Domiciling a Hedge Fund - Ireland and the ICAV: a guide for first-time managers
The Republic of Ireland is currently regarded as one of the world’s key financial centres. Cultural ties with the UK and the US, EU membership, a ready supply of service providers and a common law...
View ArticleDomiciling a Hedge Fund the Cayman master/feeder: a guide for first-time...
“Where should I establish my hedge fund?”“The Cayman Islands” will (more often than not) feature prominently in the reply. But why is this three island chain in the western Caribbean so popular?...
View ArticlePotential employment law change after the general election
With only four weeks to go before the election and no sign, as yet, of the parties publishing their manifestos, employers are waiting for clarification about potential changes to employment law. The...
View ArticleNew Acas guidance on menopause at work changing attitudes?
To mark World Menopause Day on 18 October, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) published guidance to help employers and managers support staff who are affected by the menopause...
View ArticleHong Kongs Electronic Business Related Arbitration and Mediation Platform
This article has first been published on Lexology. In the 2018 Policy Address, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong indicated support for funding the development of an online arbitration and mediation...
View ArticleAnimal, vegetable or mineral? UKJT Legal Statement on Cryptoassets and smart...
The UK Jurisdiction Taskforce has just published its findings of its investigation into the legal nature of cryptoassets and smart contracts (the “Report”). Eversheds Sutherland participated in this...
View ArticleLawbite: Changing with the times refusing consent to residential use
Sequent Nominees Ltd (formerly Rotrust Nominees Ltd) v Hautford Ltd [2019] UKSC 47 The Supreme Court has overturned the decision of the two lower courts and held that a landlord was reasonable to...
View ArticleLawbite: The takeover of 5G proposed reforms to permitted development rights
In August 2019, the Government consulted on the principle of amending permitted development rights in England to grant planning permission for mobile infrastructure to support deployment of 5G and...
View ArticleCorporate Claims Bulletin - October 2019
Practice and Procedure Patel and another v Patel and others [2019] EWHC 2643 (Ch) This case looks at the obligations of defendants under CPR Part 16.5 when preparing their defences and very clearly...
View ArticleHave you made full disclosure in your tax return?
With the deadline for individuals (who are not provisional taxpayers) fast approaching for submitting their tax returns, a question that is worth asking is whether full disclosure has been made in...
View ArticleFixed charge receivers can now obtain possession against individual mortgagors
Kavesseri Menon and Beena Menon –v- Nathan Pask and Rosalind Goode (as joint fixed charge Receivers) [2019] EWHC 2611(ch) Summary: The High Court recently provided much needed clarity on the...
View ArticleSupreme Court decision: termination of dormant employment contracts
On 8 November 2019 the Supreme Court ruled on the admissibility of so called ‘dormant’ employment contracts (slapende dienstverbanden). A dormant employment contract is an employment contract with an...
View ArticleEversheds Sutherland has advised Doncasters Group on the sale of its UK...
Eversheds Sutherland has advised Doncasters Group on the sale of its UK Fabrications and Blaenavon Forgings businesses to Arlington Capital Partners as two separate transactions. The deals were led by...
View ArticleTitle Deeds Amendment of Regulations to Deeds Registries Act
The Regulations to the Deeds Registries Act which deal with the application for lost copies of deeds have been amended. The regulations will come into operation two months from the date of...
View ArticleBuy-side perspective: IBOR transition and derivatives
All buy-side firms will soon be required to end their reliance on interbank offer rates (“IBORs”). IBORs are the foundations on which much of the global financial markets are built. Over time however,...
View ArticleMajor UK legal panel considers digital assets are property
Click here to read the article > This article was written and published by Ledger Insights on November 18, 2019....
View ArticleBlockchain lawyer reflects on UKJT investigation into cryptocurrencies
The head of blockchain and cryptocurrency law firm Eversheds Sutherland, James Burnie, has responded to the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce’s (UKJT) recent findings regarding the legal nature of...
View ArticleUK's 'Landmark Statement' on Crypto and Smart Contracts
Click here to read the article > This article was written and published by Crypto News on November 18, 2019....
View ArticleRecognition of cryptoassets is a relief for businesses
Non-lawyers have long seen the value of smart contracts and e-signatures. When representatives from across the legal profession combined to investigate the legal nature of cryptoassets they concluded...
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