Withers posts 8% revenue rise and promotes eight to partnership

Legal Week: Withers has announced an 8% revenue rise for 2016-17 alongside the promotion of eight lawyers to its partnership, including six in London.

Full story: http://www.legalweek.com/sites/legalweek/2017/07/17/withers-posts-8-revenue-rise-and-promotes-eight-to-partnership/

Deloitte appoints new head of private client services

Accountancy Age: Deloitte has announced the appointment of a new head of private client services, effective July 2017. Nicola Roberts has been appointed to the role. In 2011, she became one of the firm’s youngest partners, having joined the firm in 2008 following 12 years at PwC.

Full story: https://www.accountancyage.com/2017/07/14/deloitte-appoints-new-head-of-private-client-services/

Withers chops London property space in agile working drive

The Lawyer: Withers is set to move out of its London headquarters next summer, reducing the amount of space it occupies by 10,000sq ft. The relocation across the road from its Old Bailey premises will see the firm cut down on space from 72,313sq ft to 60,000sq ft.

Full story: https://www.thelawyer.com/issues/online-july/withers-chops-london-space-agile-working-drive/

RSM hires private client tax partner

Accountancy Age: RSM has announced the appointment of a private client tax partner in its Leeds office.  Chris Etherington joins the firm from PwC, where he spent 12 years in the private client and private business teams, focusing on providing tax advice to individuals and businesses in Yorkshire.

Full story: https://www.accountancyage.com/2017/07/11/rsm-hires-private-client-tax-partner/

EY bolsters UK offering with 63 partner promotions

ICAEW: The Big Four firm's equity partner promotions in its UK business are part of the 669 partner promotions made globally in 2017.

Full story: http://economia.icaew.com/en/news/july-2017/ey-bolsters-uk-offering-with-63-partner-promotions

UK to bring in non-dom reforms ‘as soon as possible’

International Adviser: The UK government has announced it will introduce long-anticipated changes to the rules governing non-UK domiciles “as soon as possible”, after they were postponed earlier this year because of the snap election.

Full story: http://www.international-adviser.com/news/1036972/uk-bring-dom-reforms-soon

Thomson Snell & Passmore's private client team further bolstered by lateral hire

Law Society Gazette: Leading South East law firm Thomson Snell & Passmore is excited to welcome Christopher Walker who joins the firm as an equity partner in its renowned private client team. He joins from Adams & Remers in Lewes where he was a partner and head of private client for the last 14 years. This is a significant lateral hire for the firm as it looks to build on the growing success of its private client practice, which has been serving generations of clients since 1570.

Full story: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/movers/firm-hire-thomson-snell-and-passmore/5061871.article

Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth hires three new associates in the will, trust and estate disputes team

Law Society Gazette: Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth has appointed two senior associates and one associate in its national will, trust and estate disputes team.

Full story: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/movers/firm-hires-irwin-mitchell/5061993.article 

HMRC tax clampdown brings £29bn boost to UK government coffers

International Advisor: HM Revenue & Customs' action on tax avoidance, evasion and organised crime has brought in record additional revenues of £29bn ($37.6bn, €32.9bn) in the past fiscal year, as revealed in its latest annual report.

Full story: http://www.international-adviser.com/news/1036989/hmrc-tax-clampdown-brings-gbp29bn-boost-uk-government-coffers