Oct 29, 2021 Decarbonising the Government supply chain: Net Zero targets for bidders for major government contracts By Elizabeth Forster Kate Gough From 1 October, companies bidding for major government contracts must commit to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050. With all eyes on...
Oct 28, 2021 International trade developments in the steel sector By Cara Carr In August, we reported that the newly established Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) recommended the maintenance of safeguards on only 10 of...
Oct 25, 2021 German election: what do the coalition developments mean for global and domestic tax policy? By Alison Dickie The German federal election on 26 September 2021 marked the beginning of the end of Angela Merkel’s time as German Chancellor. However,...
Oct 22, 2021 Decarbonising transport: the latest on the UK’s new Net Zero Strategy for passenger vehicles By James Roberts Jasmine Kang With just over one week until COP26, the UK Government has announced its new Net Zero Strategy, which sets out plans to reduce greenhouse...
Oct 20, 2021 US DOJ Sets the Stage for Biden Enforcement Priorities and Potential New Challenges for Corporations Engaged in Global Business By Kimberly Zelnick Adam Siegel In recent months, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has begun to signal the Biden administration’s enforcement agenda as well as some of...
Oct 19, 2021 What can be learnt from the FRC’s latest sanctions against Grant Thornton? By Benjamin Foster Lucy Isaac Ali Kirby-Harris The FRC has fined Grant Thornton £4m (discounted for admissions and early disposal to £2.34m) in relation to the “serious lack of...
Oct 19, 2021 Vitol: the impact of closure notices on DPT By Sarah Bond It is relatively common these days for taxpayers with transfer pricing (TP) enquiries also to receive diverted profits tax (DPT) charging...
Oct 19, 2021 SFC publishes report on operational resilience and remote working arrangements By Matthew O'Callaghan Crystal Cheung Background On what has been a core priority from the Financial Stability Board in various guises since 2013, and a core component of the...
Oct 18, 2021 Global tax reform: the October agreement on the two OECD pillars and remaining challenges By Brin Rajathurai Paul Davison Robert Scarborough There was great fanfare in July when over 130 countries signed up to the OECD’s two pillar framework. This was a pivotal moment and the...
Oct 14, 2021 Jalla v Shell - Court of Appeal confirms strict approach to 'same interest' test for representative actions under CPR 19.6 By John Blain Jonathan Isted Rhodri Thomas Cat Greenwood-Smith Ethan Lo +2 more... Show less Representative actions under rule 19.6 of the Civil Procedure Rules have received considerable attention following the Court of Appeal’s...
Oct 14, 2021 WorkLife 2.0 - the FCA’s expectations around remote and hybrid working in the UK By Sharon Grennan Melanie Fitzsimons Holly Insley Amy Rentell +1 more... Show less After a prolonged period of remote working for many roles in financial services firms there has been a recent shift back to office...
Oct 13, 2021 UK competition, consumer and digital regulation reforms – key issues for business By Andrew Austin Sharon Malhi Sarah Jensen Rikki Haria Karen Slaney Lily Elliott +3 more... Show less On 1 October 2021, we submitted our responses to the UK Government’s parallel consultations on Reforming Competition and Consumer Policy...