Archive for July, 2005

25 Jul

New Heads of Tax for Telecom Groups

Lynne Patmore, the long-standing Head of Tax of Vodafone has resigned and is expected to join a Big 4 firm in London. An interim tax director has been hired to bridge the gap - Malcolm Burke, a tax partner at E&Y London has been appointed in this role.
Charles Staveley, ex Andersen, ex Novar Head of […]

11 Jul

Israel drafts legislation to attract inward investment

The Israeli government has drafted legislation that paves the way for holding companies to be exempt from capital gains arising from the sale of shares and tax on dividends. It also proposes a change in how property investment trusts are treated.
The mood of the business community seems to be positive in that these measures are […]

11 Jul

Scott Antel from EY Law joins DLA Piper

Scott Antel, tax partner for EY Law in the CIS is joining DLA Piper as of June 2005. This is part of an entire shift of EY Law’s practice in Russia to DLA, including over 100 lawyers and support staff in Moscow, St Petersburg, Kyiv and Tblisi.
The move is supported by E&Y globally and […]