Update: Draft EU Implementing Regulation on access to service facilities and...
Executive Summary The European Commission has consulted on an implementing regulation which will provide additional detail for procedures and criteria to be followed by service facility operators in...
View ArticleUK HR E-briefing - European court gives greenlight to self-employed salesman...
Employers with large gig or on-demand workforces, particularly where some are pushing for ‘worker’ rights, face more bad news with a judgment from the EU Court of Justice. The Court decided that...
View ArticleIndustrial Strategy: what it means for automotive and AI.
A note from Robin Johnson, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland on the recently released Industrial Strategy white paper. The 2017 Industrial Strategy white paper was released on Monday, November 27 and was...
View ArticleEducation Immigration e-briefing: Right to Work - Avoiding a Civil Penalty...
Illegal Working: The civil and criminal consequences Following a number of high-profile cases, UKVI is continuing to increase its activity to tackle illegal working in the education sector. We have...
View ArticleBanks owe no duty of care to an applicant of an injunction order
The position of banks being served with a Mareva injunction order has been clarified in Hong Kong. In the recent case of Grasberg Capital Asia Limited v Bank of Communications Limited (HCA 2016/784)*,...
View ArticleHKMA publishes DLT Whitepaper 2.0
On 25 October 2017, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (“HKMA”) published the Whitepaper 2.0 (“Whitepaper 2.0”) on Distributed Ledger Technology (“DLT”). This Whitepaper 2.0 provides practical advice on...
View ArticleEducation HR e-briefing - European court gives greenlight to self-employed...
The EU Court of Justice yesterday decided that ‘workers’ who have been denied paid holiday in the belief that they were self-employed independent contractors can accumulate pay in lieu of holiday from...
View ArticleIndustrial Strategy and the automotive industry
The UK’s automotive industry has grown substantially in the past decade. The government’s previous objective to attract investment from overseas, in particular, from Japan, and more recently, India,...
View ArticleEducation e-briefing - Obligation for maintained schools and academies to...
Introduction The Technical and Further Education Act 2017 (the Act) received Royal Assent on 27 April 2017. Most of the provisions of the Act are not yet in force (see our briefing
View ArticleWho covers the VAT?
If contracts entered into before 1 January 2018 are silent on VAT, it may be possible for the supplier to increase prices to cover VAT but suppliers need to take action before the end of 2017 to be...
View ArticleAutumn Budget 2017: Extension of Substantial Shareholding Exemption (SSE) to...
This exemption may take some investors outside the new CGT charge on indirect disposals What’s new? Swamped by the latest announcements in the Budget on CGT and corporation tax changes for...
View ArticleLawbite - Bad Behaviour at the Party Wall
Peabody Trust V (1) Asher Brecher (2) Malki Brecher [2017] (QBD) (TCC) Following flagrant bad behaviour by adjoining owners, the claimant was granted default judgment and a final injunction preventing...
View ArticleThe 12 Employment Cases of 2017
As the year draws to a close we highlight 12 significant employment law cases from 2017: Tribunal fees R (Unison) v Lord Chancellor and another: Possibly the most significant court decision of the...
View ArticleCall for evidence launched in relation to breathing space initiative
The government has launched a call for evidence relative to problem debt, in order to progress with the breathing space scheme that it has committed to implement. The breathing space initiative is...
View ArticleVisa Application Checks - Reducing the Refusal Rate
It is becoming increasingly important for institutions to ensure that its prospective and current Tier 4 students’ visa applications are not refused. Visa refusals have an impact on the institution's...
View ArticleProposed revisions to the UK Corporate Governance Code
Introduciton On 5 December 2017, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) published its proposals for a revised UK Corporate Governance Code. The Code is shorter, building on the FRC’s...
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