Macfarlanes

July 30, 2020

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High Court hearing of business interruption test case concludes

Today, the High Court hearing of the FCA’s business interruption insurance (BI) test case reached its conclusion. Over the course of an...

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Rebecca Delaney, Helen Simmons

July 29, 2020

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Leasehold and commonhold home ownership: Law Commission reports

On 21 July 2020 The Law Commission published three lengthy reports into the future of home ownership. The reports were commissioned...

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Richard Fletcher

July 28, 2020

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Securitisation Regulation - STS and NPE amendments

On 24 July 2020, the European Commission published a legislative proposal for a regulation to amend the Securitisation Regulation (the SR...

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Clare Wilson

July 27, 2020

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Remote witnessing of wills in England and Wales to be made legal

The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted many people to put in place a will, in order to ensure that their assets pass in accordance with their...

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Sara Phung

July 27, 2020

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Panel discusses the changing face of leasing

A panel of experts from the real estate industry discussed the commercial leasing landscape during Covid-19 at Bisnow’s ‘The Big Shift -...

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Neill Blundell, Francis Bond

July 23, 2020

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UK to invest £100m in stronger AML checks through tax on banks

The UK is set to go ahead with a £100m investment in improving anti-money laundering systems, funded by a “levy” on financial...

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Ross Pizzuti-Davidson

July 20, 2020

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Is China implementing worldwide taxation?

There is a little known rule for Chinese "domiciled" individuals residing overseas: they must pay Chinese taxes on their worldwide income.

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James Perrott

July 17, 2020

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More flesh on the bones: further detail on the post-2020 UK immigration system

The UK Government has provided further details of the new immigration system it plans to implement when the Brexit transition period...

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Elaine Lin

July 17, 2020

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Shedding preconceptions: logistics stakes claim for major role in post-Covid real estate market

Whilst the desperate scenes of empty supermarket shelves and booked-out online grocery delivery slots at the start of the Covid-19...

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Neill Blundell, Francis Bond

July 17, 2020

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High Court Approves G4S Deferred Prosecution Agreement

The High Court has approved the Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) eighth Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA). We blogged earlier this week on...

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Ross Pizzuti-Davidson

July 17, 2020

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5MLD and Trust Registration Service - impact on offshore trustees

This week, HMRC and HM Treasury published the summary of responses and the outcome to the trust register consultation.

This is an...

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Jonathan Morgan, Sekou Taylor

July 16, 2020

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Schrems II: the end to the EU-US Privacy Shield

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has today issued its long-awaited judgment in the so-called Schrems II case. The case...

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Neill Blundell, Francis Bond

July 16, 2020

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Co-ordinated global anti-corruption settlements

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has indicated that further co-ordinated global anti-corruption settlements can be expected later this...

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Neill Blundell, Helen Harvey

July 15, 2020

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Dirty money should have nowhere to hide: the EU’s continued emphasis on the fight against money laundering

“Dirty money should have nowhere to hide.” With these words, Valdis Dombrovskis, the EU Commission Vice President, addressed the European...

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Gregory Price

July 14, 2020

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Capital gains tax: all change?

The Chancellor has asked the Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) to review various aspects of the UK capital gains tax regime, with a...

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Richard Fletcher, Edward Karsten, Kartik Iyer

July 14, 2020

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ESMA publishes final report on securitisation repository data guidelines

In January 2020, we discussed ESMA’s publication of a consultation paper on securitisation data submissions pursuant to Article 4(2)(d)...

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Neill Blundell, Max Hobbs

July 13, 2020

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The SFO gets agreement in principle for its eighth DPA

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has received approval in principle to enter into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with G4S Care and...

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Paul Ellison

July 10, 2020

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UK-Swiss statement on co-operation in financial services

The UK and Switzerland – in the form of HM Treasury in the UK and the Swiss Federal Department of Finance - have recently agreed a joint...

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Neill Blundell, Max Hobbs

July 9, 2020

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Furlough fraud: HMRC makes its first arrest

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has reportedly made its first arrest of a person in connection with suspected furlough fraud.

The...

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James Drake-Linney

July 9, 2020

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HMRC relax ADR policy following tribunal statement

On 25 June, HMRC published a revised policy on dealing with applications to use the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) service to...

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Neill Blundell, James Reid

July 7, 2020

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Unexplained Wealth Orders: NCA set to continue use of UWOs despite recent setbacks

The National Crime Agency’s (NCA) use of unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) has faced recent high profile defeats in both the High Court...

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Cate Taylor

July 7, 2020

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Landlords, tenants and funders – top tips to get through 2020 together

There is no denying that investment landlords feel that the recent legislative changes by the Government to introduce (and now extend to...

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July 6, 2020

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UK Government acts “without fear or favour” to introduce new human rights sanctions, effective immediately

The UK has begun to detail its post-Brexit sanctions regime, beginning with a series of “Magnitsky” measures (a reference to the late...

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Mark Lewis

July 6, 2020

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Time for UK fintech regulation to climb out of the sandbox and grow up - nicely

This is more or less how Matthew Vincent of the Financial Times recently summarised the conclusions of PA Consulting's and TheCityUK's...

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Sandeesh Shah

July 3, 2020

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Brexit: TPR notification window will re-open on 30 September 2020

The Financial Conduct Authority has announced that it will re-open the notification window for its temporary permissions regime (TPR) on...

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Neill Blundell, Helen Harvey

July 3, 2020

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Incoming President of global money laundering body sets out priorities for new term

Dr Marcus Pleyer of Germany assumed the Presidency of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on 1 July 2020, succeeding Xiangmin Liu of...

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Robert Clarke, Florence Barnes

July 1, 2020

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Not out of options: EMI working time requirements relaxed in relation to Covid-19

The Government has released explanatory notes and tax information and impact notes at the report stage of Finance Bill 2020 to...

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Macfarlanes Archive

High Court hearing of business interruption test case concludes

Leasehold and commonhold home ownership: Law Commission reports

Securitisation Regulation - STS and NPE amendments

Remote witnessing of wills in England and Wales to be made legal

Panel discusses the changing face of leasing

UK to invest £100m in stronger AML checks through tax on banks

Is China implementing worldwide taxation?

More flesh on the bones: further detail on the post-2020 UK immigration system

Shedding preconceptions: logistics stakes claim for major role in post-Covid real estate market

High Court Approves G4S Deferred Prosecution Agreement

5MLD and Trust Registration Service - impact on offshore trustees

Schrems II: the end to the EU-US Privacy Shield

Co-ordinated global anti-corruption settlements

Dirty money should have nowhere to hide: the EU’s continued emphasis on the fight against money laundering

Capital gains tax: all change?

ESMA publishes final report on securitisation repository data guidelines

The SFO gets agreement in principle for its eighth DPA

UK-Swiss statement on co-operation in financial services

Furlough fraud: HMRC makes its first arrest

HMRC relax ADR policy following tribunal statement

Unexplained Wealth Orders: NCA set to continue use of UWOs despite recent setbacks

Landlords, tenants and funders – top tips to get through 2020 together

UK Government acts “without fear or favour” to introduce new human rights sanctions, effective immediately

Time for UK fintech regulation to climb out of the sandbox and grow up - nicely

Brexit: TPR notification window will re-open on 30 September 2020

Incoming President of global money laundering body sets out priorities for new term

Not out of options: EMI working time requirements relaxed in relation to Covid-19