Tunisian health and legal requirements around the vaccination program
This article provides a practical guidance to employers in relation to the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in Tunisia, including whether an employer may require its workforce to be vaccinated for...
View ArticleUpdate | Enforcement of UK Judgments in Ireland and the UKs Request to...
Before 1 January 2021 cross-border enforcement of judgments between Ireland and the UK was governed by Brussels Recast1. Following the UK’s exit from the EU, and as and from the 1 January 2021, the...
View ArticleFocus on Fire Safety
The Fire Safety Bill (FSB) received Royal Assent on 29 April 2021, enacting the Fire Safety Act 2021 (the Act). Although parts of the Act will not come into force immediately, it is seen as a positive...
View ArticleWill blended working be the new norm in the UK? Returning to the workplace...
In our series of return to work updates, we have considered: Part 1: the broader employment law themes arising in connection with the easing of lockdown
View ArticleLeasehold Home Ownership
Summary of Law Commission’s Recommendations for Reform Home ownership in England and Wales is set for a historic shake up. Leaseholders are likely to find it easier, simpler and cheaper to buy their...
View ArticleSPACs: Proposed UK listing rule changes
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation paper proposing changes to the Listing Rules and technical guidance as they apply to Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) in...
View ArticleMandatory extension of support for producers of electricity from renewable...
On 15 April 2021, the Government of the Slovak Republic approved a draft amendment to Act No. 309/2009 Coll., on the Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources, which introduces a mandatory extension of...
View ArticleNew Act on the Registration of Beneficial Owners
A completely new Act on the Registration of Beneficial Owners will enter into force on 1 June 2021. The changes that the law will introduce are important for many legal entities and trust funds, which...
View ArticleEmployment contract, contract for work and services, free service contract...
The essential characteristic of a "genuine" employment contract is the personal dependence of the employee on the employer. Indicative for the genuine employment contract is the obligation of the...
View ArticleFCA publishes findings of its MiFID II product governance review
Background The FCA’s MiFID II product governance review is based on a sample of 8 asset management firms with assets under management ranging from £2billion to £100billion. The review found that some...
View ArticleEU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
On 21 April 2021, the EU published documents relating to key elements in the EU’s Sustainable Finance Package – the Taxonomy Delegated Act1, amendments to the U...
View ArticleManchester Arena suspect had a right to privacy in his arrest but damages...
Abstract: This article reviews Sicri v Associated Newspapers in which Mr Justice Warby awarded a suspect in the Manchester Arena bombing, who was named in a MailOnline article, £88,000 in compensation...
View ArticleUS House AI Task Force Is the latest authority to address algorithms and racism
On May 7, 2021, the US House of Representatives Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) held a hearing on “Equitable Algorithms: How Human-Centered AI can Address Systemic Racism and Racial Justice...
View ArticleQueens Speech indicates future direction of UK rail
The UK Government has signalled, through the Queen’s Speech of 11 May which set out its strategic priorities for recovering from events of the past year, that rail infrastructure will continue to have...
View ArticleLawbite: A New Look for CVAs?
Lazari Properties 2 Limited and Others – v – New Look Retailers Limited [2021] EWHC 1209 (Ch) Landlords had been hoping that the eagerly awaited decision on the challenge to New Look’s CVA would help...
View ArticleThe Sustainable Finance Package: Commission amends MiFID, UCITS and AIFM...
As part of its Sustainable Finance Package the European Commission has adopted various amending regulations to effect the integration of sustainability factors into: organisational requirements and...
View ArticlePension transfers new conditions to combat scams
The Department for Work and Pensions has recently published a consultation on draft regulations designed to combat pension scams. This is a topic high on MPs’ list of concerns in the pensions field,...
View ArticleChina publishes second draft on PRC Cybersecurity and Data Protection Laws...
On 29 April 2021, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China published the second draft of the Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL Draft 2”) and the Data Security Law...
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