The impact of BaFins new performance fee clauses for German domestic UCITS
Introduction The German regulator BaFin updated the requirements for cost clauses of domestic UCITS funds in June 2018, including the requirements for performance fees. Since then, it has been...
View ArticleThe rise of AI and Robotics in Retail - is it forging ahead of the law?
AI AND ROBOTICS IN RETAIL HAS UNSTOPPABLE MOMENTUM. IT WILL BE A KEY FOCUS AND POTENTIAL DIFFERENTIATOR FOR RETAILERS Earlier this year, MEPs voted for a set of regulations to be drafted to govern the...
View ArticleHousing for Older and Disabled People Guides councils in preparing...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published new guidance on 26 June 2019 in relation to housing for older and disabled people. The guidance forms part of National Planning...
View ArticleEversheds Sutherland response to UK Jurisdiction Taskforce consultation on...
Introduction The Eversheds Sutherland Cryptoassets team regularly contributes to consultations launched by governments and regulatory bodies, and has given evidence to Parliament regarding the...
View ArticleUK: Government lays regulations extending RHI Tariff Guarantees before...
Earlier this month, we published an article on extending the renewable heat incentive (RHI) tariff guarantee deadline extension in the UK. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy...
View ArticleUK: Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Delivery Plan for London
Last week, the EV Infrastructure Taskforce (EVIT), which brings together experts from Transport for London and Greater London Authority, announced a new plan to deliver electric vehicle infrastructure...
View ArticleEducation Briefing - Changing Directions Employment Update
Quarterly UK employment update April to June 2019 - a backward glance Development Impact on instituti...
View ArticleGround Rent Zero - the Government's Response to Consultation on Leasehold...
The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, James Brokenshire, has published the Government’s response to the consultation on leasehold reform. Described as delivering on the...
View ArticleCase comment: Amey Highways Limited v West Sussex County Council
The recent High Court decision in Amey Highways Limited v West Sussex County Council has clarified that abandoning a procurement will not automatically extinguish pre-existing causes of action....
View ArticleEducation briefing - Brexit: the effects on Intellectual Property in the...
Why does Brexit matter to IP? Organisations working within the education sector from universities, colleges, academies and online course content providers to examining bodies all have at the heart of...
View ArticleImportant Supreme Court ruling on Restrictive Covenants
Contractual terms which aim to prevent an employee from joining a competitor immediately after leaving employment are, in principle, unenforceable unless they are necessary to protect a legitimate...
View ArticleOn Trend Retail Lettings
Eversheds Sutherland property column: July 2019 With nothing but doom and gloom making the news about the high street and retailers of all sorts seeking company voluntary arrangements, one could be...
View ArticleShaping up for summer its not just fund benchmarks which need your focus
Introduction Following the publication of the FCA’s Policy Statement PS19/4 “Asset Management Market Study – further remedies” in February this year, there are just a few weeks left to ensure fund...
View ArticleLuxembourg Register of Beneficial Owners - must be completed by 31 August 2019
What is the register of beneficial owners? By transposing Art. 30 of the Directive (EU) 2015/849 (the 4th anti-money laundering directive), the Luxembourg law of 13 January 2019 established a...
View ArticleThe Impact of sustainability on the food and beverage sector new report launch
We are delighted to share with you our latest Consumer sector Thought Leadership report ‘Reshaping your business: The impact of sustainability on the food and beverage sector’. In this latest report...
View ArticleEuropean Court rules that VAT on fund management costs are not recoverable...
The European Court of Justice has determined that the VAT on the costs of management of the investment fund held by the University of Cambridge are not recoverable as input tax. The University argued...
View ArticleLifecare decision merits careful consideration
A Planning Inspector has decided that ‘event fees’ should be taken into account in assessing the viability of retirement living developments and their ability to contribute to planning gain. Usually...
View ArticleEducation HR e-briefing: Court of Appeal loosens limits to contractual...
Introduction An attempt to change the terms and conditions of employment of existing staff where any of the new terms are less favourable is bound to carry risk. Should the employees not accept the...
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