Feb 26, 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...
Feb 22, 2021 CMA continues its focus on digital markets with a call for evidence on the use of algorithms By Eleni Papadopoulos On 19 January 2021, the CMA published its paper on the impact of algorithms on competition in digital markets requesting that market...
Feb 18, 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...
Feb 17, 2021 Targeting the ad industry: will the Digital Services Act spell the end for targeted advertising? By Macfarlanes On 10 February 2021, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published two opinions on the Commission’s proposals for the Digital...
Feb 11, 2021 The Pension Schemes Bill 2019-2021 has now received royal assent By Macfarlanes The long-awaited Pension Schemes Bill 2019-2021 has now received royal assent.The Pension Schemes Bill 2019-2021 (the Bill) will now be...
Feb 10, 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...
Feb 09, 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...
Feb 08, 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...
Feb 05, 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...
Feb 04, 2021 Employees can speak up, but senior managers need to listen up: the FCA’s expectations for diversity and inclusion By Macfarlanes In a recent speech delivered at the Ethnic Diversity in the City and Corporate UK Summit, Georgina Philippou (senior adviser to the FCA...
Feb 03, 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....
Feb 02, 2021 Supreme Court to review Bloomberg privacy injunction By Neill Blundell 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...
Feb 01, 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...