Brexit: Energy Trade Agreement
From 1 January 2021, the Trade and Co-operation Agreement (the “Agreement”) governing the relationship between the UK and the EU came into effect. The Agreement details the commitments made by both...
View ArticleDisclosure of climate-related information by listed companies: examining the...
As outlined in our December briefing, as anticipated, for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2021, premium listed commercial companies will have to make climate-related disclosures in...
View ArticleEversheds Sutherland property column: January 2021
Should landlords and tenants turn to "turnover"? The commercial real estate market has been disrupted by COVID-19 and the Coronavirus Act 2020, and no sector more so than the bricks and mortar of the...
View Article6th Annual Digital Financial Services and Fintech Conference: Artificial...
Simon Gamlin moderated a panel discussion with Charlotte Walker-Osborn, Simon Walker and Orlando Machado. Together, they challenged the common ‘all powerful robot’ stereotype that springs to mind...
View ArticleGlobal Energy Group-Our Predictions for 2021
As we look ahead to another excitng year, see 7 predictions from our Global Energy Lawyers about what to expect in 2021, from oil markets to hydrogen and nuclear power plants. Year of setting the...
View ArticlePodcast: What does the US election result mean for tax, international trade...
Episode 1 Now that the race to the White House seems to be over, we examine what a change of administration will mean for businesses in the US and those interested in making an investment. In the...
View ArticleKey considerations for firms and funds in the FCAs temporary permissions...
The FCA updated its temporary permissions regime (TPR) webpages on 31 December 2020 to clarify that the TPR enables relevant EEA firms and funds which were passporting into the UK when the...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Trade Credit Insurance: Extended Government Support - UK
What is Trade Credit Insurance? Trade credit insurance provides cover for businesses who sell goods and services to customers on credit terms, in the event that the customer fails to pay its debt (or...
View ArticleFCA Test Case Supreme Court Judgment
Supreme Court Broadens Circumstances in which Covid-19 BI Policyholders can recover 15 January 2021 - The Supreme Court has today widened the circumstances in which business interruption insurance...
View ArticleWhat is the future of real estate?
On 12th January, the UK India Business Council hosted its first webinar of the new year discussing what the future of real estate will look like in 2021 and beyond. For more information - and to...
View ArticleFailure to Prevent Economic Crime One step closer?
Following six years of calls from parties interested in combatting economic crime, including the current Director of the Serious Fraud Office and her most recent predecessor, the House of Commons...
View ArticleThird national risk assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing...
Introduction On 17 December 2020, HM Treasury and the Home Office published the UK’s third National Risk Assessment (NRA) of the threat of money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF). The NRA is...
View ArticleESMA statement on UK firms relying upon reverse solicitation for the...
ESMA’s statement “Reminder to firms of the MiFID II rules on ‘reverse solicitation’ in the context of the recent end of the UK transition period”, warns UK firms against “questionable practices”...
View ArticleConstruction Leadership Council release a new briefing - Covid-19 and Claims...
The Construction Leadership Council (“CLC”) released on 11 January 2021 a new briefing in which it summarises the results of a recent survey relating to construction claims and disputes during the...
View ArticleCSSF publishes requirements for SFDR compliance for UCITS and AIFs and fast...
On 16 December 2020, the CSSF published a Communication on regulatory requirements and fast track procedure in relation to Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on sustainability-related ...
View ArticleNew amendments to the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) legislation in Italy
Following the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy back on 8 April 2020, the Italian FDI regime embodied in Law Decree 21/2012 has been widely extended in its scope, in particular with Law Decree no. 23/2020...
View ArticleThe Italian Customs and Monopolies Agency issues operating instructions for...
The Italian Customs and Monopolies Agency (in Italian Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli – “ADM” or “Agency”) has recently published Note No. 49 (the “Note”), containing some relevant operating...
View ArticleWorking From Home The Hong Kong Privacy Commissioners Practical Guidance...
On 30 November 2020, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong (“the PCPD”) issued three practical guidance notes relating to work-from-home (“WFH”) arrangements for (1)...
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