Eversheds Harry Elias Enhances Banking and Financial Services Practice with...
The Singapore office of global legal practice Eversheds Sutherland today announced the appointment of Gerard Ng as a partner in the Banking and Financial Services Practice group. With over 20 years of...
View ArticleEducation - HR e-briefing - Record Keeping and the Working Time Regulations
Background In a recent decision, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that the Working Time Directive (the Directive) requires Member States to ensure that employers keep daily...
View ArticleUK Treasury Committee launch inquiry into decarbonisation of the UK economy
On 5 June 2019 the Treasury Committee launched an inquiry into the decarbonisation of the UK economy and green finance. The purpose of the inquiry is to scrutinise the role of HM Treasury (HMT),...
View ArticleEducation e-briefing - Augar review recommends wide-ranging changes to...
The long awaited report from the Augar review of post-18 education and funding in England was published by the Department for Education on 30 May 2019. Most of the widespread national media coverage...
View ArticleLeases and the hotel sector
Eversheds Sutherland property column: June 2019 Had I been preparing this article 15 or so years ago, I would have been explaining, in a reassuring way, the differences between management agreements...
View ArticleInvestor's Legal Brief, May 2019
1. First significant fine was imposed for the breaches of the General Data Protection Regulation in Lithuania The State Data Protection Inspectorate (SDPI, Inspectorate) has imposed a fine of EUR...
View ArticleHong Kongs European network of Memoranda of Understanding
Introduction The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) has been busy building a network of memoranda of understanding (“MoUs”) in Europe for the mutual recognition of funds, concluding...
View ArticleNarrow or Wide? Court aligns Germany with other jurisdictions on MFN-Clauses...
On 4 June 2019 the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf ruled in favour of Booking.com’s revised “narrow” Most Favourite Nation (“MFN”) clause (Case No. VI-Kart 2/16 (V)). The reactions were...
View ArticleNew recommendations regarding the shortage occupation list
The Migration Advisory Committee made recommendations to the Government on 29th May regarding which occupations should be added to Shortage Occupation List. The list confirms the types of jobs which...
View ArticleCourt of Appeal rules on holiday pay and voluntary overtime
Over the years, case law has extensively addressed the basis of holiday pay calculation under the Working Time Directive, leading the EU court of Justice (CJEU) to identify several overarching...
View ArticleGDPR one year on
The passage of a year since GDPR came into force has been a marker for the ICO and others to pause, reflect, and (importantly) for the ICO to give some indications as to what lies ahead. The ICO has...
View ArticleRepairing covenants - does aesthetic appearance matter?
Blue Manchester LTD v North West Ground Rents LTD [2019] EWHC 142 (TCC) The High Court confirmed earlier this year that landlords must consider aesthetic appearance when assessing repairs as they may...
View ArticleCMA's merger enforcement powers could become more intrusive
On 3 June 2019, the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) published a report1 by economic consultancy firm Lear, commissioned by the CMA, on merger control in digital markets (“Report”). On the...
View ArticleBetting and Gaming amendments for South Africa
The National Gambling Amendment Bill (“NGA Bill”), which was approved by the National Assembly of South Africa in November 2018, is presently awaiting approval from the National Council of Provinces...
View ArticleThe significance of force majeure provisions on contractual arrangements
In recent times, the increase in the occurrence of events or circumstances beyond the control of governments, companies, communities and individuals has resulted in far reaching and significant...
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