Not a Dirty Word: ESMA revisits the impact of its Opinion on delegation for...
“Not a Dirty Word”: ESMA revisits the impact of its Opinion on delegation for UK managers if there is a “hard” Brexit In the wake of the draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, a...
View ArticleLegal Alert: China faces potential new trade restrictions
Today President Trump signed a memorandum directing Administration officials to proceed with the imposition of trade restrictions on China and Chinese products in retaliation for China’s unfair...
View ArticleUK Government announces significant changes to the UK merger control regime...
The UK Government confirmed on 15 March 2018 that following consultation it has decided to make significant changes to the UK’s voluntary merger control regime. The reforms will materially expand the...
View ArticleA litigation bulletin from the insurance team
Subrogation rights under project policies To be or not to be a “co-insured” The TCC in Haberdashers’ Aske’s Federation Trust Limited and others v Lakehouse Contracts Limited and others [2018] EWHC 558...
View ArticleAfrica: Eversheds Sutherland rising practice in Clean Energy
We are delighted to announce that our partner Boris Martor has been ranked fifth in Jeune Afrique magazine's naming of the 50 most influential lawyers in Africa. For the rankings, the magazine...
View ArticleSugary Beverages Levy Tax: What you need to know
On 1 April 2018, the Sugary Beverages Levy (“SBL”) will be implemented in South Africa as part of the new Health Promotion Levy and will be administered and collected by the South African Revenue...
View ArticleMarch UK labour law quarterly update
Welcome to our March UK labour law quarterly update. This edition contains the following content: UK labour law news Union challenges CAC decision that Deliveroo drivers are not workers United Voices...
View ArticleElectronically supplied software & Commercial Agents regulations: Goods or...
In Computer Associates UK Ltd v The Software Incubator Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 518, the Court of Appeal considered whether software sold electronically by download constitutes the sale of “goods”. This...
View ArticleUK pensions speedbrief - GDPR - call to action!
The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on 25 May 2018. Data controllers (such as trustees) have a lot to do to ensure they comply with the GDPR. This is because it has a...
View ArticleEducation e-briefing: Tier 2 Sponsor Obligations and the Right to Strike
A complex and sensitive issue has arisen from the recent industrial dispute between the University and College Union (“UCU”) and 65 high education institutions (“HEIs”) regarding plans to change staff...
View ArticleImplementing the Fourth Directive in Austria
Following the implementation of the EU Fourth Directive in June 2017, the member states have a legal obligation to adapt their national legislations regarding corporate and legal entities. In Austria,...
View ArticleBriefing on the changes to the automatic trustee disqualification rules
From 1 August 2018 there will be changes to the current rules on the automatic disqualification of charity trustees. The rules introduce further restrictions on who can run a charity and importantly...
View ArticleLawbite: Searching for a solution
Commodity Solution services Limited and Charles Henry Sands v First Scottish Searching Services Limited [2018] SC DUNE 74 In Scotland, inhibitions are a method of debt recovery designed to prevent a...
View ArticleUK customs fraud triggers EU legal action
On 8 March the European Commission triggered a formal legal action over alleged breaches by the UK of EU legislation, stating that the UK’s failure to take action against fraudulent activities in...
View ArticleEU Commission challenges UKs VAT treatment of trading on certain UK...
What has happened? Following the UK Treasury’s press release on 9 March 2018, the EU Commission has published its own statement relating to its complaint about the UK’s VAT treatment of certain...
View ArticleBrexit: One year to go - What has happened in the negotiations so far and...
A year ago, Prime Minister Theresa May gave notice to President Tusk to leave the EU triggering the two-year period set out in Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union to negotiate the UK’s...
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