Homesick: The new wave of injury claims against employers arising from...
There is emerging evidence that working from home for prolonged periods in the wake of Covid-19 is driving a new wave of claims against employers. The environment in which many employees now work has...
View ArticleData Protection Commission issues Annual Report for 2020
The Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) has today published its annual report for 2020. 2020 marks the second full year of application of the GDPR. The annual report provides an insight into the work...
View ArticleDigital Dispute Resolution Rules - a new approach to resolving disputes...
Last week the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce (the “UKJT”) published its draft Digital Dispute Resolution Rules for a new arbitration procedure aimed at facilitating the rapid and cost-effective resolution...
View ArticleWhat does changing IR35 mean for UK businesses?
The UK off-payroll working rules, commonly known as IR35, have been in existence since the early 2000’s and are designed to ensure that individuals who work in a similar way to employees, such as some...
View ArticleEversheds Sutherland Corporate tracker key legislation
In this e-briefing we bring you the Corporate Legislation Tracker, which was produced by Kingsley Ong and Sin Joh Chuang in partnership with LexisNexis. This tracker highlights recent amendments and...
View ArticleA new chapter for UK Exchange Traded Funds
FCA publishes revised rules for a more proportionate listing regime While the Financial Times reports trading in Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”) is surging across European stock exchanges, the UK ETF...
View ArticleCoronavirus - Preparing for the 2021 AGM and reporting season new guidance...
The Covid-19 pandemic necessitated most UK traded companies putting in place special arrangements for holding their AGMs during 2020. This looks set to continue in 2021 as the UK government plans to...
View ArticleVAT and the Gig Economy in the UK
A recent Supreme Court decision that determined that Uber drivers should be treated as employees of Uber rather than self-employed could have significant consequences on the way that the gig economy...
View ArticleIncome Strips an alternative funding solution for education institutions
With education institutions under increasing economic pressure in the ever changing landscape of the pandemic, many are looking at alternative funding structures to finance their capital developments...
View ArticlePublic Sector Exit Payments top-ups due as regulations revoked
Further to our speedbrief on the disapplication of the £95,000 cap on public sector exit payments (the “Cap”), HM Treasury has now laid regulations to formally revoke The Restriction of Public Sector...
View ArticleMaking the complex clear Financial Services and the trade and co-operation...
With a leading pan-European financial services team and a Tier 1 ranked Brexit advisory practice Eversheds Sutherland is one of the leading thought leaders on the impact of Brexit on financial...
View ArticleFCA Guidance - Fair Treatment of Vulnerable Customers
In September 2020 our article discussed the Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”) proposed guidance for treatment of vulnerable customer...
View ArticleTCFD & Climate Disclosures ClientEarth Calls for Tougher Laws and Stronger...
In November 2020 our briefing on the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) “Climate Thematic” report highlighted their conclusion that there was much room for i...
View ArticleDue diligence in Intellectual Property acquisitions
Whenever Intellectual Property (IP) is being acquired in the context of business transactions, either by way of an asset sale or through a merger/stock purchase, it is customary and prudent for the...
View ArticleChanges in court and arbitration proceedings against the background of...
The professionalisation of public procurement court proceedings is a process of distinguishing a specialisation in dealing with a certain category of disputed civil cases. It includes a structural...
View ArticlePodcast: Global M&A market trends in 2020/21
At the beginning of 2020, few could have predicted the devastating impact COVID-19 would have on the world. In terms of the M&A market, 2020 was very much a year of two halves with many regions...
View ArticleEducation Briefing - Have you got a minute? Student accommodation contracts:...
Student accommodation remains under the spotlight with media headlines highlighting student demands for rent rebates and refunds and scrutiny intensifying around whether students are entitled to...
View ArticleGrossly unreasonable and aberrant disciplinary hearing outcomes and...
Most employers go to great lengths to ensure that they treat their employees fairly during their disciplinary hearings. They sometimes even appoint expert external chairpersons to preside over...
View ArticleEducation briefing - Public Sector Exit Payments top-ups due as...
Further to our briefing on 16 February (see here) on the disapplication of the £95,000 cap on public sector exit payments(the “Cap”), H...
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