29 Sep, 2021 UK Pension Schemes Act 2021: Regulator publishes final guidance on criminal offences and updated code on contribution notices By Dawn Heath Tharusha Rajapakse Katharina Crinson Amy Rentell Jack Harrison +2 more... Show less With just two days to go before the relevant provisions of the Pension Schemes Act 2021 (the Act) come into force on 1 October 2021, the...
27 Sep, 2021 Liquidated damages will continue to apply despite partial possession by an employer: Eco World v Dobler UK Limited [2021] EWHC 2207 By Jamie Calvy Stefan Pislevik The issue of liquidated damages (LDs) continues to keep the English courts busy this year, following the decision of the Supreme Court in...
27 Sep, 2021 UK MHRA launches Consultation to overhaul medical device regulation and is to transform the regulation of software and AI as a medical device By Harriet Hanks On 16 September 2021, the UK MHRA launched its awaited “Consultation on the future of medical devices regulation in the United Kingdom”...
24 Sep, 2021 FCA review on insurance product value: a timely warning to insurance firms By Kevin Whibley Emily Smith Fran Kaehr Nilsu Acikada +1 more... Show less Against the background of a range of recent action, the FCA has published its findings on whether insurance firms are living up to its...
21 Sep, 2021 Whistleblowing in the EU: more questions arise from the 2019 Directive as we reach the implementation deadline By Jean-Francois Gerard Holly Insley Thomas Granetzny Laura Llangozi +1 more... Show less As we approach the December deadline by which EU member states are due to implement the 2019 Directive on the protection of...
16 Sep, 2021 WorkLife 2.0: workplace Covid-19 testing and vaccination protocols – yet another update By Julia Förster Charles Smye Olga Chislova Laura Llangozi Léna Gonzalez Leonhard Prasser +3 more... Show less Return to office policies were a hot topic this summer as employers were busy preparing for the September re-opening of workspaces. The...
14 Sep, 2021 UK Pension Schemes Act 2021: Mandatory procedural requirements for corporate and restructuring activity By Dawn Heath Katharina Crinson Tharusha Rajapakse The Pension Schemes Act 2021 contains a framework for additional mandatory procedural steps to be taken where a company which supports a...
09 Sep, 2021 The Profit Diversion Compliance Facility: further wave of nudge letters By Sarah Bond Helen Buchanan In 2019, HMRC announced the introduction of a “Profit Diversion Compliance Facility” (PDCF). In very basic terms, the PDCF is targeted at...
08 Sep, 2021 EU Business Taxation for the 21st Century: BEFIT and DEBRA – unpacking the acronyms By Philipp Redeker The EU’s Communication on Business Taxation (EU BT 21) contains a number of measures that will radically change the tax framework for...
07 Sep, 2021 WorkLife 2.0: Workers' Share Schemes? By Regina Erie There is no question that the world of work has changed with the rise of the gig economy, and with the increasing prevalence of...
07 Sep, 2021 Dual distribution in the EU – the safe harbour shrinks By Sascha Schubert Vanessa van Weelden Joanna Goyder In July we reported that the European Commission published its proposals for updated distribution rules, consisting of a revamped...
06 Sep, 2021 EU highest court declares intra-EU disputes under the Energy Charter Treaty incompatible with EU law By Carsten Wendler Ashley Jones Gregorio Pettazzi Nikolaos Tsolakidis +1 more... Show less Executive Summary On 2 September 2021 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Komstroy v Republic of Moldova decided that...