IRELAND: Apple Must Pay $14.4 Billion to Ireland in Crackdown on ‘Sweetheart Deals’

Apple has been ordered to pay €13 billion ($14.4 billion) of back taxes to the Irish state, in a court ruling that ended a decade-long fight between Europe and the big tech company.

In a judgment handed down on Tuesday, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) agreed with a European Commission ruling in 2016, which found that for a period of more than 20 years Apple enjoyed illegal tax advantages that constituted state aid from the Irish government.

12 September 2025

US: Eric Trump booted from cryptocurrency board after company talks with stock regulators

Eric Trump will no longer serve as a director on the board of a cryptocurrency firm after the company held talks with stock market regulators despite an earlier announcement. Fintech firm Alt5 Sigma

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19 January 2024

US: IRS Delays Requirement to Report Certain Transactions Involving Digital Assets

Businesses do not have to report certain transactions involving digital assets until the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issue regulations. The agencies said this in a Tuesday

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13 December 2024

ASIA: Korea postpones crypto taxing again. What’s next?

South Korea has postponed its cryptocurrency trading tax for the third time, following a last-minute agreement between opposing parties just a month before the policy’s scheduled implementation.

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14 May 2024

Carey Olsen advises Shanta Gold on £156.1 million takeover by Saturn Resources Limited

Press Release from Carey Olsen, Tuesday 14 May, 2024.  Carey Olsen’s corporate team in Guernsey has advised Guernsey-registered East Africa-focused gold mining company, Shanta Gold Limited (“Shanta”),

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