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August 04, 2026
Airbnb Loses Challenge To French Tourist Tax Penalty
Airbnb lost its constitutional challenge to a French penalty for failure to collect and remit tourist tax, with a court finding the minimum fine of €750 ($865) was appropriate given the difficulty that collecting the tax poses to local authorities.
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August 04, 2026
Australia Seeks Feedback On Extending Gains Tax Rules
Australia is seeking feedback on draft legislation that would extend an overhaul to the capital gains tax system to specialized investment trusts, shield deceased estates from a new minimum tax and make several other changes.
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August 04, 2026
Tax Court OKs 3M's $5.2M Due After 8th Circ. Nixed IRS Rule
The U.S. Tax Court signed off Tuesday on 3M Co. and the IRS' conclusion that the company overpaid its taxes by about $5.2 million, which the parties calculated after the Eighth Circuit rejected the agency's allocation of overseas income.
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August 04, 2026
5 Indicted In Czech VAT Fraud On Chinese Imports
European officials have indicted five individuals suspected of defrauding the Czech authorities of €17.4 million ($20 million) in value-added tax on goods imported from China, the European Public Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.
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August 04, 2026
EU Carbon Tax Fallout Overestimated In India, Group Says
The cost of the European Union's carbon levy for India's steel industry may be lower than previously expected, as researchers have failed to account for the diverse nature of the sector, a climate think tank reported Tuesday.
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August 04, 2026
HMRC Beats Abuse Liability Claim Over Homophobic Emails
A government employee cannot hold HMRC responsible for years of homophobic abuse despite its failure to strengthen safeguards against anonymous emails as a tribunal found that those shortcomings were unrelated to his sexual orientation.
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August 03, 2026
25 States Sue Trump Over 3rd Round Of Global Tariffs
California, Arizona and 23 other states sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade on Monday claiming the president is trying for a third time to impose illegal tariffs against nearly all the country's trading partners, this time under the cover of federal law meant to combat forced labor.
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August 03, 2026
UK Tribunal Again Refuses Shopkeeper's £29K VAT Appeal Bid
The U.K.'s Upper Tribunal declined to allow a man who kept inadequate till records and tried to introduce last-minute evidence at a hearing to bring a second challenge to a First-tier Tribunal's decision upholding value-added tax assessments against him.
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August 03, 2026
Nations Continue Push To Avoid Duplication In UN Tax Treaty
Several countries continued to push for avoiding duplication of other international tax work during Monday's opening of a two-week negotiating session for the draft proposal of the United Nations' framework convention on international tax cooperation.
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August 03, 2026
Bermuda Firm Owes UK Tax In £41M Dispute, Tribunal Rules
A Bermuda-based investment firm was a U.K. tax resident for several years and therefore may be liable for over £40.5 million ($54.3 million) in corporate tax because its beneficiary had effective control, a London tribunal ruled.
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August 03, 2026
Canada Imposes Temporary Cabinet Tariff But Exempts US
Certain wood cabinets and vanities will be subject to a 25% surtax when imported into Canada under a temporary provision designed to protect the country's softwood lumber industry, though the Canadian government said a number of countries' imports — including the U.S. — are exempt.
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August 03, 2026
NGO Seeks UN Push For Unitary Tax To Tackle Profit Shifting
Officials contributing to the United Nations tax talks should explicitly commit to a system of global unitary taxation to tackle corporate profit shifting, an advocacy group said.
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July 31, 2026
Law360 Names 2026's Top Attorneys Under 40
Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2026, our list of more than 160 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.
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July 31, 2026
Wash. Tax Carrot Attracts Fewer Than 100 Foreign Sellers
Washington's first-in-the-nation sales tax settlement program for unregistered foreign sellers attracted roughly 59 participants, and details on the amount of revenue the initiative generated should be available in the coming months, a state Department of Revenue manager told Law360.
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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.
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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.
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July 31, 2026
Taxation With Representation: Latham, Matheson, S&C, Weil
In this week's Taxation With Representation, DCC Energy PLC backs a takeover offer from investment firm KKR and Energy Capital Partners, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange acquires MarketAxess Holdings Inc., and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC buys professional services adviser CBIZ Inc.
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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.
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July 31, 2026
Portugal Gov't Approves Temporary Oil Windfall Tax
Portugal's government said it has approved a temporary 33% windfall tax on excess profits earned in 2026 by oil and refining companies.
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July 30, 2026
CBP Outlines Rates, Classifications For Pharma Tariffs
U.S. pharmaceutical giants aren't expected to face various tariff rates up to 100% on certain imported patented drugs and ingredients beginning Friday, but all importers must begin to classify their goods that will eventually be subject to the duties, according to customs guidance published Thursday.
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July 30, 2026
6th Circ. Wrestles with TCJA In FedEx's $89M Tax Refund Case
A Sixth Circuit panel grappled Thursday with how to interpret interactions between the 2017 federal tax overhaul and the Internal Revenue Code's long-standing regime for offshore income as the judges weighed FedEx's bid for a tax refund of over $89 million.
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July 30, 2026
OECD To Publish Comments On Services Draft In August
The OECD plans to publish at the end of August the comments it received on draft revisions to transfer pricing guidelines dealing with intragroup services, an official said at a conference Thursday.
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July 30, 2026
Perenco Beats HMRC's Challenge Of £39M In Tax Allowances
British oil company Perenco is entitled to tax allowances of £39 million ($52.5 million) on the purchase of BP oilfields even though it agreed to sell part of the sites to Premier Oil days later, a London tribunal ruled, rejecting a challenge by HM Revenue & Customs.
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July 30, 2026
Airbus Pays HMRC £6.4M Over Export Control Breaches
Aerospace giant Airbus reached an agreement with the U.K. tax authority to pay £6.4 million ($8.6 million) to settle claims that the company breached export control rules, the agency announced Thursday.
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July 30, 2026
EU Electricity Tax Proposal Lacks Legal Basis, Germany Says
A European Union proposal to put an electricity tax change to a majority vote — rather than seeking member states' unanimous approval — is likely illegal and should therefore be dropped, according to a letter written by a German government official and seen Thursday by Law360.
Expert Analysis
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Litigation Funding Could Create Ethics Issues For Attorneys
A litigation investor’s recent complaint claiming a New York mass torts lawyer effectively ran a Ponzi scheme illustrates how litigation funding arrangements can subject attorneys to legal ethics dilemmas and potential liability, so engagement letters must have very clear terms, says Matthew Feinberg at Goldberg Segalla.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Dynamic Databases
Several recent federal court decisions illustrate how parties continue to grapple with the discovery of data in dynamic databases, so counsel involved in these disputes must consider how structured data should be produced consistent with the requirements of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Defeating Estoppel-Based Claims In Legal Malpractice Actions
State supreme court cases from recent years have addressed whether positions taken by attorneys in an underlying lawsuit can be used against them in a subsequent legal malpractice action, providing a foundation to defeat ex-clients’ estoppel claims, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin and Lodgen.
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The Biz Court Digest: How It Works In Massachusetts
Since its founding in 2000, the Massachusetts Business Litigation Session's expertise, procedural flexibility and litigant-friendly case management practices have contributed to the development of a robust body of commercial jurisprudence, say James Donnelly at Mirick O’Connell, Felicia Ellsworth at WilmerHale and Lisa Wood at Foley Hoag.
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Why Appellees Should Write Their Answering Brief First
Though counterintuitive, appellees should consider writing their answering briefs before they’ve ever seen their opponent’s opening brief, as this practice confers numerous benefits related to argument structure, time pressures and workflow, says Joshua Sohn at the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Attys Beware: Generative AI Can Also Hallucinate Metadata
In addition to the well-known problem of AI-generated hallucinations in legal documents, AI tools can also hallucinate metadata — threatening the integrity of discovery, the reliability of evidence and the ability to definitively identify the provenance of electronic documents, say attorneys at Law & Forensics.
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When Atty Ethics Violations Give Rise To Causes Of Action
Though the Model Rules of Professional Conduct make clear that a violation of the rules does not automatically create a cause of action, attorneys should beware of a few scenarios in which they could face lawsuits for ethical lapses, says Brian Faughnan at Faughnan Law.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Educating Your Community
Nearly two decades prosecuting scammers and elder fraud taught me that proactively educating the public about the risks they face and the rights they possess is essential to building trust within our communities, empowering otherwise vulnerable citizens and preventing wrongdoers from gaining a foothold, says Roger Handberg at GrayRobinson.
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5 Crisis Lawyering Skills For An Age Of Uncertainty
As attorneys increasingly face unprecedented and pervasive situations — from prosecutions of law enforcement officials to executive orders targeting law firms — they must develop several essential competencies of effective crisis lawyering, says Ray Brescia at Albany Law School.
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It's Time For The Judiciary To Fix Its Cybersecurity Problem
After recent reports that hackers have once again infiltrated federal courts’ electronic case management systems, the judiciary should strengthen its cybersecurity practices in line with executive branch standards, outlining clear roles and responsibilities for execution, says Ilona Cohen at HackerOne.
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Rules Of Origin Revamp May Be Next Big Trade Development
The rules of origin for determining what tariff applies to any given import appear to be on the cusp of an important rethink, and it seems likely that the administration will try to align the rule with its overall tariff strategy in one of three ways, says Ted Posner at Baker Botts.
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SDNY OpenAI Order Clarifies Preservation Standards For AI
The Southern District of New York’s recent order in the OpenAI copyright infringement litigation, denying discovery of The New York Times' artificial intelligence technology use, clarifies that traditional preservation benchmarks apply to AI content, relieving organizations from using a “keep everything” approach, says Philip Favro at Favro Law.
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High Court, Not A Single Justice, Should Decide On Recusal
As public trust in the U.S. Supreme Court continues to decline, the court should adopt a collegial framework in which all justices decide questions of recusal together — a reform that respects both judicial independence and due process for litigants, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.