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The UK Court of Appeal has conducted hearings on Prudential v Special Commissioners, a closely-watched case about whether tax advisers who are not legally qualified can benefit from legal professional privilege (LPP).

George Osborne, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, launched the new Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) at an HM Treasury press conference today.

International Tax Review's 10th annual Global Transfer Pricing Forum will be an opportunity for transfer pricing professionals from business, government and private practice to focus on the key issues in related-party transactions.

DLA Piper in the UK has appointed Stephen Hoyle as a partner and head of UK tax.

The European Commission has lost its challenge against the UK's rules on input VAT refunds in the European Court of Justice.

Laurent Grençon has become a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Luxembourg. As a former partner of Atoz, he was head of the indirect tax group for Taxand, a global network of independent tax firms.

Type of Agreement Country Country Date Signed Tax Information Exchange Agreement Guernsey Portugal July 9 2010 Double Tax Agreement Ammendment Hong Kong Netherlands July 13 2010 Double Tax Agreement Estonia Georgia July 19 2010 Double Tax Agreement Austria Bulgaria July 20 2010 Double Tax Agreement China Malta July 20 2010 Double Tax Agreement Hong Kong United Arab Emirates July 20 2010 Double Tax Agreement Malta US July 20 2010 Double Tax Agreement Malta Uruguay July 20 2010

The UK government has set up a forum of tax professionals to oversee the implementation of a new framework for developing tax policy and making tax law. The group, which will meet twice a year, will be chaired David Gauke, the tax minister, and will comprise:

KPMG in the US has made two senior appointments in its tax practice.

The legal battle over the scope of work-product protection flared up again when the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on June 29 issued its opinion in US v Deloitte.