SCA Adjustment Period and 18 month phased SCA implementation, confirmed by...
1. Open Banking – ASPSPs 6 Month Adjustment Period (SCA/SS+) On 9 August 2019, the FCA expressed their concerns that there could be serious disruption to the continuity of third party providers...
View ArticleESMA Consultation Paper Guidelines on Performance Fees in UCITS
Introduction On 16 July 2019 the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) launched a public consultation in respect of draft guidelines on performance fees under the Undertakings for...
View ArticleUK: Repowering Wind
Our UK clean energy team have partnered with PLC to produce a detailed note on repowering wind projects once they near the end of their life. The note sets out the key issues associated with...
View ArticleThe Property Sector Transformation Code: Estate agents take note
The Property Sector needs to be aware of the Property Sector Transformation Charter Code (“the Property Charter”) as Section 20(1) of the Property Practitioners Bill (“the PPB”) states that:“The...
View ArticleEducation briefing Government announces plans to extend redundancy...
On 25 January 2019 the Government published a consultation under the Good Work plan on proposals to extend redundancy protection for women and new parents. The consultation, which ran until 5 April...
View ArticleICO updates guidance on timescales for responding to individuals rights:...
What you need to know UK regulatory guidance has been updated to the effect that the timescale for responding to individuals’ requests (including subject access requests) is one calendar month from...
View ArticleDAC6 Implementation in Luxembourg - Deposit of the Bill of Law
On 9 August 2019, Luxembourg government filed with the Parliament the bill of law (the “Bill”) implementing the so-called “DAC6” (EU Directive 2018/822 amending Directive 2011/16/EU as regards...
View ArticleEducation briefing - Government publishes further consultations on measures...
During July the Government published a number of consultation exercises covering various aspects of employment law. In recent briefings we have covered the consultations on workplace sexual harassment...
View ArticleLawbite Oral agreement did not extinguish right of way
Pezaro & Anor v Bourne & Anor [2019] EWHC 1964 (Ch) The High Court has held that a right of way was not extinguished where a landowner had relied on an oral agreement made with the previous...
View ArticleEnding free movement: what is changing?
Reports early this week indicated that the new Home Secretary intends to “end free movement” to the UK of EEA citizens immediately in the event of no-deal Brexit. This has caused widespread alarm and...
View ArticleDistributing a surplus where bankrupt customers trustee has disclaimed...
Sleight (as trustee of the estate of Jillian Paula Mascall deceased) v Crown Estate Commissioners [2018] EWHC 3489 (Ch) Summary: A lender should be aware that the effect of a disclaimer of a...
View ArticleHave you read the draft EDPB guidelines for the use of video devices (eg...
Quick Read Many readers may have chosen to skip looking at the Guidelines that the EDPB published for consultation recently, if you are one of them, and you routinely use CCTV (or other similar...
View ArticleAfrica: Botswana launches RfQ as part of 100 MW solar tender
Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) has launched a request for qualifications (RfQ) ahead of a possible tender to award 100 MW of solar capacity to independent power producers (IPPs). The state-owned...
View ArticleThe Planning (Scotland) Act 2019
This Act heralds the next stage of the reform of the Scottish planning system. The reform process introduces a significant number of changes to spatial planning and development management, intended to...
View ArticleCommunity Infrastructure Levy: Removal of Regulation 123
The Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 are due to come into force on 1 September 2019. The 2019 Regulations were introduced by the Government earlier this...
View Article64MW Wind Farm Granted in the Highlands
Eversheds Sutherland has helped to secure Electricity Act 1989 consent from the Scottish Ministers and deemed planning permission for Limekiln Wind Farm, a 21 turbine wind farm with an estimated...
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