Lawbite: Further protection for tenants and debtors affected by Coronavirus
Government Press Release and Code of Practice published on 19th June As we wait for the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill to conclude its stages through the House of Lords the Government has...
View ArticleCoronavirus - New hurdles for foreign investment - Germany
German Federal Government has further tightened in-vestment control under the Foreign Trade Ordinance (Außenwirtschaftsverordnung, AWV) Control of acquisitions of businesses or shareholdings extended...
View ArticleEU member states and lawmakers reach political agreement on class action...
Introduction On 22 June 2020, after several months of wrangling between the EU institutions and its member states, the European Parliament and Council negotiators agreed a reconsidered text for the...
View ArticleRecording - Global employers podcast series: Avoiding chaos for global...
Organizations around the world are responding to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and looking to ensure they are well-prepared to deal with the legal and practical repercussions. In this series of short...
View ArticleLIBOR transition - HM Treasury to bring forward legislation to help deal...
HM Treasury announced, in a written statement by the Chancellor to Parliament on 23 June 2020, that it intends to bring forward legislation to amend the Benchmarks Regulation (BMR) under the...
View ArticleIrish Revenue announces simplified payroll tax procedures for short-term...
Overview On 24 June 2020, Irish Revenue published revised guidance (the “Revised Guidance”) in relation to the operation of Irish payroll tax in respect of short-term business visitors (“STBVs”) to...
View ArticleRemote due diligence investigations and unique considerations for mergers...
The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown measures has exponentially increased the need for businesses to commence and finalise deals remotely. While in many instances, businesses have pressed...
View ArticleUpdate on COVID-19 Temperature Testing: guidance from the MHRA
Many organisations who have remained operational during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as those now seeking to reopen the workplace following the lifting of lockdown restrictions, have considered...
View ArticleIts the clients privilege but who assesses it? Clarification from the High...
In the course of an audit a company may need to disclose privileged documents to its auditors to allow them to properly fulfil their audit obligations- for example, to assess the adequacy of provision...
View ArticleUK government introduces new human rights sanctions
On 6 July 2020, the UK Government issued the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 (“Regulations”) and accompanying guidance, intended to serve as a new independent sanctions programme aimed...
View ArticleFCA announces re-opening of TPR notification window in September
The FCA updated has updated its temporary permissions regime (TPR) pages to confirm that it will re-open the notification window on 30 September 2020 to allow firms and fund managers that have not yet...
View ArticleEuropean Commission Releases Strategic Roadmap on Developing an EU Hydrogen...
On 8 July 2020, the European Commission released its eagerly awaited strategic roadmap for the development of a European hydrogen economy. The roadmap complements the sustainability policies of the...
View ArticleFRC Principles for operational separation of audit practices
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced its principles for operational separation of the audit practices of the Big Fou...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Private equity and the pandemic: Sponsor-led funding...
It goes without saying that private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies have not been immune to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. That is stating the obvious. The current situation...
View ArticleRecording - Corporate reorganisations: Podcast series - Global
Episode 1 In the first of our series of podcasts on corporate reorganisations we discuss the implications of DAC6 Listen here > Episode 2 In episode 2 Amanda Partland, Christian Mense and Niki...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Financial Services COVID-19 Sector Focus
In this period of market uncertainty, financial services firms globally are facing a number of challenges and questions. We have created a selection of recent articles, webinars, podcasts and short...
View ArticleQatar: new Public Private Partnerships law issued
After years in the making and much anticipation, Qatar has issued its long awaited public private partnerships law (Law No. 12 of 2020, the “PPP Law”) which Eversheds Sutherland assisted in drafting....
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