Restructuring – a view from Austria
Austrian lawyer Julia Marboe outlines the essential steps when restructuring a business in Austria Read Complete Article
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Coronavirus in England: the roadmap out of lockdown
New regulations are now in force in England, setting out what organisations operating across all sectors of the economy can and cannot do within the context of measures designed to […]
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Chris Thomas tells HRNews about a tax issue facing expatriates and the companies employing them Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Corporate PPAs: industry collaboration driving European growth
Industry collaboration and a permissive regulatory environment are driving growth and change in the European market for corporate power purchase agreements (CPPAs). Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Avoid the ‘blanket approach’ to pre-employment checks
Harriet Dwyer tells HRNews about data protection compliance for pre-employment vetting Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The challenges with data and AI in UK financial services
Financial services businesses should review the way they procure, manage and use data, and consider whether specific new processes need to be developed, to implement artificial intelligence (AI) systems in […]
Continue Reading →DC pensions: incorporating performance fees in the charge cap
The UK government has published a new consultation on including performance fees in the charge cap as part of its wider work on encouraging investment by defined contribution (DC) pension […]
Continue Reading →ADB proposes $67m smart city in Vietnam
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has proposed to invest $67.3 million to develop a smart and energy efficient city project (SEECP) in Can Tho, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Singapore ratifies RCEP trade deal
Singapore has ratified the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, becoming the first country to do so. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →SPACs coming to Singapore
Singapore Exchange (SGX) has launched a consultation on special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), aiming to find a balanced regime and to reduce the risks of excessive dilution for long term […]
Continue Reading →A 160MW offshore wind plant to be built in Japan in 2024
A new offshore wind plant is to be built at Kashima port on Japan’s east coast and generate 159.6 megawatts (MW) of power at full capacity. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Mental health support: are managers doing enough?
Laura Starrett tells HRNews regular ‘check-ins’ with employees are a simple but vital step Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →UK Supreme Court sale and leaseback did not trigger VAT clawback
The sale and leaseback of a newly constructed care home was not a disposal of the entire interest in the care home, so as to trigger a claw-back of the […]
Continue Reading →SPCs after McTear: how should contracts be split?
Gill Ross tells HRNews about applying TUPE to service provision changes after the EAT’s decision in McTear Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →UK venue operators to face new protect duty in terrorism fight
The UK government is consulting on plans to introduce a new law requiring venue operators to consider the risk of a terrorist attack and take proportionate and reasonable measures to […]
Continue Reading →UOB raises $1.5bn in Singapore ESG bond first
The United Overseas Bank (UOB) has priced the first sustainability bond offering from Singapore. It is a US dollar-denominated issuance of dual tranche senior notes and subordinated notes that were […]
Continue Reading →UK tax compliance and enforcement for wealthy individuals
Wealthy individuals are among the groups of taxpayers that HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has dedicated resources to ensuring pay the tax due in the UK. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Australia’s AGL to build floating solar plant
AGL Energy is planning to build a floating solar farm at its Loy Yang power station in Victoria, Australia. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Gambling Commission sets out aims for improved regulation and a fairer market
The Gambling Commission, which regulates gambling in Great Britain, has set out a vision for a “fair and safe gambling market where all consumers and the interests of the wider […]
Continue Reading →The principal agent’s right to correct can be implied in a JBCC contract
There is a strong case to suggest that the principal agent, as the administrator of the JBCC contract, has the power to correct errors he makes in certifying interim payments […]
Continue Reading →Hydrogen sector gets new legal framework boost in France
A new ordinance recently introduced in France will provide the legal certainty necessary to encourage investment in future renewable and low-carbon hydrogen technologies in the country. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Paris Court orders a preliminary injunction against Zentiva over generic pemetrexed
Generic medicines manufacturer Zentiva is to pay €4 million in provisional damages after the Paris Judiciary Court ruled that the company was likely to have infringed a patent owned by […]
Continue Reading →Office for Students to gain new powers to intervene when providers face closure
The Office for Students (OfS) has introduced a new ongoing condition of registration requiring English higher education providers facing the risk of closure to comply with OfS directions as to […]
Continue Reading →New US proposals for reforming the international tax system
The US government has suggested that multinational companies pay levies to national governments based on their sales in each country and that there should be a global minimum tax rate […]
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