Stephen Lawrence

It is truly shocking that a man should be murdered for the colour of his skin.

What is equally as shocking is the way his alleged killers were brought to justice.

The accused were tried many years ago and cleared of the murder. However, this wasn't the answer the authorities wanted.  So the authorities changed the rules to allow the men to be tried again and kept prosecuting them until they got the answer that they wanted.

It is disturbing to see how the authorities decided that the accused were guilty right at the start and kept after them until they got what they wanted, changing the rules to allow them to do so along the way.

This attitude sWhilst not remotely as serious as the Stephen Lawrence case, we very much see the same attitude in tax investigations. HMRC almost decide at the outset of an investigation that you are guilty and are most reluctant to accept that your tax affairs are in order. We have even seen cases where HMRC have apparently manufactured evidence to support their position.