, Amanda Wick, Agnieszka Kalinowska, and Raf Demczuk represented W Legal at the 11th Annual Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Conference in Warsaw, Poland. As part of the event, Nigel Kushner and Amanda Wick were featured speakers on the panel discussion, “From Policy to Pressure: The Evolution of...

In October 2024, Agnieszka Kalinowska (an equine and sports specialist of W Legal) participated in the International Sports Law Conference (“the Conference”) organised by the worldwide association of sports lawyers: International Sports Lawyers Association (“ISLA”), Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Deportivo and Portuguese Sports Law Association.   The Conference took place at the magnificent Sport Lisboa...

In recent years, English Courts have seen considerable discussion around the interpretation of the “good arguable case” standard—a critical test for granting a freezing injunction. However, conflicting judgments have applied inconsistent approaches to this test, which has often led to uncertainty about the required threshold. Bringing much-needed clarity to this grey area, the Court of...

On 10 October 2024, The Labour Government published its ambitious Employment Rights Bill (the Bill), fulfilling a key promise from their election campaign to deliver ‘a New Deal for Working People’ within 100 days in office. The Bill introduces 28 employment law reforms designed to strengthen workers’ rights and address critical issues such as job...

  Barra Fiztgibbon formerly of Channel 4 interviews W-Legal consultant and former Judge Dr Victoria McCloud for Maritime Radio on 17th August. In an interesting and wide-ranging ‘Desert Island Disks’ style programme she explores and talks about some aspects of her life and career, family, music and legal tech. We think you’ll enjoy her tracks...

On 23 July 2024, the FEI (International Federation for Equestrian Sports) officially announced the provisional suspension of British Dressage athlete, Charlotte Dujardin (known as the darling of British dressage, two-time world and multiple European champions, Olympic champion with six medals – three gold, one silver and two bronze). This decision renders her ineligible to participate...

W Legal is proud to announce its membership with Legal Network International (LNI), a group of independent, internationally-focused law firms. LNI has impressively expanded its reach to over 50 countries and 130 cities, including key commercial and financial centres, since being founded in 1989. This partnership underscores W Legal’s commitment to providing its clients with...