A staggered start to 2021 Everything you need to know
The six day travel window, allowing students to temporarily join another household, began in earnest this week. Following an Autumn term like no other, students are preparing to leave university for...
View ArticleOh Come All Ye Security Service Providers including but not limited to...
The Private Security Industry Regulation Act 56 of 2001 (as amended) (the Act) describes a security service provider as a person who renders a security service to another for a remuneration,...
View ArticleDiscontinuation of cheques
The usage of cheques has rapidly declined over the last decade, with very few consumers, public and business entities presently making use of this payment method. The decline is due to alternative and...
View ArticleMajor fraud issues with mobile phone advertising: What fraud? The types of...
Mobile advertising continues to capture the lion’s share of digital ad spending in the UK[1]. As explained in the first article of our series, “How is th...
View ArticleGood Practice in Hard Times: the OIA publishes its first decisions from...
The OIA has published its first set of decisions following complaints from students about the way providers have handled the coronavirus pandemic. Of the ten outcomes published, only one complaint was...
View ArticleCongress passes bipartisan legislation requiring Chinese and other firms...
In near lightning speed, Congress now has passed, and the President is expected to imminently sign into law, the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (HFCAA), a bipartisan piece of legislation...
View ArticleCongress passes bipartisan legislation requiring Chinese and other firms...
In near lightning speed, Congress now has passed, and the President is expected to imminently sign into law, the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (HFCAA), a bipartisan piece of legislation...
View ArticleCorporate Loan Market Trends in an annus horribilis
Whilst Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, coined this phrase in 1992, there is no doubt that 2020 has been another ‘annus horribilis’. As we approach the end of this challenging year and reflect back as...
View ArticleLawbite: Covid-19 update further respite for tenants
Government announcement of 9th December on measures to relieve pressure on businesses dealing with coronavirus On 9th December the Government announced that the temporary measures put in place to...
View ArticleHong Kong proposes licensing regime for virtual asset service provider
If your business involves any type of virtual asset services in or for Hong Kong, the new licensing regime for virtual asset service provider will be relevant to you. On 3 November 2020, the Financial...
View ArticleHow and Why Parent Companies Should Ground Their Subsidiaries.
In terms of section 112 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (“Companies Act”), a disposal by a company of all or the greater part of its assets must be approved by a special resolution of the shareholders...
View Article6th Annual Digital Financial Services and Fintech Conference: FS investment...
The key investments, developments and advancements in FS, M&A and Fintech of 2020 were discussed by a panel moderated by Jon Cox-Brown, Corporate Partner and co-leader of the Eversheds Sutherland...
View Article6th Annual Digital Financial Services and Fintech Conference: Digital...
Introduction On 3 December 2020, Eversheds Sutherland hosted a webinar to discuss digital resilience as part of the sixth annual Eversheds Sutherland Digital Financial Services and Fintech conference....
View Article6th Annual Digital Financial Services and Fintech Conference: Blockchain &...
Matthew Allen moderated a panel discussion on blockchain and digital assets. This featured Eleonor de Savignac (BNP Paribas) and Lex Sokolin (ConsenSys), as well as Eversheds Sutherland’s Tony...
View ArticleOur podcast series dealing with immigration updates and issues faced by the...
Our podcast series A series of podcasts focused on immigration in the education sector, providing an update on key current concerns. Specialist lawyers Nerys Ireland and Esyllt Martin cover a broad...
View ArticleLawbite: No demanding landlord here! Section 8 Housing Act Notices
Cynthia Prempeh v Ferakh Lakhany (2020) EWCA Civ 422 The Court of Appeal has upheld a County Court’s decision that a s.8 notice under the Housing Act 1988 (the “1988 Act”) was valid despite it...
View ArticleFrom crisis to opportunity - Pandemic-driven distressed asset and entity...
Amidst the economic turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses from different sectors face intense operational and financial pressures and the need to create liquidity. These challenges are...
View ArticleNew forms for notification of transactions under the Italian foreign direct...
Following the COVID-19 outbreak, many European countries widened the objective scope of application of their foreign investment protection regime with the view to protect their strategic assets from...
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