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Erion Lena A new tax legislation impacting companies operating in the hydrocarbons sector came into effect at the beginning of January 2014. Previously, Law no.7746 on Hydrocarbons, dated July 28 1993 defined VAT-exempt supplies in the hydrocarbon operations to include services supplied by contractors and subcontractors, certified as such by the National Agency of Natural Resources, relating to performance in the stages of both exploration and development of petroleum operations.

Gavin Bate has joined Alma Consulting Group in the UK as an independent technical expert on R&D.

Unhappy at its near-namesake’s monopoly as the home of horror stories, Battisti’s plight shows Pennsylvania is playing catch-up While Transylvania is the legendary home of Count Dracula, it is the US state of Pennsylvania that has thrown up a new horror story. A Pennsylvania judge has ruled against a woman who lost her home because of an outstanding $6.30 interest charge for the late payment of school taxes.

Doris Ho Alison Maxwell Makiko Takewaki Doris Ho, Alison Maxwell and Makiko Takewaki have become partners of DLA Piper's tax practice. Ho, in Hong Kong, advises multinational clients on the tax aspects of corporate acquisitions and restructurings.

Claudio Grisanti has become a partner of Norton Rose Fulbright in Rome. He advises clients on the taxation of financial products; international taxation and planning; tax litigation; and tax aspects of M&A.

Christian Chéruy has been appointed chairman of Loyens & Loeff's executive board. He advises clients on corporation tax and international tax and was previously head of the firm's tax practice in Brussels and was also country managing partner of the Brussels office.

"There is a certain section of civil society that undoubtedly believes that all transparency is good and the more the better. But it has to be remembered that information on, for example, product pricing models can be competitively sensitive, and should be protected as such."

AlixPartners, the global business advisory firm, has added Stephen Felgran and Steven Harris to its Financial Advisory Services group.

Anne Lemercier, Michiel Sunderman and Mike Seaton have become tax partners of Clifford Chance. The three new partners joined the firm on Thursday May 1.

Matt Coward has joined MHA MacIntyre Hudson's London office. He moves from Price Bailey, where he worked out of the Mayfair office. Coward is a chartered tax adviser and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.