Restoring Trust in Audit and Corporate Governance what it means for...
In March 2021 the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) published its white paper “Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance”. The white paper...
View ArticleEducation briefing - Immigration round-up
Welcome to the first of our regular immigration round-ups, providing a helpful summary of what's new and in the pipeline for UK immigration, along with links to a wealth of detailed resources and...
View ArticleVAT and Employees Pension Fund
Overview On 23 March 2021, the Irish Revenue Commissioners (“Irish Revenue”) published an update to their Tax and Duty Manual entitled Employer’s Entitlement to Deductibility of VAT Incurred in the...
View ArticleI may not be (vacc)seeing you anytime soon, is it worth the shot?
The advent of the Covid-19 vaccine has raised many complex questions in the workplace. One such question entails whether employers are entitled to require their employees to take the Covid vaccine,...
View ArticleThe Reimbursement of Maternity Leave Pay Scheme goes live
Overview Statutory maternity leave (“ML”) has increased from 10 weeks to 14 weeks from December 11, 2020 as we have discussed in our
View ArticleReturning to work as the English lockdown eases
As the UK Government moves to step two of its Roadmap out of lockdown for England, how should employers respond as they contemplate returning some employees to the workplace? While organisations are...
View ArticleNew FCA and Pensions Regulator guide on supporting members with financial...
Summary The Pensions Regulator and the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) have issued welcome guidance in the form of their joint guide for employers and trustees (the “<...
View ArticleUnion Connectivity Review The UK Strategic Transport Network vision
Introduction A key objective of the UK Government’s ‘Build Back Better from COVID-19’ and levelling up economic recovery agenda is to boost transport connectivity through high quality transport...
View ArticleThe Future of US Sanctions Policy
On 7 November 2020, Joe Biden was announced the winner of the United States (US) election. Despite resistance from the Trump administration and allegations of voter fraud, the federal General Services...
View ArticleCPS bolster efforts to tackle economic crime
On 30 March 2021, the Crown Prosecution Service (‘CPS’) announced the launch of its very first economic crime strategy. The five year plan, which has been branded ambitious, highlights the agency’s...
View ArticleThe role of the INED
What are regulators’ expectations of independent non-executive directors (INEDs) of regulated financial services firms? As noted in a recent speech by Elizabeth McCaul, member of the Supervisory Board...
View ArticleTakeover panels response to takeover code changes
The Code Committee of the Takeover Panel has published a Response Statement following the October 2020 consultation paper (PCP 2020/1) (PCP) on proposed amendments to the Takeover Code (Code) in...
View ArticleWith less than 100 days to go until POPIA kicks in, the Information...
In early January 2021, the messaging service WhatsApp notified its users that it had updated its privacy terms and conditions. It said that its users will have to agree to lets its parent company,...
View ArticleA better approach to business growth - Eversheds Sutherland Global ESG...
ESG and climate risk are not just regulatory issues, they are a board level strategic issue. Failure to take appropriate steps could leave an organisation exposed to material business risks...
View ArticleRestoring Trust in Audit and Corporate Governance The role of directors...
In his report on the quality and effectiveness of audit, published in December 2019 (“the Brydon Review”), Sir Donald Brydon examined the challenge of fraud in the context of corporate reporting. He...
View ArticleHong Kong is on its way to a mandatory data breach notification regime
In this digital age, more and more information is stored and processed in electronic form. If a financial institution can make better use of its data, it will likely have an impact on the business...
View ArticleAnti-money laundering remains a hot topic in the global investigation and...
One clear consensus amongst our global team of lawyers is that anti-money laundering (AML) will remain a hot topic in the global investigation and enforcement space. AML is an important issue in and...
View ArticleAttorney-Client Privilege in Litigation, Internal Investigations, and...
Privilege is an important legal protection that a client may acquire through engaging an attorney. In general, privilege protects from disclosure communications between attorney and client. Other...
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