Lenders decision not to offer interest only terms
Pursuant to provisions in the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the Equality Act 2010 (‘the Equality Legislation’), if a policy makes it impossible or unreasonably difficult for a disabled person...
View ArticleKuwait & Lebanon: update on renewable energy projects in progress
KUWAIT Background As part of vision 2030, His Highness the Amir of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has stated that 15% (approximately 2.5GW) of Kuwait’s electricity must...
View ArticleGlobal Cryptocurrency Classification System
Eversheds Sutherland has launched a functional classification system for cryptocurrencies. With the clean energy sector moving towards tokenising energy products, usually using crypto-voucher systems,...
View ArticleUK: Government launches review of the Capacity Market scheme
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) published on 8 August 2018 a call for evidence as the first stage of the ongoing review process of the Capacity Market (CM), the...
View ArticleAcademies Briefing Autumn 2018
In this issue:• The impact of GDPR on requests for pupil data, past and present• Academy mergers - risks and opportunities from an IT perspective• A guide to apprenticeships for the school workforce•...
View ArticleLaw Commission publishes consultation paper on electronic signatures
Introduction In December 2017, the Law Commission of England and Wales (the “Law Commission”) published their Thirteenth Programme of Law Reform1 which highlighted electronic signatures...
View ArticleA domestic State aid regime and the challenge of a no deal Brexit
The UK Government has recently indicated its intention to transpose the EU State aid rules into domestic legislation, even in the event of the UK exiting the EU without a Withdrawal Agreement on 29...
View ArticleUK pensions speedbrief: Will your scheme be caught by the new master trust...
The new regime for the authorisation and supervision of master trusts is due to come into force on 1 October 2018 and existing master trusts will need to apply for authorisation from the Pensions...
View ArticleLawbite: Money, money, money injunctions and rights to light
Beaumont Business Centres Limited v Florala Properties Limited [2018] EWHC 2112 (Ch) The High Court was not persuaded that Beaumont, the Claimant, should be precluded from continuing with its claim...
View ArticleImmigration E-briefing: Brexit: What should the future requirements be for...
Will the end of free movement between the UK and EU prevent future employer access to lower skilled workers? A new report analyses how the UK’s ability to fill low-skilled roles may be maintained...
View ArticleUpdate on the New Prospectus Regulation
Background The new Prospectus Regulation came into force on 20 July 2017 and is similar to the current Prospectus Directive (2003/71/EC) but there are some relaxations to the regime which will be...
View ArticleShortening the long arm of the law the Second Circuit limits the...
On August 24, 2018, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in United States v. Hoskins rejected the government’s broad reading of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and ruled that a...
View ArticleThe Director Of The Serious Fraud Office V Eurasian Natural Resources...
On 5 September 2018, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment1 in the appeal from the decision of the High Court in The Director of the Serious F...
View ArticleUK Pensions Speedbrief: PPF compensation cap unlawful
Hampshire v PPF The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has in the case of Hampshire v PPF accepted the opinion of the Advocate General and ruled th...
View ArticleLawbite: Time after Time
Palo Alto Limited, Peter Weiss and David Hedges v Alnor Estates Limited [2018] UKUT 0231 (TCC) The Upper Tribunal has approved the First-Tier Tribunal’s decision to rectify leases which a landlord,...
View ArticleLawbite: Mistakes can be common and costly
CDS (Superstores International) Limited v Place Road Properties Limited (Unreported) The County Court in Bristol has agreed to rectify the rent and rent review provisions in a lease on the basis that...
View ArticleIncome Strip, Annuity, Bond alternative investment in real estate
Eversheds Sutherland property column: September 2018 Originally published in Practical law In these uncertain times, if cash is king, income is emperor. As a consequence, investors are looking for...
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