Dec 28, 2018 And we are off...the EU Settlement Scheme is about to go public By Macfarlanes The UK Government has stated that, following the completion of its private pilots, the EU Settlement Scheme (the Scheme) will enter a...
Dec 28, 2018 The immigration white paper: further evidence of the UK Government turning back time By Macfarlanes In the week before Christmas, the Government published its immigration white paper, setting out its plans to implement a new immigration...
Dec 21, 2018 Sun, sand and suspicious tax authorities: will the EU blacklist the USA? By Ceinwen Rees Joe Maughan “The difference between tax evasion and tax avoidance is: (a) whatever the IRS says; (b) 20 years in prison; (c) a good lawyer; (d) all...
Dec 20, 2018 ESMA urges MiFID firms to keep clients informed about Brexit impact By Macfarlanes Yesterday, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) reminded MiFID firms of their obligations to disclose information to...
Dec 19, 2018 Supreme Court catches up with modern day methods of communication By Macfarlanes The Supreme Court delivered its decision this week in UKI (Kingsway) Limited v Westminster City Council, a significant case concerning...
Dec 19, 2018 Is Bitcoin a currency? By Gregory Price It depends why you are asking. For VAT purposes, transactions in cryptocurrencies are treated as VAT exempt, essentially on the grounds...
Dec 19, 2018 The NECC confirms a "pipeline" of anti-financial crime activity in 2019 By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs The National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) is a little-known group based in the National Crime Agency (NCA)'s London offices that...
Dec 19, 2018 Supreme Court closes door on using redevelopment solely to oppose tenancy renewal By Mark Lawrence The Supreme Court has decided that a landlord cannot resist the exercise of a business tenant’s statutory right to a new tenancy on the...
Dec 19, 2018 Fund managers are eager to tap the power of big data, but what will the regulators say? By Macfarlanes There has been explosive growth in the types and quantity of data available to the fund management industry in recent years, and as the...
Dec 18, 2018 Preparation time again... By Ashley Greenbank The news this morning was that the Government will be stepping up its preparations for a no-deal Brexit. This is perhaps not surprising...
Dec 17, 2018 Status anxiety - Government publishes employment law proposals following the Taylor Report By Matthew Ramsey The Government has put forward a series of proposals following its responses to the July 2017 Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices....
Dec 14, 2018 Restrictive covenant not modified to excuse development built in breach By Nick Barnes Developers should beware before deciding to build in breach of restrictive covenants. They should not assume that a combination of a...
Dec 13, 2018 The Government pats itself on the back as it reflects on year 1 of its anti-corruption strategy By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs Last year, the UK Government launched a five year anti-corruption strategy (due to run until 2022). For those unfamiliar with the...
Dec 13, 2018 UK takes global top spot for anti-money laundering By Neill Blundell Francis Bond The UK has been given the highest possible rating by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) following a review of its AML framework. FATF...
Dec 13, 2018 Brexit relief for cleared OTC By William Sykes Some good news amongst the chaos - a year's grace for EU members clearing OTC on LCH, LME, ICE and other London CCPs. One would hope that...
Dec 13, 2018 The Wates Principles are here – now we wait and see By Dominic Sedghi I had the pleasure on Wednesday of attending the launch event for the new Wates Principles of corporate governance for large private...