Withholding tax on royalties for German IP
Following much conjecture over the past 12 months, the German Federal Ministry of Finance has now confirmed that non-German companies with registered German intellectual property (IP) are liable to...
View ArticleLawbite: Business Rates sham leases revisited (again)
Isle Investments Ltd v Leeds City Council [2021] EWHC 345 When is an ‘artificial ‘ lease a sham and when is an ‘artificial’ lease not a sham? The answer, in this particular instance, seems to have...
View ArticleUK Infrastructure Bank
On 3rd March 2021, the UK Government published further details of the UK Infrastructure Bank, building on the National Infrastructure Strategy published in November 2020. The announcement confirms...
View ArticleThe new world of witness evidence in the business and property courts
Practice Direction 57AC, makes significant changes to the remit of witness statements in the business and property courts and imposes strict sanctions for non-compliance. So, what does it mean for...
View ArticleWhats on your data to-do list? Top priorities for 2021
Pension funds are full of the two things most attractive to hackers: data and money. But its not just hackers that you need to focus on when it comes to pensions data. Brief summary This speedbrief...
View ArticleConcurrent regulatory and civil proceedings- Judicial review decision a...
When things go wrong for firms operating in the financial services sector it is not unusual for the business and those running it to face proceedings on multiple fronts including civil claims and...
View ArticleA new transatlantic gold standard? - The future of US/UK trade in financial...
A NEW TRANSATLANTIC GOLD STANDARD? A SERIES OF FIRESIDE CHATS ON THE FUTURE OF US/UK TRADE IN FINANCIAL SERVICES POST BREXIT 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - The Department for International Trade and the...
View ArticleA new transatlantic gold standard? - The future of US/UK trade in financial...
A NEW TRANSATLANTIC GOLD STANDARD? A SERIES OF FIRESIDE CHATS ON THE FUTURE OF US/UK TRADE IN FINANCIAL SERVICES POST BREXIT 3 February 2021 - Securities industry and financial markets association...
View ArticleBudget Day 2021: Clean Energy Budget Update
In the same way that the Energy White Paper made all the right noises, so does this Budget. What it lacks in detail it makes up for in fanfare. However, detail is required particularly around how the...
View ArticleEducation briefing - Recruitment of a new College Principal: How best is...
Selecting a new Principal is one of the most important (and difficult) decisions any Further Education or Sixth Form College can take. It is a key responsibility that falls on Corporation members and...
View ArticleThe UK consumer law regime post Brexit
Consumer protection law has developed across the European Union (‘EU’) member states by way of various directives and regulations aiming to improve and co-ordinate the contractual relationships...
View ArticleModernising consumer protection: future differences between EU and UK...
EU derived consumer protection laws have long been implemented and embedded into the UK’s own legislative regime, consolidated by UK-specific law. However, following Brexit, the UK will no longer be...
View ArticleThe UKs New Autonomous Export Control and Sanctions Regimes
Following the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020, the UK is now a third country vis-a-vis the EU. In this briefing we explore the impact of this change in relationship on the UK’s...
View ArticleSFDR introduces new sustainability disclosure obligations for Irish pension...
An increasing requirement for Irish pension trustees to consider the sustainability of their investments has already been flagged under both the IORP II Directive (not yet in force in Ireland) and the...
View ArticleHigh Court considers cut-off date and costs of advertising under a GLO
Weaver v British Airways Plc [2021] EWHC 2017 (2 February 2021) Facts of the case Following a cyberattack on British Airways (BA), large numbers of claims were made alleging that the attack’s success...
View ArticleMarketing into the EU: Considerations for US asset managers
With a total population of 446 million inhabitants and a nominal collective GDP of around US$14 trillion, the European Union (“EU”) represents the world’s second largest market and a key target for...
View ArticleEducation briefing - Sixth form colleges converting to academies is now a...
Introduction The recent White Paper on post 16 education shows a clear ambition to focus on skills training. Sixth form colleges with a predominantly academic offering, may be left wondering how they...
View ArticleRecommendations from the UK Listings Review published
Amid the coverage of the Chancellor’s budget announcements on 3 March 2021, you may have missed that the report of the independent review into the UK’s listing regime was also published. The UK...
View ArticleEversheds Sutherland have advised G4S on the restructuring of its global...
Eversheds Sutherland have advised G4S on the restructuring of its global Cash Handling Business across 28 countries and the disposal of that business to Brink’s; completing the divestment from its...
View ArticleThe consumer law implications of the Penrose report
On 16 February 2021, John Penrose MP published his independent report “Power to the People” (the “Report”). The Report contains proposals to improve the UK consumer and competition regime within the...
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