Sean Wright is an associate in the London Tax Department. Sean advises clients on a broad range of UK and international corporate and finance tax matters. His experience includes advising on complex financings, M&A and private equity transactions, tax insurance matters and cross-border restructurings and reorganisations.
Prior to joining Weil, Sean worked in the tax team at a leading global firm in London.
In her address to Parliament on Monday, 29th July, Rachel Reeves, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, has announced that she will deliver her first Budget on Wednesday, 30th October. Reiterating her commitment not to increase “tax for working people”, the Chancellor has said that her October Budget is intended to “fix the foundations of
On 22 May 2024, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that the UK would hold a general election on 4 July. In the weeks following that announcement, there has been mounting speculation regarding the tax measures that each party might adopt if successful. During the week commencing 10 June, the incumbent Conservatives, Labour and the
On Friday 3 May 2024, the Court of Appeal upheld the decisions of the First Tier Tribunal (“FTT”) and the Upper Tribunal (“UT”) in the case of Kwik-Fit Group Ltd and others v HMRC [2024] EWCA Civ 434, thereby dismissing the taxpayer’s appeal. The decision – the latest judgment concerning the UK’s “unallowable purpose” rule
On 6 March 2024, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his Spring Budget. In the days preceding the Budget there had been mounting speculation that the Chancellor would cut personal taxes by reducing rates of income tax or National Insurance contributions (NICs). In the event, Chancellor Hunt did not disappoint and announced a further reduction in NICs,
As the next United Kingdom general election approaches, the Labour Party’s business tax proposals are beginning to take shape. On Thursday 1 February 2024, the Labour Party published a report entitled “Business Partnership for Growth”, timed to coincide with its Business Conference, where it was unveiled by the party leader, Keir Starmer, and his Shadow
