Gender pay gap reporting UK
Gender pay gap reporting came into force in the UK on 6 April 2017, requiring employers with more than 250 employees to annually report on certain information in relation to gender pay. This briefing...
View Article2020 A Year in Review - Merger Control in Ireland
A 13% Decrease in Merger Notifications, Information & Communications and Healthcare most active sectors During 2020, the Competition & Consumer Protection Commission (“CCPC”) received 41...
View ArticleA new transatlantic gold standard? - The future of US/UK trade in financial...
Redefining the UK/US trading relationship presents a unique opportunity to establish a world leading framework for cross border regulatory and supervisory cooperation, and to create a transatlantic...
View ArticleA new transatlantic gold standard? - The future of US/UK trade in financial...
10 FEBRUARY 2021 – HM TREASURY Introduction Week four of our series of webinars welcomed HM Treasury who gave further insight into the future of US/UK trade in financial services. The discussion...
View ArticleCould technology expedite an inquiry into the Covid-19 pandemic?
Boris Johnson confirmed during Prime Ministers Questions on 15 July 2020 that the UK Government would establish an “independent review” into the pandemic. There have been no further developments in...
View ArticleThe Business Banking Resolution Service Goes Live
The Business Banking Resolution Service (BBRS) launched on Monday (15 February 2021) after more than 2 years in the making. This development, slightly later than the intended launch in early 2020, is...
View ArticleHolding Directors to account - a tougher stance by the Insolvency Service?
In the wake of a number of high profile corporate collapses there have been renewed calls for a tougher stance to be taken against the directors of failed companies. The recent case The Secretary of...
View ArticleLawbite: Conditional relief following unauthorised change of use
Zash Properties Ltd v Mayworth Ltd and Landau Consulting and Investments Limited [2020] The claimant, Zash, owned a building in Streatham consisting of flats above a shop. The shop was let to the...
View ArticleData Privacy update - The ePrivacy Regulation
On the 10 February 2021, ambassadors in the Council of the European Union Permanent Representatives Committee (COREPER) announced it had agreed a negotiating mandate on a draft ePrivacy Regulation...
View ArticleData Privacy: UK Government confirms no changes to group claims regime
In August 2020 we reported on the launch of a UK Government
View ArticleUK Supreme Court decides Uber taxi-drivers are workers
Nearly six years after claims were first issued, the Supreme Court has decided that a group of Uber taxi-drivers are workers, not self-employed contractors, for national minimum wage, holiday pay and...
View ArticleBarker's Dozen box set
Welcome to the box set for our topical pensions podcast, Barker's Dozen. Each episode, François Barker, Head of Pensions, introduces an informal 13-minute discussion on a topical issue. DB to DC...
View ArticleLuxembourg Indirect Tax Authority publishes rules on appointing RR and RC...
Luxembourg Indirect Tax Authority publishes rules applicable to the appointment of RR and RC to Luxembourg RAIFs In December 2020, the Luxembourg Indirect Tax Authority (Administration de...
View ArticleLawbite: Drain onto my land? Not without my permission!
Bernel Ltd v Canal and River Trust [2021] EWHC 16 (Ch) The High Court recently held that Bernel, the Claimant developer, could not drain onto neighbouring land without the neighbour’s permission as it...
View ArticleShining a light on green loans - Updated guidance
We previously published our two part briefing titled “Shining a light on green loans and sustainability linked loans – Overview of the key features”, copies of which are available here and
View ArticlePersons unknown: Courts recognise innovative means of recovery in light of...
Background Fraud rates are stated to be at record highs, with one global survey finding that 47% of companies participating had experienced fraud within the previous 2 years (with cyber-crime...
View ArticleImpact of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement on digital services
There are 1267 pages of the EU UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the TCA) but only a few of these deal specifically with digital trade. That said, arguably, it is a positive development that the TCA...
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