26 Feb, 2021 Why the Uber case does not (yet) affect how drivers are taxed By Philip Swinburn The Supreme Court has ruled that Uber drivers are “workers”, and so are entitled to certain rights under employment law. This article...
18 Feb, 2021 Derivatives margin and clearing – new changes in force today By Edward Karsten William Sykes Following the publication of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/236 (the Margin Amendment RTS) and Commission Delegated Regulation...
10 Feb, 2021 Timing of a potential CGT rate change: what to look out for By Rhiannon Kinghall Were One of the questions we are asked at the moment is if CGT rates are increased at this year’s Budget, will the change take effect from...
09 Feb, 2021 With great clarity comes great responsibility – executive pay and ESG reporting By Lucy Urwin Rhian Edwards “This will play itself out – can’t we just ignore it?”. Before last year, this was perhaps still a reasonable – if potentially...
08 Feb, 2021 A state of flux – Luxembourg’s denial of interest deductibility By Rhian Edwards On 28 January, Luxembourg’s Parliament passed a new law on the deductibility of interest for tax purposes. The legislation prevents the...
05 Feb, 2021 ESMA offers its view on ELTIF reform By Samuel Brooks Tiffany Cox Gavin Haran ESMA has sent a letter to the European Commission (EC) detailing its views on the European Long Term Investment Funds (ELTIFs) review and...
03 Feb, 2021 What does Brexit mean for my EU trade marks? By Martha Campbell Since 1 January 2021, EU trade marks have no longer been protected under the UK trade mark regime as a result of the UK leaving the EU....
02 Feb, 2021 Supreme Court to review Bloomberg privacy injunction By Oli Bowley The Supreme Court will for the first time examine the question of whether a person who is under criminal investigation, but who has yet...
01 Feb, 2021 Are ESG ratings reliable? The next wave of ESG regulations By Gavin Haran ESMA has published a letter to the European Commission (EC) recommending a further wave of ESG regulation concerning ESG ratings and...