Preparing for the forthcoming UK Hydrogen Strategy
The UK Government is due to announce its “Hydrogen Strategy” to promote the effective production, delivery and use of hydrogen energy across the UK. Ryan Gawrych, Principal Associate in our Hydrogen...
View ArticleGermany: New legislation imposes duties of care with respect to global...
On 11 June 2021, German Parliament passed a law which will, from 1 January 2023 onwards, impose duties of care with respect to the global supply chains of many companies incorporated or active in...
View ArticleBuilding Materials Shortages and Increased Prices: A Practical Guide
Introduction In previous articles, issued in the first year of the pandemic, we highlighted the possibility of constr...
View ArticleSpeed Brief - CRU proposed Direction to the System Operators on Data Centre...
The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has recently published a Consultation Paper on a proposed Direction to the System Operators related to Data Centre grid connection. CRU proposes to...
View ArticleLegal Advice Privilege and internal investigations - getting the basics right
The case of A v UBS AG highlights the issue of legal privilege in the context of investigations. There is a growing trend for financial institutions to commission external law firms to conduct...
View ArticleISDA publishes the 2021 ISDA Interest Rate Definitions
On 11 June 2021, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association Inc. (“ISDA”) published the 2021 ISDA Interest Rate Definitions (the “2021 Definitions”). The 2021 Definitions will replace the...
View ArticleCase Note - R (The Good Law Project) v Minister for the Cabinet Office
Summary On 9 June, judgment was handed down in R (The Good Law Project) v Minister for the Cabinet Office – a copy of the judgment can be found here. This was a Judicial Review claim brought by the...
View ArticleThe newly enacted cybercrimes act and what it means for South Africans
The newly enacted Cybercrimes Act (“Act”) not only creates offences but also codifies and imposes penalties on cybercrimes and defines cybercrime as including, but not limited to, acts such as: the...
View ArticleESG and the Sustainable Corporate Governance Initiative
The European Commission has proposed the Sustainable Corporate Governance initiative in order to ensure that environmental and social interests are fully embedded into business strategies by...
View ArticleA milestone in the recognition of Hong Kong corporate insolvency proceedings...
Executive summary On 14 May 2021, the Supreme People’s Court and the Government of the Hong Kong SAR reached a consensus for a pilot mutual recognition of corporate insolvency proceedings. Such...
View ArticleNieuwsbrief Pensioenen - juni 2021
Dit is de eerste nieuwsbrief van ES Advisory. Vanaf nu treft u hier regelmatig een nieuwsbrief gevuld met ontwikkelingen en praktische tips op het gebied van pensioenrecht. In deze nieuwsbrief:• Eric...
View ArticleGame changer - Ready for the Dutch Remote Gaming Act?
Three important innovations in gambling policy The Remote Gaming Act is an addition to, and amendment of, the Dutch Betting and Gaming Act. On 1 April 2021 the Act entered into force. Better...
View ArticlePayment Matters: No. 50
Welcome to the latest edition of Payment Matters, our regular legal update exclusively for organisations involved in the payments market. In this edition, we discuss the implications from developments...
View ArticleLawbite: Forfeiture moratorium to be extended to March 2022
Government announcements confirming the extension of restrictions on enforcement of commercial leases during Covid The forfeiture moratorium, originally put in place by the Coronavirus Act 2020, is...
View ArticleEU Commissions Preliminary View Insurance Ireland breached EU competition...
The Commission has informed Insurance Ireland, an association of Irish insurers, of its preliminary view that it breached EU antitrust rules by restricting competition in the Irish motor vehicle...
View ArticleLessons learnt from the SFCs enforcement action - Timely reminders
Background In March 2021, the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) has reprimanded and fined GEO Securities Limited (“GEO”) HK$6.3 million for breaching its licensing conditions and failures...
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