Capital Gains Tax - Hot Topics and Perennial Problems: An Online Conference

Following on from our previous highly successful and popular tax conferences, this CGT Update online conference covers an important range of topical issues and will be delivered by a panel of experts in this difficult area of work. They will guide you through the practical implications of the latest issues and new twists on perennial problems

This is three hour online conference with 7 x 25 minute sessions. It will be streamed live, direct to your desktop, tablet or phone, wherever you are in the world. You can either watch the conference live, or recorded to watch it whenever you want. In each case you will receive a free recording of the complete conference after the event.

The price for this is £249 + VAT. This is a per organisation price, so up to 20 of your colleagues can participate completely free, even if they are viewing it from a different location or at a different time. So, of course, if there are 10 of you the cost per delegate would be just £24.00 each

For firms with four or less partners you can purchase a single place at the conference for £99 + VAT

Who Will the Conference Appeal To and What Will it Cover?

This live three hour online conference is designed to appeal to solicitors, accountants, tax advisers and other professionals who need to keep up to date with the latest developments in CGT. You will take away from this conference a clear understanding of what's known and advice on what is still to be clarified.

It will cover a wide range of topical issues and analysis of the practical implications of recent cases:

Subjects to be Covered

-CGT and IHT Planning

-CGT for those in the Foreign Income and Gains (FIG) Regime

-International aspects of CGT

-Key lessons and trends emerging from the Courts in CGT cases

-CGT changes in Finance Bill 2025-26

-CGT reliefs

-CGT update on the fundamentals: what still trips people up

Learning Outcomes

By attending this conference delegates will:

-Understand the most significant recent developments in CGT, including changes introduced in the Finance Bill 2025–26 and their practical implications for current transactions and ongoing advisory work.

-Identify key risk areas and recurring traps in CGT planning, including technical fundamentals that continue to give rise to costly mistakes.

-Analyse the interaction between CGT and IHT planning, and recognise when planning structures may give rise to unintended tax consequences.

-Assess the impact of the Foreign Income and Gains (FIG) regime and understand how CGT applies in cross-border and internationally mobile scenarios.

-Evaluate the practical significance of recent case law, drawing lessons from judicial reasoning and emerging trends in litigation.

-Apply CGT reliefs more confidently and accurately, including recognising common misunderstandings and compliance pitfalls.

-Advise clients with greater clarity in areas where HMRC guidance or legislative drafting remains uncertain, distinguishing between what is settled law and what remains open to interpretation.

-Develop practical, defensible advisory strategies in complex CGT scenarios, informed by insights from leading tax silks and experienced practitioners.

The Speakers

Chair: Jeremy Mindell, Chartered Tax Advisor, Primondell Ltd

Philip Baker KC, Barrister, Field Court Tax Chambers

Philip Simpson KC, Barrister, Old Square Tax Chambers

Elizabeth Wilson KC, Barrister, Pump Court Tax Chambers

Dilpreet Dhanoa, Barrister, Field Court Tax Chambers

Fiona Clark, Tax Partner, Goodman Jones

Important Notes about Booking

1. If you don't have the complete list of who will be attending you can book for those that you know will be attending and add the others at a later date.

2. Payment can be made by credit or debit card or alternatively by invoice. The option to pay by invoice is below the pay by card option in the booking form.

3. If you have more than 20 delegates, then extra delegates are £20 each.

4. Please ensure that, when booking, you get colleagues' email addresses entirely correct as failure to do so will probably mean that they will not receive joining instructions and will not be able to attend the event. We are not responsible for the failure of the receipt of joining instructions, nor for the resulting non-attendance, where this is down to incorrect email addresses being inputted by the person booking the places.

The Legal Training Consultancy

The Legal Training Consultancy is a full-service training consultancy with a large portfolio of in-house courses and trainers. You can find out more here: www.legaltrainingconsultancy.co.uk. We have been responsible for putting together a vast number of law and tax related conferences, webinars, seminars, videos and e-learning modules. Altogether more than 2200.

On the tax front we have put together face to face conferences on a wide range of tax topics, including IHT, CGT, VAT, Property Taxation, Tax and Corporate Reconstructions, Tax Aspects of Mergers, Offshore Tax, Tax and Trusts, Tax and Share Capital.