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02/09 New Lowtax Editor Column, by Kitty Miv
01/09 International Privacy and Security, Investors Offshore special feature
31/08 Lowtax Belize, annual update
27/08 IRS To Drop UBS Lawsuit, Tax-News.com
26/08 New Lowtax Editor Column, by Kitty Miv
25/08 New PBTG Editor Column, Caroline, PBTG editor
24/08 Uruguay Stays On OECD Grey List, Tax-News.com
23/08 Don't Forget Doha, And I Don't Mean The Tennis, Jeremy Hetherington-Gore blog entry
20/08 Ireland Plans Social Security Overhaul, Tax-News.com
19/08 New Lowtax Editor Column, by Kitty Miv
18/08 New PBTG Editor Column, Caroline, PBTG editor
17/06 Lowtax Cayman Islands, annual update
16/08 Germany's Fiscal Court Seeks Property Tax Reform, Tax-News.com
13/08 Jurisdiction Special Focus: Antigua and Barbuda, Investors Offshore special feature
12/08 New Lowtax Editor Column, by Kitty Miv
11/08 New PBTG Editor Column, Caroline, PBTG editor
10/08 Brazil Cuts Import Tariffs, Tax-News.com
09/08 Ukraine Tax Code Published, Tax-News.com
06/08 France Plans Reform Of Property Tax Credit, Tax-News.com
04/08 New PBTG Editor Column, Caroline, PBTG editor
02/08 Islamic Finance - The New Mainstream Alternative, Investors Offshore special feature
28/07 New PBTG Editor Column, Caroline, PBTG editor
27/07 UK Launches Raft Of Tax Consultations, Tax-News.com
26/07 Fat Tax On The Menu , Jeremy Hetherington-Gore blog entry
23/07 Sarkozy Seeks 'Fiscal Convergence' With Germany, Tax-News.com
20/07 Singapore Base For Tuvalu OIFC, Tax-News.com
15/07 St Vincent & The Grenadines, Investors Offshore special feature
13/07 Tax- News.com Jersey Review 2010-2011
12/07 Goodbye To All That, Jeremy Hetherington-Gore blog entry
06/07 Hong Kong Full PBTG Guide, added to Personal Business Tax Guide
28/06 Lowtax Dubai, annual update
18/06 Singapore - Another Hong Kong?, Investors Offshore special feature
15/06 Swiss Parliament Approves UBS Agreement, Tax-News.com
08/06 Dubai Full PBTG Guide, added to Personal Business Tax Guide
04/06 Lowtax Panama, annual update
01/06 Lowtax Luxembourg, annual update
03/03 Personal Business Tax Guide, PBTG, has launched!
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This sample shows the Law and Tax Newswire for the week ending Friday 11th November, 2005

Bank Of England Victorious In BCCI Case 04/11/2005
The liquidators of BCCI finally threw in the towel this week in their GBP850m lawsuit against the Bank of England, unconditionally withdrawing the case after a 12 year battle.
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McCreevy Takes A Stand Over EU Corporate Tax Plans  08/11/2005
Speaking on Friday at a KPMG conference in County Kildare, Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy publicly broke rank with the EC on the subject of corporate tax harmonisation.
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UK Government Publishes Company Law Reform Bill 07/11/2005
Under the measures proposed in the legislation, the liability of auditors will be capped, investors will gain powers to make company directors more accountable if they knowingly provide false information to auditors, and the establisment of SMEs will become easier.
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Canadian Supreme Court Strikes Blow Against General Anti-Tax Avoidance Rule 08/11/2005
The Canadian Supreme Court has struck a blow against the government's General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR) by ruling that transactions structured to legitimately minimise tax payments do not constitute a breach of the law.
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Grokster Settles With RIAA 09/11/2005
After the Supreme Court ruled in June that file-sharing facilitators could be sued, pioneering file-sharing site Grokster agreed on Sunday with the music industry to discontinue its file-sharing service.
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Zalm Complains That Dutch Companies Are Paying Too Much Tax 09/11/2005
Dutch Finance Minister, Gerrit Zalm this week complained that many companies in Holland are paying too much tax to the government, an unusual stance for a man in his position.
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Cyprus Postpones Eurozone Entry 04/11/2005
Cyprus's government announced on Wednesday that it intends to adopt the euro in 2008, rather than 2007 as originally expected.
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Grassley Unveils Tax Cut Plans 10/11/2005
Facing tightening budgetary constraints, Sen. Charles Grassley (R - Iowa) has proposed a one year extension to the dividend and capital gains tax cuts passed as part of President Bush's growth package in 2003 - one year less than the White House is pushing for.
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Qualcomm Hits Back At Nokia In Patent Battle 09/11/2005
Wireless technology firm, Qualcomm has hit back following claims by rival firms that it has attempted to stifle the development of 3G mobile phone technology, filing a patent infringement suit against Nokia last Friday in San Diego's District Court.
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  Japanese iPod Tax Plans On Hold08/11/2005
It emerged this week that plans by the Japanese government to extend the copyright fee currently imposed on the sale of digital recording devices to iPods and other portable music players have been put on hold.
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Merck Not Liable In Second Vioxx Suit 07/11/2005
After three days of deliberation, a New Jersey state jury found in favor of Merck, arguing that the company had issued proper warnings regarding the dangerous side effects of the drug.
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Chirac May Not Be Able To Cut VAT For Restaurants10/11/2005
Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Sweden and Slovakia this week stated their opposition to a further expanansion of reduced VAT rates to labour intensive services.
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Leading European IP Judges Call For Unified Patent Court 04/11/2005
Many of Europe's leading intellectual property (IP) judges have expressed their support for an industry-led campaign to create a unified European Patent Court.
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  German Lawmakers Plan To Restore Tax On Corporate Asset Sales04/11/2005
Restoration of a tax on corporate cross holdings could go ahead as part of broader plans to reform corporate taxation in Germany from 2008.
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'Gripe Site' Not Defamation, Court Rules 09/11/2005
Ruling recently in a dispute between car insurance firm PennWarranty Corp. and disgruntled ex-customer Ronald DiGiovanni, Justice Judith Gische stated that the site established by Mr DiGiovanni to air his grievances represented protected free speech.
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  IRS Commissioner Unveils 2005 Enforcement Figures07/11/2005
Speaking on Thursday, IRS Commissioner Mark Everson revealed that the US tax authority has made significant progress with regard to enforcement activity.
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French Government To Override Privacy Concerns In Anti-Piracy Fight 04/11/2005
Despite objections expressed by French data protection agency, CNIL to anti-copyright infringement proposals put forward by the country's film and music industries, the French government has pledged to move forward with tougher anti-piracy measures, overriding privacy concerns.
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  FTAA Still Unburied After Argentine Americas Meeting08/11/2005
Although Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez arrived at the 34-nation Americas summit in Argentina promising to 'bury' the idea of a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), 29 of the nations present wanted to set a date for renewed FTAA negotiations in 2006.
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