FATF 2018 Report UK has robust AML regime but must do more with SARs
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has published its 2018 mutual evaluation report of the UK’s anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing (AML/CTF) regime, following its assessment of...
View ArticleNew naming and shaming risk for businesses publishing their 2018 modern...
The Government is increasingly concerned that “…too many [businesses] are still failing to meet their basic legal obligations” when it comes to tackling modern slavery in supply chains. Over the last...
View ArticleLand development agreements and public procurement regulation: Faraday...
In its Faraday decision the Court of Appeal has set aside a concluded land development agreement between a local authority and a developer for having been concluded in breach of procurement...
View ArticleMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing: The Councils Action Plan 2018
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the European Union (the “Council”) has continued to strengthen the anti-money laundering and terrorist financing framework, with the recent introduction...
View ArticleUK: BEIS Update on the UK Capacity Market
The UK's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (“BEIS”) has now released a further update on the Capacity Market following the General Court’s Tempus Energy judgment which led to the...
View ArticleECJ confirms that the UK can unilaterally revoke Article 50 TEU
On 10 December 2018, the full court of the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”), the EU’s highest court, confirmed that the UK can revoke its intention to leave the EU unilaterally in Case C-621/18...
View ArticleConsidering the impact of the proposed Brexit deal on Chemicals Regulation...
On 4 December 2018, Eversheds Sutherland’s Elizabeth Shepherd was on a panel providing oral evidence to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee at a one-off session to consider the impact...
View ArticleCorporate Claims Bulletin - November 2018
LIABILITY McAuliffe v City of London Corporation (unreported) The claimant was injured after catching his arm on a protruding bolt, whilst cycling through a gate in Epping Forest. Subsequently, the...
View ArticleCreation of a New Netherlands Commercial Court confirmed -- international...
Creation of a New Netherlands Commercial Court confirmed -- international commercial litigation possibilities opened On 11 December 2018, the Dutch Senate voted to create the Netherlands Commercial...
View ArticleTop ten employment cases of 2018
As the year draws to a close we highlight 10 of the most significant employment and equality law cases from 2018: Gig economy and worker status Pimlico Plumbers Ltd v Smith: The SC upheld an ET’s...
View ArticleEducation pensions briefing: GMPs an answer at last?
A recent decision by the High Court in a case involving Lloyds Bank has held that pension schemes must equalise the discriminatory effects of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions (GMPs). The decision affects...
View ArticleFinal Wates Corporate Governance Principles for Large Private Companies...
Summary The Financial Reporting Council (“FRC”) has published the final Wates Corporate Governance Principles for Large Private Companies and supporting guidance (&...
View ArticleSuccessful end to the first UK deferred prosecution agreement
On 30 November 2015, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Standard Bank PLC, now known as ICBC Standard Bank PLC (Standard Bank), entered into the UKs first deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) under...
View ArticleCSR in environmental protection: true concern for Mother Nature or a legal...
Business is business. Making a profit is the main purpose of every company. However, in recent years more and more companies boast to the public about their initiatives to operate more sustainably....
View ArticleEU ruling on holiday pay and voluntary overtime
The EU Court of Justice has today issued a judgment that suggests employers might not have to factor pay for overtime into holiday pay calculations unless the worker is contractually obliged to work...
View ArticleInvestor's Legal Brief, December 2018
1. The Government of Lithuania agreed on rules of virtual registration office of legal entities. The Government approved the proposal of the Ministry of Economy to legalize the virtual registration...
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