Sep 25, 2023 Money laundering: cryptoassets, promotions and the proceeds of crime By Lorna Emson Max Hobbs Last Thursday, we published an article highlighting some recent, more unusual, money laundering schemes. We encouraged organisations to...
Sep 25, 2023 Parental liability – holding off the decisive influence presumption By Cameron Firth Andrew Morrison It is well established that a parent company can be held liable for the conduct of its subsidiary where it exercises decisive influence...
Sep 19, 2023 SFDR 2.0: pivoting in the direction of UK SDR? By Lora Froud Tiffany Cox Emma Garnham Gavin Haran +1 more... Show less On 14 September 2023, the European Commission published a targeted consultation questionnaire to gather feedback prior to proposing...
Sep 15, 2023 Luke Powell and Katherine Milliken react to highlights from the first year in their new roles By Luke Powell Katherine Milliken Our managing partner, Luke Powell and COO, Katherine Milliken have recorded a video to mark the first year in their new roles and to...
Sep 14, 2023 Youth Mobility Scheme visa expanded for Canadians and Australians By Samir Abugideri The Home Office announced at the end of last week that, from 31 January 2024, eligibility for the Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) visa, known...
Sep 14, 2023 Time to Party (Wall)? By Mark Lawrence George Dew Simon Fraser The Court of Appeal, in the case of Power & Kyson v Shah [2023] EWCA Civ 239, has confirmed that the dispute resolution procedure set out...
Sep 06, 2023 Nutrient neutrality, we hardly knew ye By Henry Vane Before they tip their hard hats to the housing secretary, who last week announced plans to abolish unpopular nutrient neutrality (NN)...
Aug 18, 2023 Building Safety Act (BSA) – Government consultation response By Angus Dawson As the construction industry heads off on summer holiday, the Government has issued its long-awaited response to the consultation on the...
Aug 17, 2023 ISDA amends the notices, force majeure and illegality provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement By Christine Long William Sykes ISDA have published a set of amendments to the ISDA Master Agreement (the ISDA MA) following the Covid-19 pandemic and sanctions on...
Aug 15, 2023 Latest round of fines for financial institutions for personal communications record keeping failures By Lorna Emson Madeleine Brown Helen Carter The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have issued a further round of fines to...
Aug 09, 2023 Intestacy: statutory legacy increases to £322,000 By Jenny Bird If you die without leaving a will (known as dying intestate), the intestacy rules set out how the assets in your estate are distributed...
Aug 08, 2023 A guide to the tort of conspiracy in the 21st century By James Popperwell Nikolas Ireland Madeleine Brown Michael Freedman +1 more... Show less Although the tort of conspiracy dates back over 100 years, we have seen a real growth in the frequency of claims in civil fraud matters...
Aug 08, 2023 The conservation covenant era has begun! By Henry Vane On Thursday 27 July DEFRA opened the application process for responsible bodies (RB), the third parties who will be monitoring and...
Aug 02, 2023 The role of real estate in delivering food security - emerging operational sectors By Nicole Mitchell Factors such as COVID-19 and the Russian-Ukraine war have highlighted the importance of both domestic and international food supply...
Aug 01, 2023 Ombudsman’s special investigations – a sign of things to come for private residential developers? By Richard Alam Last week, the Housing Ombudsman, which deals with complaints regarding social housing landlords, published the outcome of its special...
Jul 27, 2023 Shah v HMRC: the court’s approach to the domicile status of long-term UK residents By Thomas Simpson The First-tier Tax Tribunal’s recent decision in Shah v HMRC [2023] UKFTT 00539 (TC) provides a useful reminder of the considerations...