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.

31 July 2024

IRELAND: Ireland’s climate minister supports Brazil’s proposal to tax world’s billionaires

Ireland’s climate minister supports Brazil’s proposal for a global tax on billionaires to raise funds to fight the climate crisis. The suggestion was put to the G20 as they hosted finance ministers

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14 February 2025

UK: MP calls for crack down to end ‘dirty money’ and ‘tax dodging’

Data found £5.9 billion worth of suspicious funds has been used to purchase UK properties through shell companies registered in Britain’s Overseas Territories. The figures prompted Bournemouth East

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27 June 2025

SWITZERLAND: Swiss beneficial owner register to tackle money laundering

Switzerland will introduce a federal register to list the beneficial owners of shell companies to combat money laundering. The House of Representatives has backed a draft Bill that had been largely

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20 January 2024

Carey Olsen acts for Wentworth Resources plc in £61.7 million takeover by scheme of arrangement

Press Release from: Carey Olsen, Wednesday 17 January, 2024.  Lawyers from Carey Olsen’s corporate team have acted as Jersey counsel for long standing client, Wentworth Resources plc (“Wentworth”),

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