Tier 2 and 5 Addendum: what does it mean for your sponsor licence?
Home Office guidance documents for sponsor licence holders are generally updated twice a year, which last happened in April. An unscheduled update was made on 17 July 2019, rather conspicuously, to...
View ArticleEducation briefing - When doth they protest too much? Managing the risk of...
It might not be the norm for any school or college but incidents of protest or disruption are becoming a fact of life for the sector. Whether disruption arises from a disaffected parent or student, an...
View ArticleLawbite - Stripping out your business rates liability
Jackson (VO) v Canary Wharf Ltd [2019] UKUT 136 (LC) The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (“UT”) has provided helpful guidance on the valuation for business rates purposes of properties undergoing...
View ArticleOperational Resiliency for Financial Institutions
The operational resilience of retail banks operating in the United Kingdom has come under increased scrutiny following a number of high-profile IT failures and cyber-attacks. Regulators have shown a...
View ArticleEIOPA Guidance on Cloud Outsourcing July 2019
What is EIOPA? What is the purpose of the Guidelines? Who do they apply to? On 1 July 2019, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (“EIOPA”) published its consultation paper1 (the...
View ArticleWaste exclusion regulations, 2018 - Moving towards a circular economy
Introduction A circular economy is an economic system characterised by the trading of products and services in closed loops or cycles. The system is designed to be regenerative insofar as it aims to...
View ArticlePrivate prosecution of BP Southern Africa Proprietary Limited
South Africa has recently developed a culture of private prosecution. The trend towards private prosecution has largely been focused on the prosecution of individuals for corruption. The significant...
View ArticleFinancial Provision Regulations 2019
Introduction There has been significant debate amongst key stakeholders including government, mining companies, and environmental lobbyists regarding how mining companies should not only be held...
View ArticleEnvironmental newsletter, Edition 1 - South Africa
Welcome to the first edition of the Eversheds Sutherland (South Africa) Environmental Newsletter South Africa’s Environmental Laws are extremely complex, despite the implementation of the “one...
View ArticleCould shareholders inadvertently cancel their Shareholders Agreement?
Following the judgment in De Freitas v Chamdor Meat Packers [2015] JOL 33940 (GJ), when a company proposes to its shareholders the adoption of a new Memorandum of Incorporation, the shareholders...
View ArticleThe Fashion ID judgement: Plugin to be a joint controller
The Facebook “Like” button and similar social media plugin technologies (Plugin) are now so commonplace that we perhaps don’t give them a second thought. Plugins provide an easy way for consumers to...
View ArticleEversheds Sutherland advises nVent on its acquisition of Eldon
Eversheds Sutherland has advised nVent Electric plc (nVent) on its acquisition of Eldon, a privately held global manufacturer and marketer of enclosures to protect sensitive electrical, electronic and...
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