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  • July 03, 2025

    Top Federal Tax Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2025

    In the second half of this year, tax professionals will be keeping an eye on suits challenging the IRS' handling of employee retention tax credits and litigation over new microcaptive insurance regulations, as well as disputes over civil fraud penalties. Here, Law360 looks at the top federal tax cases to monitor during the rest of 2025.

  • July 03, 2025

    Circuit-By-Circuit Recap: Justices Send Message To Outliers

    It was a tough term at the U.S. Supreme Court for two very different circuits — one solidly liberal, one solidly conservative — that had their rulings overturned in eye-popping numbers. But it was another impressive year for a relatively moderate circuit that appears increasingly simpatico with the high court.

  • July 03, 2025

    The Moments That Shaped The Universal Injunction Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court voted along ideological lines when it hindered the ability of federal district court judges to issue nationwide pauses on presidential policies, but that outcome didn't seem like a foregone conclusion during oral arguments earlier this year. What do the colloquies suggest about the justices' thinking? Here are some moments that may have swayed them.

  • July 03, 2025

    Trump Signs Republicans' Massive Tax, Policy Bill Into Law

    In a resounding political victory, President Donald Trump signed congressional Republicans' sweeping tax and policy bill the day after the House narrowly passed the Senate's version of the budget legislation.

  • July 03, 2025

    The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court

    The number of law firms juggling three or more arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court this past term nearly doubled from the number of firms that could make that claim last term.

  • July 03, 2025

    Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review

    The U.S. Supreme Court once again waited until the term's closing weeks — and even hours — to issue some of its most anticipated and divided decisions.

  • July 03, 2025

    ECJ Revives French State Aid Fight Over Port Tax Breaks

    A European Union court was wrong to refuse to consider a French local government body's state aid complaints over tax breaks granted to port operators by the country's government, the EU's high court ruled Thursday, sending the case back to the lower court.

  • July 03, 2025

    EU To Propose Measure Against Carbon Leakage Risks

    The European Commission announced plans Thursday to introduce a new measure to address carbon leakage risks for goods produced in European Union countries that use a carbon border adjustment mechanism.

  • July 03, 2025

    Australia Lays Out Exemption Rules For Public Tax Reporting

    The Australian Taxation Office is looking for feedback on draft guidelines for whether it would grant a corporation a claimed exemption from its new public country-by-country reporting rules, including information needed to justify such requests.

  • July 03, 2025

    EU Promotes Effective Clean Industrial Tax Incentives

    European Union members should focus on two areas, accelerated depreciation and targeted tax credits, when designing tax incentives to support the bloc's clean industrial transition, the European Commission said.

  • July 02, 2025

    Top Federal Tax Policies Of 2025: Midyear Report

    At the start of President Donald Trump's second term, the House and Senate invested most of their energy into advancing a budget reconciliation bill that would renew major parts of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and carry out other of Trump's campaign policies. Here, Law360 looks at the most consequential developments in federal tax policy from the first half of 2025.

  • July 02, 2025

    Trump Announces Trade Deal With Vietnam

    The U.S. government reached a trade deal with Vietnam days before a pause on worldwide tariffs is set to expire, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday.

  • July 02, 2025

    The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term

    After justices and oral advocates spent much of an argument pummeling a lower court's writing talents, one attorney suggested it might be time to move on — only to be told the drubbing had barely begun. Here, Law360 showcases the standout jests and wisecracks from the 2024-25 U.S. Supreme Court term.

  • July 02, 2025

    UK Investor Sues Accounting Firm Over £633K Tax Bill

    A U.K. investor accused an accounting firm of giving negligent tax planning advice and keeping him in the dark about correspondence with HM Revenue & Customs, which ultimately assessed nearly £633,000 ($863,000) in liabilities, according to a claim filed with the High Court.

  • July 02, 2025

    OECD-UN Tax Initiative Has Helped Collect $2.4B, Report Says

    A joint initiative between the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the United Nations to help developing countries boost tax revenues has helped collect $2.4 billion in its decade of existence, the initiative reported Wednesday.

  • July 02, 2025

    UK Gov't Stands By Digital Tax Despite US Trade Deal

    The U.K. government is standing by its digital services tax after having secured a trade deal with the U.S., despite months of talks and continued U.S. opposition to the levy, a British government spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.

  • July 02, 2025

    African Tax Info Requests Almost Doubled In 2024, OECD Says

    Efforts to improve tax transparency across Africa appear to be paying off, with the number of exchange of information requests sent by the African members of the OECD's Global Forum nearly doubling in 2024 compared with the prior year, the organization said.

  • July 02, 2025

    EU Eyes Carbon Pricing Expansion For Downstream Products

    The European Commission is looking for comments on a proposal to expand the scope of its carbon pricing rules to cover certain manufactured metal products to mitigate risks relocating of manufacturing to countries with looser emissions controls, it said Wednesday.

  • July 01, 2025

    The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term

    The term's sharpest dissents often looked beyond perceived flaws in majority reasoning to raise existential concerns about the role and future of the court, with the justices accusing one another of rewarding executive branch lawlessness, harming faith in the judiciary and threatening democracy, sometimes on an emergency basis with little briefing or explanation.

  • July 01, 2025

    Justices Face Busy Summer After Nixing Universal Injunctions

    The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to limit nationwide injunctions was one of its biggest rulings of the term — a finding the court is likely going to be dealing with all summer. Here, Law360 takes a look at the decision, how it and other cases on the emergency docket overshadowed much of the court's other work, and what it all means for the months to come.

  • July 01, 2025

    Investor's Personal Loans Close Door On UK Biz Tax Relief

    A banker who provided himself non-arm's-length personal loans through his company thereby disqualified from tax relief his £1.5 million ($2.1 million) investment of foreign income into the firm, making him liable for more than £675,000 in tax, the U.K. Upper Tribunal said.

  • July 01, 2025

    IRS Docs Bid Flouts Foreign Privacy Rules, 6th Circ. Told

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers urged the Sixth Circuit to reverse an Ohio federal judge's order requiring Eaton Corp. to share European employee evaluations with the IRS, contending that disclosure would create unnecessary conflicts with foreign privacy laws.

  • July 01, 2025

    US Trade Blueprint Should Delay Tariffs, South Africa Says

    The South African government said Tuesday it requested that the U.S. extend a July 9 deadline for trade talks before higher tariff rates kick in for it and other major trading partners, in anticipation of a new U.S. blueprint to guide prospective trade deals in the region.

  • July 01, 2025

    Trusts' Mauritius Share Sales Taxable In UK, Court Holds

    HM Revenue & Customs was right to assess share sales by a group of Mauritius-based U.K. trusts for capital gains tax because the sale decisions were made in Britain, a London court held Tuesday.

  • July 01, 2025

    HMRC Can Collect Tax In Disputed Avoidance Schemes

    A London court ruled that HM Revenue & Customs can collect disputed income tax owed by a group of companies that took part in tax avoidance schemes, even though the authority previously promised to postpone the requests until the disputes were settled.

Expert Analysis

  • 3 Steps For In-House Counsel To Assess Litigation Claims

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    Before a potential economic downturn, in-house attorneys should investigate whether their company is sitting on hidden litigation claims that could unlock large recoveries to help the business withstand tough times, says Will Burgess at Hilgers Graben.

  • IRS And ICE Info Sharing Could Drive Payroll Tax Enforcement

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    Tax crimes are historically difficult to prosecute, but the Internal Revenue Services’ recent agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to share taxpayer records of non-U.S. citizens could be used to enhance payroll tax-related enforcement against their employers, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Enviro To Mid-Law

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    Practitioners leaving a longtime government role for private practice — as when I departed the U.S. Department of Justice’s environmental enforcement division — should prioritize finding a firm that shares their principles, values their experience and will invest in their transition, says John Cruden at Beveridge & Diamond.

  • Legal Ethics Considerations For Law Firm Pro Bono Deals

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    If a law firm enters into a pro bono deal with the Trump administration in exchange for avoiding or removing an executive order, it has an ethical obligation to create a written settlement agreement with specific terms, which would mitigate some potential conflict of interest problems, says Andrew Altschul at Buchanan Angeli.

  • 10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks

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    The ongoing arbitral saga of Sullivan v. Feldman, which has engendered proceedings before 10 different arbitrators in Texas and Louisiana along with last month's Fifth Circuit opinion, showcases both the risks and limitations of arbitration clauses in retainer agreements for resolving attorney-client disputes, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin and Lodgen.

  • Power To The Paralegals: The Value Of Unified State Licensing

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    Texas' proposal to become the latest state to license paraprofessional providers of limited legal services could help firms expand their reach and improve access to justice, but consumers, attorneys and allied legal professionals would benefit even more if similar programs across the country become more uniform, says Michael Houlberg at the University of Denver.

  • 10 Soft Skills Every GC Should Master

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    As businesses face shifting regulatory and technological uncertainty, general counsel will need to strengthen certain soft skills to succeed, from admitting when they make a mistake to maintaining a healthy dose of dispassion, says Douglas Brown at Manatt.

  • An Unrestrained, Bright-Eyed View Of Legal AI's Future

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    Todd Itami at Covington offers a bright-eyed, laughing-all-the-way, skydive look at what the legal industry could look like after an artificial intelligence revolution, which he believes may happen much sooner and more dramatically than we expect.

  • Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance

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    Despite continued innovation, litigation finance remains an immature market with borrowers recieving significantly different terms as lenders learn to value cases, which firms need a strong handle on to ensure lending terms do not overwhelm collateral value, says Robert Wilkins at Lightfoot Franklin.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols

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    Though stipulated protocols governing the treatment of electronically stored information in litigation are meant to streamline discovery, recent disputes demonstrate that certain missteps in the process can lead to significant inefficiencies, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process

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    The landmark Harry Bridges case from the mid-20th century Red Scare offers important insights on why lawyers must be free of government reprisal, no matter who their client is, says Peter Afrasiabi at One LLP.

  • How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms

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    Because of the types of cases they take on, solo practitioners, small law firms and public interest attorneys may find themselves more dramatically affected by the collective impact of recent government action involving the legal industry than even the BigLaw firms named in the executive orders, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • Lawsuits Shouldn't Be Shadow Assets For Foreign Capital

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    Third-party litigation financing amplifies inefficiencies from litigation and facilitates national exposure to foreign influence in the U.S. justice system, so full disclosure of financing arrangements should be required as a matter of institutional integrity, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.

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