13 Dec, 2017 Diverted profits tax – are storm clouds gathering? By Murray Clayson HMRC’s DPT specialists and Diverted Profits Board will be having a busy run-up to Christmas as they work to issue a wave of preliminary...
11 Dec, 2017 Home Secretary brings clarity to UK economic crime landscape By Ben Morgan Today the government has published its National Anti-Corruption Strategy. There will be much to digest – the implications for Money...
08 Dec, 2017 #UnitedAgainstCorruption on International Anti-Corruption Day: 9 December 2017 By Lisa Kelly This year the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the United Nations Development Programme have developed a joint global...
07 Dec, 2017 Freshfields new Antitrust 101 app helps clients manage dawn raids and antitrust compliance By Ermelinda Spinelli In an increasingly regulated world, competition authorities are among the most active enforcers. They have the power to launch disruptive...
05 Dec, 2017 FRC consults on new UK Corporate Governance Code By Alice Greenwell The FRC has today published its proposed new UK Corporate Governance Code for consultation. As expected, the FRC has carried out a...
04 Dec, 2017 Data breach: employer liable for rogue employee’s action By Giles Pratt In the first UK group action case involving a data breach, the High Court has found an employer liable for actions by an employee who had...
30 Nov, 2017 Categorisation of workers: ECJ holiday pay judgment By Harriet Gaillard As you may have seen in the Press, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) yesterday ruled in the holiday pay case, King v The Sash Windows...
29 Nov, 2017 SEC’s whistleblowing program reports record-breaking tips and awards By John Warren Since 2010, whistleblowers who provide information to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or Commodity Futures Trading...
20 Nov, 2017 MPs propose overhaul of employment framework: Select Committees' Report published with draft Bill By Harriet Gaillard When the Taylor Review published its report, ‘Good Work’, in July (see our briefing here), many commented that the loss of the...
17 Nov, 2017 Whistleblowing: Spotlight is on the decision maker’s reason for dismissal By Chantelle Nicholas The English Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Royal Mail v Jhuti has confirmed that courts and tribunals will look at only the...
13 Nov, 2017 Whistleblowing: Strengthened calls for EU wide protection By Chantelle Nicholas This summer, we reported that the European Parliament had published recommended steps that could be taken by the European Commission to...
13 Nov, 2017 Simply the best? By Rupert Macey-Dare “Simply the best- better than all the rest?” Littlewoods v HMRC [2017] UKSC 70 (01 November 2017) In a stunning decision which...