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Syndicated loans and tax implications – The case of Ham Vs DTB

There’s a lot of discussion around the merits and implications of the judgement in the HAM vs DTB case. I have had the benefit of reading the judgement but I must confess I failed to appreciate the full facts and sequence of events in order to offer any meaningful opinion.One…

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Topics: DTB, Ham, Ham DTB saga, Ham Vs DTB case, Loan syndication, Tax, tax on syndicated loans

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