Covid-19 Business interruption insurance - Takeaways from the FBD insurance...
Mr Justice McDonald delivered a landmark decision in favour of policyholders on 5 February 2021, in four test cases brought by publicans against FBD Insurance plc that will afford clarity and set a...
View ArticlePPF levy 2021/22: deadlines are approaching
In its latest levy rules consultation, the PPF (the UK’s pension lifeboat fund) said its focus was on “striking the right balance” between the levy amount it needs to collect and the immediate...
View ArticleOpportunity in the face of uncertainty: how the education sector will adapt...
In the age of the pandemic, change in the way we now occupy and use space is a consistent theme and this is especially true for the higher education sector. With severe disruption to how students...
View ArticleThinking of resigning with immediate effect? Think again.
Our labour courts and labour appeal courts have repeatedly been asked to determine whether an employee may resign with immediate effect (in other words, circumvent his/her notice period) without the...
View ArticlePodcast: Corporate reorganizations in the FS sector
In our new series of podcasts focusing on corporate reorganizations, we discuss how reorganizations differ in the Financial Services (FS) sector, how Brexit has triggered many transformational...
View ArticleEU DAC 7 Digital platforms to report information on their users to the tax...
The EU’s Directive on Administrative Cooperation in the field of taxation (2011/16/EU) was adopted in 2011 “… to give Member States the power to efficiently cooperate at international level to...
View ArticleCoronavirus - COVID-19 testing in the workplace - UK
The UK Government has made it clear that it views COVID-19 testing, alongside vaccinations and existing COVID-protections, to be key to breaking the chain of virus transmission. Workplace testing is...
View ArticleSupreme Court decides that SFO does not have the power to compel a foreign...
R (on the application of KBR, Inc) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office [2021] UKSC 2 Facts of the case On 25 July 2017, as part of a criminal investigation into KBR Ltd, the UK subsidiary of US...
View ArticleLawbite: Fault and fairness
Kent v Guest [2021] EWHC 51 (Ch) The High Court has re-affirmed the approach to the ‘fault grounds’ relied upon by a landlord who wishes to oppose a new tenancy under section 30(1)(a) to (c) of the...
View ArticleConducting credit checks on customers? You may require prior authorisation
For those who aren’t aware, the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”) came into force on 1 July 2020, and has allowed organisations a twelve month grace period to become fully...
View ArticleCorona Aid for Companies: Applications for Bridge Aid III now possible
Corona Aid for Companies On February 10, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy opened the application process for the so-called Bridge Aid III. 1. Who can apply for Bridge Aid III?...
View ArticleRowe & Ors v Ingenious Media Holdings PLC & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 29
Court of Appeal provides guidance on circumstances in which a defendant seeking security for costs may be required to provide a cross undertaking in damages as a condition of ordering security – and...
View ArticlePublic Sector Exit Payments Regulations to be revoked
On Friday afternoon the Government announced a surprise U-turn on the controversial £95,000 cap on public sector exit payments (the “Cap”), effectively disapplying the Cap with immediate effect. The...
View ArticleThe shape of things to come - What to expect in the Year of the Ox
Each new year celebration is an opportunity to take stock of changes and developments over the past 12 months and look forward to what the new year may bring. This Chinese New Year, as we transition...
View ArticleCourt of Appeal reconfirms that, absent special factors, costs will normally...
Frederick Digby v Melford Capital Partners (Holdings) LLP & Ors [2020] EWCA Civ 1647 Facts of the Case Melford Capital Partners and others (together the “Respondents”) applied on short notice for...
View ArticleEducation briefing - Public Sector exit cap disapplied
On Friday afternoon the Government announced a surprise U-turn on the controversial £95,000 cap on public sector exit payments (the “Cap”), effectively disapplying the Cap with immediate effect. It...
View Article