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Peter Vaines

Barrister

Peter Vaines, Field Court Tax Chambers (pv@fieldtax.comwww.fieldtax.com)

Barrister

Peter Vaines, Field Court Tax Chambers (pv@fieldtax.comwww.fieldtax.com)

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Peter Vaines ponders the intelligent businessman & pesky postal services

Peter Vaines casts his eye over sham loans, the shortcomings of joint bank accounts from an inheritance tax perspective & discovery assessments

Peter Vaines delves into the latest taxing matters

Peter Vaines examines some recent tax-related cases

Peter Vaines rounds up the latest developments in the world of tax

Peter Vaines rounds up the latest developments in the world of tax

Peter Vaines breaks down the Gaines-Cooper case & provides an update on other taxing matters

Peter Vaines reports on the inevitable failure of HMRC’s revised litigation strategy

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

NEWS
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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