
The state of play of open corporate data
Our proposal to end offshore secrecy, and move the world towards open registers, is here. But right now, the world

Our proposal to end offshore secrecy, and move the world towards open registers, is here. But right now, the world

A very strange High Court decision was just published – Webster v HMRC. It reveals that an unknown person or
![32 [F1 General false statement offence] [F1 False statements: basic offence]
[F' (1) It is an offence for a person, without reasonable excuse, to—
(a) deliver or cause to be delivered to the registrar for the purposes of this Part any document that is misleading,
false or deceptive in a material particular, or
(b) make to the registrar, for the purposes of this Part, any statement that is misleading, false or deceptive in a
material particular.](https://taxpolicy.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-28-at-11.41.07-175x175.png)
We previously reported that Douglas Barrowman’s companies had unlawfully hidden their ownership of PPE Medpro and the companies holding Barrowman’s

Douglas Barrowman and Michelle Mone appear to own a house in Belgravia through two BVI companies and a trust. They