Sep 30, 2022 A new Collective Action Regime in Germany – Draft Bill on the Implementation of the EU Directive on Representative Actions By Michael Rohls Martina de Lind van Wijngaarden Patrick Schroeder Moritz Becker Martin Mekat Roman Mallmann Elisabeth Weber +4 more... Show less The eagerly awaited first draft of the legislation to implement the EU DIRECTIVE (EU) 2020/1828 on representative actions for the...
Sep 30, 2022 The UK FCA’s latest ‘Dear CEO’ letter: insurers, consumers, SMEs and the cost of living crisis By Kevin Whibley The anticipated cost of living crisis is here, and yesterday’s ‘Dear CEO’ letter to insurers confirms the FCA’s return to a theme it...
Sep 30, 2022 A windfall tax by any other name: the European Commission’s legislative proposal to address rising energy prices By Mykhailo Razuvaiev Ivan Lukac Sören Lehmann Brin Rajathurai Kieran Watkins Georg Roderburg +3 more... Show less On 30 September 2022, the final text of the proposal for a Council Regulation with short-term emergency measures to address rising energy...
Sep 29, 2022 UK Pensions: still no sign of new legislation on notifying corporate activity to the UK Pensions Regulator By Dawn Heath Tharusha Rajapakse A reminder of the background The UK Pensions Schemes Act 2021 (the Act) set out a regulatory framework for additional mandatory...
Sep 28, 2022 The AAA updates its Commercial Arbitration Rules: What are the key changes? By Thomas Walsh Christian Vandergeest Peter Kim The American Arbitration Association (AAA) recently issued amendments to its Commercial Arbitration Rules. The Commercial Arbitration...
Sep 28, 2022 UK revocation of retained EU financial services law By Andrew Marsh A quick summary “Retained EU law” governing financial services will be revoked. But, with some exceptions, its substance will largely be...
Sep 28, 2022 First reaction: the proposed new Product Liability Directive is more claimant-friendly than expected By Andrew Austin In summary: This morning, the European Commission published its long-awaited proposal for a new Product Liability Directive, to govern...
Sep 27, 2022 UK tribunal finds tax treaty anti-avoidance provision did not apply: the right decision for the wrong reasons? By Laura Western For the first time, the FTT has been asked to consider a principal purpose test in a double tax treaty. With a win for the taxpayer at...
Sep 27, 2022 Competition law in uncertain times: a proposal for the 11th Amendment to Germany’s Competition Act By Uta Itzen Frank Röhling Thomas Lübbig Ole Schley Marleen Franka Böhm +2 more... Show less Only 20 months after the ink dried on Germany’s Competition Digitisation Act, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate...
Sep 26, 2022 Worklife 2.0: employee benefits for the 21st century By David Mendel Amy Rentell In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, employees’ priorities have shifted away from purely financial motivations. But if cash is no longer...
Sep 23, 2022 The Growth Plan 2022: the key tax takeaways By Laura Western Trailed since the Conservative Party announced at the start of the month that Liz Truss had been elected to be the new party leader and...
Sep 23, 2022 Chancellor’s mini-Budget – what are the key points from a people and reward perspective? By Alice Greenwell May Smith Holly Insley Amy Rentell Laura Western +2 more... Show less The newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, has today announced a series of Government measures in his mini-Budget....