May 17, 2021 The OECD sets its sights on inherited wealth By Michael Shaw There has been public debate over using wealth taxes as a way to fund the massive government spending during the Covid-19 pandemic. But...
Apr 07, 2021 Covid-19 related amendments to the EU securitisation regulation and ESAs opinion on its jurisdictional scope By Ryan Moore Edward Karsten Richard Fletcher Jamie Macpherson +1 more... Show less Covid-19 related amendments to the EU Securitisation Regulation The European Parliament and the Council of the European adopted...
Nov 19, 2020 Bridging the value gap By Kathryn Jarvis Last week Jessica Adam, a partner in our corporate and M&A team, was joined by Harry Bourne, from the investment banking group at...
Nov 16, 2020 Extended furlough: new guidance and formal rules now published – important update By Matthew Ramsey Last week saw the publication of three different sets of guidance on the extended furlough scheme – the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme...
Nov 16, 2020 Accelerating the shift to private credit By Rachel Richardson Over the last decade, market participants have observed direct lenders quietly taking market share from traditional bank lenders. As...
Nov 16, 2020 Covid-related tax breaks: what are France and Italy up to? By Edward Reed Whilst governments across Western Europe struggle to contain Covid-19 and preserve the capacity of local health systems, questions have...
Nov 12, 2020 Extended furlough scheme: new guidance published By Matthew Ramsey Following last week’s extension of the CJRS furlough scheme, the Government has now published thirteen sets of guidance with further...
Nov 11, 2020 Capital gains tax reform: four key messages By Gregory Price After recent press speculation about capital gains tax (CGT) reform, we learn today about the changes that the Office of Tax...
Nov 03, 2020 A "second wave" of Coronavirus amendments following new FCA guidance? By Adam Caines New FCA guidance Following the announcement of a second national lockdown, the FCA has announced a reprise of the payment deferral...
Oct 27, 2020 AIFMD review: delegation, NPPRs and asset-stripping By Harriet Miller The European Commission (the Commission) has launched a public consultation ahead of its review of the Alternative Investment Fund...
Oct 27, 2020 Covid-19 and the "meanwhile use" of unused and unoccupied premises By Rebecca Delaney Why do we need to rethink the use of space? In the context of a global pandemic in which social distancing is now the new normal,...
Sep 11, 2020 Where is there a will? The Government finds a way… a.k.a. how to be “present” in spirit By Edward Reed It is a reasonably well-known challenge of making an English will that the testator or testatrix must sign “in the presence of” two...
Aug 14, 2020 20 questions: what is HMRC thinking? By Damiano Sogaro Edward Reed In a game of 20 questions, the aim is to guess what one person is thinking. But the full 20 questions are not necessary to divine HMRC’s...
Aug 04, 2020 What should businesses expect in a competition policy response to the coronavirus pandemic? By Macfarlanes Two weeks ago, the Institute for Public Policy Research published a paper titled “How should competition policy react to the...
Jul 30, 2020 High Court hearing of business interruption test case concludes By Alexander Cibulskis Today, the High Court hearing of the FCA’s business interruption insurance (BI) test case reached its conclusion. Over the course of an...
Jul 27, 2020 Remote witnessing of wills in England and Wales to be made legal By Clare Wilson 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...