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"Taking advantage" of Double Tax Treaties? Court of Appeal dismisses HMRC's appeal in Burlington Loan Management decision on Treaty purpose tests
RICS Service Charge Residential Management Code puts the Building Safety Act at centre stage
RICS' new service charge residential management code came into effect on 7 April 2026. It provides, amongst other things, guidance for landlords and managing agents on key provisions in the Building Safety Act 2022.
Travers Smith advises lenders to Arcus Infrastructure Partners on financing for Wifinity
Travers Smith has advised a consortium of lenders on the financing arrangements supporting Arcus Infrastructure Partners’ acquisition of Wifinity, a market-leading specialist connectivity services provider. Arcus acquired Wifinity through Arcus European Infrastructure Fund 3 SCSp.
Travers Smith advises Stifel on Mortgage Advice Bureau's AIM to Main move
Travers Smith has advised Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, a Stifel company, as Sole Sponsor to Mortgage Advice Bureau ("MAB") on its move from AIM to a listing on the Official List of the FCA, and to trading on the Main Market of the LSE.
Accelerating UK IPOs: FCA Proposes Removal of Research Publication Delay
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has just published a consultation paper (Consultation Paper 26/14: Changes to the information flows for UK equity IPOs) on removing rules which require a mandatory waiting period between the publication of an IPO prospectus or registration document, and the release of pre-deal investment research by syndicate bank analysts.
Travers Smith's Alternative Insights: A testing moment for private markets regulators
A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry
Reminder - file your share plan annual returns with HMRC by 6 July to avoid penalties!
Now is the time to prepare and submit annual returns in respect of any employee share plan or management incentive arrangement you had in place during the 2025/26 tax year.
Raising the bar: The EU's new Anti-Corruption Directive
On 21 April 2026, the Council of the European Union gave final approval to a new Directive on combating corruption (the "Directive"). This is a significant move to harmonise the current patchwork of legislation across the EU Member States that applies at present, given that EU measures to date have been high level and directional rather than prescriptive. The Directive will result in a single, harmonised set of criminal offences based on unified definitions, penalties and prevention measures applicable across the public and private sectors, though individual Member States can still choose to go further than required by the Directive.
