HM Revenue & Customs won its appeal in the UK Supreme Court today against a Court of Appeal decision that a VAT scheme used by Pendragon, Europe's largest car sales group, was not an abuse of law.
Eric Roose and two colleagues from Morrison & Foerster are joining Withers to set up the firm's Japanese tax group and international corporate tax practice in Asia.
Henk Hop, chief executive officer of Global VAT Compliance, is joining FTI Consulting as a senior managing director in its European tax advisory team after the acquisition of his firm by the global business advisers.