<description>&lt;p&gt;A lawyer from a swanky law firm helps Richard (pro bono) to sue HMRC, the UK tax authority for damages due to their &lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW107350937 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle= "Script"&gt;slowness to act against the Channel Islands tax&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW107350937 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle= "Script"&gt;loophole and shut it down, resulting in the loss of his business. Then Brexit happens.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW107350937 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Script"&gt;Music (in order of use) is courtesy of &lt;a id= "x_m_-2798845860090254405OWAfe5c8d5a-9f99-36df-67a1-b55b4300f7f5" title="https://www.cherryred.co.uk/" href= "https://www.cherryred.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex= "0"&gt;Cherry Red Records&lt;/a&gt;: Forbidden Love by Nick Riff, Chimera by Jeff Tarlton and Watching the Sky by Kryptastedie.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW107350937 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Script"&gt;This is a &lt;a href= "https://taxjustice.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Tax Justice Network&lt;/a&gt; podcast with &lt;a href= "https://taxjustice.net/taxjustice_team/naomi-fowler-2/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Naomi Fowler&lt;/a&gt; of the &lt;a href= "https://podlink.com/620020246" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Taxcast podcast&lt;/a&gt;. Produced by Naomi Fowler and Leo Schick and sound designed by &lt;a href= "https://leoschick.ju.mp/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Leo Schick&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Corruption Diaries

Tax Justice Network

#12 The Francovich Claim

MAR 20, 202619 MIN
The Corruption Diaries

#12 The Francovich Claim

MAR 20, 202619 MIN

Description

A lawyer from a swanky law firm helps Richard (pro bono) to sue HMRC, the UK tax authority for damages due to their slowness to act against the Channel Islands tax loophole and shut it down, resulting in the loss of his business. Then Brexit happens. Music (in order of use) is courtesy of Cherry Red Records: Forbidden Love by Nick Riff, Chimera by Jeff Tarlton and Watching the Sky by Kryptastedie. This is a Tax Justice Network podcast with Naomi Fowler of the Taxcast podcast. Produced by Naomi Fowler and Leo Schick and sound designed by Leo Schick.