A new chapter: UKs roadmap for ESG funds clarified
ESG investment products in the UK following the end of the Brexit transitional period and the Chancellor’s statement on the new green plan for sustainable finance Over the last few weeks we have had...
View ArticleYoull never stop me loving you - Transitioning from LIBOR to SONIA
Welcome to our series of thought leadership articles on some of the ‘Hot Topics’ affecting borrowers. Introduction Even before 1980s pop princess Sonia burst onto the scene, LIBOR (the London...
View ArticleWhat trustees should do when members ask about their data a new code of...
At the end of October the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued its new statutory code of practice on data subject access requests (DSARs). Along with providing additional guidance and...
View ArticleEversheds Sutherland have advised Livingbridge on its investment in Visualsoft
Eversheds Sutherland have advised Livingbridge on its investment in Visualsoft, a market-leading eCommerce platform provider. Visualsoft provides SMEs with an industry-leading end-to-end eCommerce...
View ArticleUpdated guidance published on the extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme...
Over the last ten days, the Government has postponed indefinitely the launch of its new wage subsidy scheme (the Job Support Scheme), cancelled the Job Retention Bonus and unexpectedly extended the...
View ArticleFinancial institutions - Ten years on from the Equality Act: its time to...
Now that organisations have embedded new ways of working following the outbreak of COVID-19, attention is re-focusing on priority topics such as diversity and inclusion (D&I), where significant...
View ArticleThird party information notices
What are they? HMRC have various means of obtaining information about taxpayers for the purposes of their investigations. One of these is the use of statutory information notices. The type of...
View ArticleThe Chancellors statement on the future of UK financial services: a new...
Introduction The statement made on 9 November 2020 by Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer, while short, is packed with details of new policy developments for UK financial services. The...
View ArticleFCA bans three individuals from working in the financial services industry...
On 5 November 2020, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) announced that it had prohibited three individuals from working in the financial services industry following findings that they were not fit...
View ArticleUK Government gets CFIUS with wide-ranging powers under the National...
Introduction The UK Government published yesterday (11 November 2020) its long-awaited National Security and Investment Bill (the “Bill”). The Bill sets out the Government’s proposals for a new...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Restrictive measures during the state of emergency Hungary
Which state of emergency Covid-19 restrictive measures are effective from 11 November 2020 and what measures have been introduced by the Government on economy protection? The Parliament adopted the...
View ArticleForeign tax credit: the Court of Cassation confirms again that Belgium must...
The Court of Cassation has for the second time confirmed that under the double taxation treaty between France and Belgium (“Treaty”), Belgium must relieve the double taxation of French-sourced...
View ArticleHigh Court grants search order specifically tailored by applicant to take...
Calor Gas Ltd v (1) Chorley Bottle Gas Ltd (2) Natalie Ball (3) Steven Ball [2020] EWHC 2426 (QB) Facts of the case The applicant, Calor Gas Ltd (“A”), sought a without notice search order (and relat...
View ArticlePodcast: UK Government gets CFIUS with National Security and Investment Bill
On 11 November 2020, the UK Government published its long-awaited National Security and Investment Bill, setting out the Government’s proposals for a new standalone foreign direct investment (FDI)...
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