Recording - Corporate Insolvency & Governance Act - UK
The new Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act makes some significant changes to UK insolvency law by introducing new permanent options aimed at allowing companies some breathing space to avoid...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Changes to Directors Duties during the COVID-19 Crisis - Global
Please note, we will continue to update this note as and when further measures are announced. Summarises of the current position on directors' duties across some key jurisdictions noting any...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Redundancies in a virtual world - UK
As employers, trade unions, public health authorities and the government work together to safeguard communities, ease the lockdown and reopen workplaces, it is clear that leadership, trust and careful...
View ArticleStamp Duty Land Tax: opportunity knocks
From yesterday, 8 July 2020, no Stamp Duty Land Tax ("SDLT") will be charged on the first £500k on most residential acquisitions by individuals. Not since 1991, when Chancellor Nigel Lawson...
View ArticleEversheds Sutherland property column: July 2020
Five things to consider when investing in a distressed real estate market With a whole raft of new investors having entered into the real estate market since 2012, there will be many with little or no...
View ArticleEversheds Sutherland Lawyers ranked in top 100 Legal Power List 2020
A Word About Wind ranks four members of the Eversheds Sutherland Clean Energy and Sustainability team in the Legal Power List 2020 – the third edition of an independent power book that showcases the...
View ArticleTaxation of Donors and Beneficiaries of Trusts
With effect from 1 March 2019, significant changes were made to the Income Tax Act relating to the taxation of offshore trusts and distributions made to South African resident beneficiaries. The...
View ArticleBarker's Dozen box set
Welcome to the box set for our topical pensions podcast, Barker's Dozen. Each episode, François Barker, Head of Pensions, introduces an informal 13-minute discussion on a topical issue. DB to DC...
View ArticleThe Limited Partnership Fund: A new fund structure for Hong Kong
On 9 July 2020, the Limited Partnership Fund Ordinance (“LPFO”) was given the legislative greenlight. The LPFO creates a new fund structure in Hong Kong, the limited partnership fund (“LPF”), which...
View ArticleLIBOR: Are the FCAs proposed new powers the answer to the problem?
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer published a statement on 23 June 2020, outlining the government’s response to the cessation of the London inter-bank offered rate (“LIBOR”) and the problem of tough...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Private Equity and the pandemic: Using Tax to help manage cash...
When I hear “day 110” of lockdown I can’t help imagine it is being said in a Geordie accent and I am trapped in some never ending Big Brother spin off where all the challenges revolve around quizzes...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Challenging times for charities - UK
The coronavirus crisis has presented charities with an incredibly challenging set of circumstances. In this briefing we consider some of the headline legal and commercial implications for charities...
View ArticleEquivalence and the financial services content of the draft UK-EU free trade...
Introduction The UK and the EU have both released draft texts of their preferred form of the UK-EU free trade agreement (“FTA”). Both texts contain sections on financial services. The EU released...
View ArticleNew Requirements for Online Platforms operating in the EU
As of 12 July 2020, online platforms and search engines operating within the EU must comply with Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 (the “P2BR”). Similar to the GDPR, the P2BR has extra-territoriality effect....
View ArticleThreats to Actuarial Quality and Regulatory Reform
In its latest Risk Perspective report the Joint Forum on Actuarial Regulation (JFAR) has highlighted risks to high quality actuarial work in a number of areas. JFAR comprises the Financial Reporting...
View ArticleEducation briefing - Government publishes further details on its post-Brexit...
On 19 February 2020, the Government published a policy statement setting out details of the immigration system which it intended would apply in the UK from 1 January 2021 – see our briefing of 20...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Fintech: What to expect post the COVID19 crisis
2019 marked another stellar year for fintechs. The level of deal activity reached another record high of 439 reported M&A transactions and disclosed deal value of over $130 billion according to...
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