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Latest News in Commercial Litigation UK

  • July 31, 2026

    Corporate Settlors Can Owe Inheritance Tax, UK Tribunal Says

    The U.K.'s inheritance tax can apply to a corporate settlor of a trust when the trustees aren't domestic residents, the Upper Tribunal said Friday in a decision involving a company challenging its liability for the tax in relation to a Jersey trust.

  • July 31, 2026

    UK Estate Loses Inheritance Tax Break For London Offices

    The executors of a deceased man's estate are not eligible for a 100% inheritance tax break on his London-based serviced offices because they were an investment rather than a trade, the Upper Tribunal said in a judgment.

  • July 31, 2026

    Co. Found Liable For UK Inheritance Tax On Offshore Trust

    A company can be held liable by the U.K. tax authority for inheritance tax on assets held in an offshore trust, a London tribunal ruled Friday, saying a secondary liability rule applies to businesses, not just individuals.

  • July 31, 2026

    Gupta Loses Bid To Toss $7M Fraud Claim Out Of UK

    A U.K. commodities trader kept its nearly $7 million fraud claim against Indian metals tycoon Prateek Gupta in English courts Friday, after a London appellate court dismissed his arguments the dispute should take place in another jurisdiction.

  • July 31, 2026

    Advanz Limits Takeda Patent Team's Access To Biosimilar Info

    A London judge restricted the activities of two in-house lawyers at Takeda on Friday to ensure they don't use Advanz's confidential information for purposes that fall outside their ongoing bowel disease drug patent clash.

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