The FCA issue a wide ranging Dear CEO letter in the wake of their Supreme...
The Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") has published a Dear CEO letter following the handing down of judgment by the Supreme Court in the business interruption test case on 15 January 2021 (the...
View ArticleExtinguishing Intra-EU Bilateral Investment Treaties: Recent Developments
Krzysztof Wierzbowski (Member of the European Advisory Board of the CPR Institute) and Aleksander Szostak prepared a brief overview of recent developments concerning intra-EU bilateral investment...
View ArticleEversheds Sutherland Financial Services: A new transatlantic gold standard?...
20 January 2021 - HM treasury Introduction Our series of webinars opened with a “fireside chat” with HM Treasury. The discussion covered the following key issues: The Global Financial Partnership...
View ArticleLighting up before work - they cant fire you or can they? Whether or not...
The recent CCMA decision in the matter between Rankeng v Signature Cosmetics and Fragrance (Pty) Ltd made headlines as the CCMA ruled that the company’s decision to dismiss an employee (Rankeng) for...
View Article30 day deadline - personal responsibility for late payment of suppliers
The Government has announced reforms to late payment guidance and legislation which carry a sting in the tail for CEOs and FDs. According to a BEIS press release, comp...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Implementation of Collective Bargaining Agreement for COVID-19...
Implementation of Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) on employment law and operational measures for COVID-19 tests The general “Collective Bargaining Agreement“ (CBA) for COVID-19 tests was...
View ArticleHM Treasurys Review of the UK funds regime: a call for input
On 26 January, HM Treasury (“HMT”) published their “Review of the UK funds regime: A call for input” seeking comments from market participants and other interested parties on a large numbe...
View ArticleNew Code of Practice on Bullying at Work
A new Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Prevention and Resolution of Bullying at Work came into effect on 23 December 2020. The new code of practice (the “Code”) was prepared jointly...
View ArticleAll Roads Lead to Rome: Court of Appeal upholds decision preventing reviving...
Overview On 27 July 2020, the Court of Appeal handed down its decision in Mulrooney v Looney and FSNI1, an appeal from a decision of the High Court dismissing proceedings against the Second Named...
View ArticleGermany changes its antitrust laws The new Antitrust Digitisation Act will...
On 14 January 2020, the German parliament (Bundestag) passed a long-awaited amendment to German Antitrust law (Act against Restraints of Competition (ARC)). It has been dubbed the ARC Digitialisation...
View ArticleAre you really giving your consent freely?
In early January 2021, WhatsApp notified its users that it had updated its terms of service and privacy policy. It said that its users would have to agree to let its parent company, Facebook, and its...
View ArticleSustainability Linked Lending Who cares wins
Contents - Embracing Sustainability - Borrowing sustainably - Environmental Sustainability - Social Sustainability - Governance Sustainability - What about the future? - How Eversheds Sutherland can...
View ArticleCOVID vaccination and the workplace: a global view
Around the world, employers are continuing to grapple with the ever-changing demands of the pandemic. As the devastating impact continues, hopes have been raised that vaccines will constrain the...
View ArticleHow technology is helping to retain clients and lower costs for the legal...
Interview with James Barrett, Senior Legal Project Manager in Eversheds Sutherland International’s Propel team“The UK economy suffered a bigger slump than any other major European economy in the...
View ArticleThe Importance of Right Timing No Delay in Application for Injunction to...
In the recent case AB Club Ltd & Anors v Chan Yin Ki Cubie & Anors [2020] HKCFI 2769, the Court of First Instance refused to grant an interim interim injunction to restrain the former...
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