Would be tax dodgers sue the company that devised the tax wheeze. Surely it is not beyond the ingenuity of the law for both sides to lose? bloomberg.com/amp/news/artic…
I am reminded of a similar case in which the judge observed (at paragraph 1,437 of his judgment): "Although the Claimants were... aggrieved to lose their cash contributions and receive back only limited tax relief, there are obvious risks in going into aggressive tax schemes."
The lawyers are the cheerful carrion crows. Not for us to protect plump humanity from the consequences of its moral weakness although, God knows, we often try.
