Aug 31, 2021 English courts confirm extensive remedies available for victims of cryptocurrency fraud By Emma Cohen James Popperwell Nikolas Ireland As the use of cryptocurrencies by investors continues to grow so too does the opportunity for fraud in the cryptocurrency sector. In the...
Aug 26, 2021 Remote right to work checks to continue until 5 April 2022 By Edward Reed The UK Government has announced that the temporary concession on remote right to work checks will now continue until at least 5 April...
Aug 26, 2021 Brexit plus Covid-19 plus immigration policy equals acute labour shortages By Edward Reed Back in December 2020, just before the end of the Brexit transition period which marked the final withdrawal of the UK from the EU's...
Aug 26, 2021 Is it truly a mistake when you accept the risk of being wrong? By Nicholas Harries Only a year ago, the case of Graham v Lynch [2020] EWHC 986 indicated that the courts may be inclined to exercise their powers to set...
Aug 26, 2021 Supreme Court holds that “hard-nosed commercial negotiation” does not amount to duress By Lois Horne Where does the boundary lie between “hard-nosed” but legitimate negotiating tactics and the use of illegitimate threats or pressure in...
Aug 20, 2021 Mastercard to face UK's first ever certified competition class claim By Simon Day Alex Evans The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (the Tribunal) has given Walter Merricks the green light to pursue a claim against Mastercard on...
Aug 20, 2021 More discoveries about discovery assessments By Edward Reed Rebutting HMRC’s desire to stretch section 29 TMA 1970 still further, the Upper Tier Tribunal (UTT) has recently held that HMRC cannot...
Aug 19, 2021 Trust Registration Service – HMRC’s online registration system open for business (soon) By Iskra Doukova HMRC has announced that the Trust Registration Service (TRS) online portal has been upgraded and will open for registrations by...
Aug 17, 2021 Failure to prevent a cyber attack is not negligence, breach of confidence or misuse of private information By Fred Snowball Notices of a potential data breach have become facts of life. For companies sending those notices, so have lengthy letters threatening a...
Aug 13, 2021 Get ready to provide personal details when transferring digital assets By Macfarlanes With the ongoing bull run in the cryptocurrency market, governments around the world have been scrambling to regulate the market: China...
Aug 11, 2021 A global approach to ESG data and disclosure By Tiffany Cox Gavin Haran The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a wide-ranging consultation report on its "recommendations...
Aug 05, 2021 Alternative dispute resolution in English litigation - a step closer to a mandatory regime? By Macfarlanes The Civil Justice Council has recently published its report on compulsory alternative dispute resolution (the ADR Report) concluding that...
Aug 04, 2021 Good news for family investment companies? By Macfarlanes A family investment company (FIC) is a vehicle which has increasingly been used as a way not only of holding family assets, but also...