Edinburgh oil firm freezes Paris properties amid tax dispute
Cairn Energy chief executive Simon Thomson CAIRN Energy is set to take ownership of properties worth around £17 million in Paris from the Indian Government in the latest twist in a bitter tax dispute. The Edinburgh-based oil and gas firm is seeking recovery of $1.7 billion (£1.2bn) an international tribunal said the Indian Government should pay to the company, but which the administration has failed to hand over. The move to take control of the properties in Paris is the latest stage in a campaign by Cairn to seize assets owned by the Indian Government around the world. The company ...