May 29, 2020 Unnecessary tightening? New guidance may make it more difficult for EEA nationals with settled status to become British By Macfarlanes The UK Government introduced the EU Settlement Scheme to enable EEA/Swiss nationals, once they had resided in the UK for five years, to...
May 28, 2020 Upper Tribunal rules that transfers of shares to a pension fund do not qualify for tax relief By Jessica Lewis The Upper Tribunal in HMRC v Sippchoice Ltd [2020] UKUT 0149 (TCC) has ruled that “transfers of non-cash assets made in satisfaction of...
May 27, 2020 LawtechUK vision to transform the UK legal sector By Macfarlanes The impact of COVID-19 has demonstrated just how critical it is for legal service providers to be able to adapt and respond quickly to...
May 27, 2020 Practical anti-corruption advice published for investors By Neill Blundell Helen Harvey On 21 May 2020, the International Corporate Governance Network published updated Guidance on Anti-Corruption Practices (the Guidance)....
May 26, 2020 Covid-19: FCA updates and extends guidance for mortgage firms By Alexandra Green On 22 May 2020, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published draft updated guidance to mortgage lenders, mortgage administrators, home...
May 20, 2020 Swiss Supreme Court rules an English personal representative is to be equated to a Swiss exécuteur testamentaire By Edward Reed The STEP Contentious Trusts and Estates Special Interests Group has this week written a case update on a Swiss case which may appear...
May 20, 2020 Covid-19: force majeure clauses and frustration of contract webinar By Lois Horne Malcolm Walton Lois Horne, Guy Morpuss QC, and Christopher Charlton from our litigation team and Malcolm Walton and Anne Todd from our commercial team...
May 19, 2020 New shoots for urban greening in the City By Margaret Rhodes Developers are incorporating parks, gardens and other outside space into their designs as public realm becomes ever more important in...
May 19, 2020 Working from home: the new reality for investment managers? By Luca Parrott On 15 May 2020, the Investment Association hosted a webinar on the "new reality" of remote working during Covid-19, looking at the...
May 18, 2020 European authorities lift shorting bans By Edward Karsten Robert Daniell In a move co-ordinated with ESMA, the short-selling bans in the six European Union countries that had imposed them will end at midnight...
May 15, 2020 The RPI consultation and its impact on rents By Macfarlanes Earlier this year, the Chancellor announced a consultation on reform to the methodology of calculation of the Retail Prices Index (RPI),...
May 15, 2020 To test or not to test: considerations for offering antibody tests to employees. By Andrew Morrison Tabitha Al-Mahdawie The science and validity of rapid antibody testing kits is still very much up for debate but recent developments, including the approval...
May 14, 2020 No weak links: EU Commission publishes action plan for unified money laundering fight By Neill Blundell Helen Harvey The EU Commission has published an action plan aimed at ensuring the EU puts on a more unified front in the fight against money...
May 13, 2020 European Commission proposes deferral of DAC6 reporting deadlines By Jennifer Smithson In an effort to increase tax transparency and tackle aggressive tax planning, a sixth amendment to the EU Directive on Administrative...
May 13, 2020 ESG update: tax disclosure in the spotlight By Macfarlanes Tax is increasingly seen by investors and company boards as an important corporate governance matter and one of the environmental, social...
May 13, 2020 Sharing is caring: UK government issues guidance on sharing information within corporate groups for AML purposes By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs The UK government published a statement on 12 May 2020 that provides guidance to international corporate groups on sharing information...