Francis Kendall, director and costs lawyer at Kain Knight examines the implications of a court’s decision to land former footballer Emile Heskey with nearly £200,000 in costs for HMRC’s legal fees, and how difficult it is to dispute the tax authority’s costs

Finance teams are being warned to be extra careful when paying invoices for patents and trade marks after a 63% surge in fraud reports

Italian lawmakers plan to double the flat tax charged on high net worth individuals who transfer their tax residence to the country