Mandatory completion by companies of the CIPC compliance checklist
The Companies Intellectual Property Commission (“CIPC”) has implemented a compliance checklist that all companies must complete. As of 1 January 2020, CIPC requires that, prior to submitting annual...
View ArticleEducation briefing - ICO Consultation on the Processing of Criminal Records...
The legal issues surrounding the processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions, allegations and offences or related security measures (“Criminal Records Data”) are complex. Education...
View ArticleHelping you see the bigger picture EHSsential: environmental, health and...
ENVIRONMENT Long Awaited Environment Bill Back in Parliament The UK Environment Bill seeks to deliver “the most ambitious environmental programme of any country on earth” by setting a “gold standard”...
View ArticleIntroduction of the new Street Manager system for street and roadworks
On 6 February 2020, the Government published the Street and Road Works (Amendments Relating to Electronic Communications) (England) Regulations 2020, which come into force on 1 April 2020. The...
View ArticleHigh Court delivers reminder that search orders are intended to preserve...
TBD (Owen Holland) Ltd v Simons & Ors [2020] EWHC 30 (Ch) Background A search order is one of the most draconian orders that the English courts can make, allowing an applicant where there is a...
View ArticleEducation briefing - 5 point plan for effectively managing disruption on...
The latest round of industrial action by University lecturers and other members of staff brings back into focus the risk of disruption on campus from students and others who are affected by the strike...
View ArticleNew Substances of Concern in Products (SCIP) Database
Do you import or otherwise place products on the EEA market? If so, you should be aware of the new European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) SCIP database. Companies placing products (articles) on the EEA...
View ArticleTrusteeship and accreditation: where are we now?
This speedbrief outlines the current state of play on some important issues relating to trusteeship, following on from the Pensions Regulator’s Future of trusteeship and governance consultation...
View ArticleGreen light for IR35
Significant changes to off-payroll (IR35) working have been subject to an HMRC Review, following concerns at their approaching implementation (for further information on the off-payroll changes, read...
View ArticleDisclosure of Beneficial Owners of Counterparties in Corporate Transactions
The Rules Governing the Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Listing Rules”) impose certain disclosure obligations on listed issuers when they engage in different types of...
View ArticleCoronavirus update for Hong Kong employers
As we complete the first month after the lunar new year of dealing with CoVID-19 (formerly the novel coronavirus), many clients are taking stock of the situation by assessing their business continuity...
View ArticleExemption from Transfer Duty Budget Speech 2020
Any person who wishes to purchase immovable property is liable to pay transfer duty. Transfer duty is a tax levied in terms of statute on any immovable property which is acquired by way of a...
View ArticleThe Deed giveth and the Deed taketh away
Eversheds Sutherland property column: February 2020 Introduction A property to be transferred is often so much more than an area of land or a building. The rights that accompany the area edged red on...
View ArticleTax Proposals in the 2020 Budget
In a difficult economic climate, Minister Tito Mboweni delivered a budget speech, which on the face of it appears to provide a number of positive outcomes, including the provision of personal income...
View ArticleRate expectations: Dear CEO letter encourages action from asset managers on...
The Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) sent a letter to all UK regulated asset managers on 27 February 2020 (the “Dear CEO Letter”), to encourage the sector to prepare for the cessation of the...
View ArticleCoVID-19: UK employment law update
Overview Our previous briefing on this topic (Coronavirus: Implications for Employers) set out the main issues facing employers when dealing with the CoVID-19 outbreak. In this briefing we address...
View ArticleThe grey area between legally prescribed and industry standard liability...
“Nothing in this Agreement will exclude or limit a Party’s liability to the other for damages occasioned by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Party” is a liability provision which...
View ArticleConsultation on the Pensions Regulators new DB Funding Code - What you need...
The Pensions Regulator has published the first of its long awaited consultations on a new DB Funding Code. This consultation covers the principles underpinning the Regulator’s approach. A second...
View ArticleWill Coronavirus-related losses and liabilities be covered by insurance?
Businesses across the world are suffering a variety of different losses as a result of the spread of, and public reaction to, coronavirus. The answer to the question of whether these losses will be...
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