Expect more leverage tactics from Unite’s new leader
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Banco de España publishes rules for entry to crypto currency register
Companies that exchange virtual currencies for fiat currency and provide custody services for electronic purses will have to register in the Register under rules published by the Banco de España. […]
Continue Reading →Autumn budget 2021: R&D tax relief changes ‘could hit UK life sciences’
New territoriality restrictions on the availability of research and development (R&D) tax reliefs may have unintended negative consequences for the life sciences sector, a tax expert has said. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →Implications of the heat and buildings strategy for the UK real estate sector
The long-awaited heat and buildings strategy recently published provides some welcome further detail, and confirmation of timings, around how the UK government plans to decarbonise heat in buildings. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →How Brexit has changed litigation involving Spain and the UK
On 1 January 2021, we resorted to rules different from European Union ,aw so as to solve some of the challenges that usually arise in judicial proceedings with multi-jurisdiction implications, […]
Continue Reading →UK to require pension trustees to report on climate change commitments
The UK’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed it is bringing forward draft regulation to require pension scheme trustees to measure and report on their investment portfolios’ alignment […]
Continue Reading →Australian local governments to sign renewable energy PPAs
Local governments in Western Australia are set to sign up to an agreement to purchase power from renewable sources under a reportedly ‘Australian first’ renewables and carbon offset aggregation project. […]
Continue Reading →Cybersecurity depends on simple, accessible processes
Organisations that have simple, user-friendly security protocols will minimise the risk of cyber incidents arising from inherent flaws in human behaviour. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Indonesia needs to invest US$200bn per year to decarbonise by 2030
Indonesia will need to invest US$200 billion per year over the next decade in order to meet its target of decarbonisation, according to a government report. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →National minimum wage rise should spur employer review
The planned increases to the national living wage and national minimum wage in the UK should spur employers to review the measures they have in place to ensure that they […]
Continue Reading →English claim for damages in Egyptian accident case proceeds
The UK Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a woman attempting to bring a claim in England against a hotel company in the wake of her husband and his […]
Continue Reading →Art collector’s court case signals potential legal and contractual issues with NFTs
Liverpool-based art collector and computer programmer Amir Soleymani has recently filed a High Court claim against non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Nifty Gateway, concerning the auction terms relating to his $650,000 […]
Continue Reading →Financial services transactions driving UK private equity activity
Although merger and acquisition deal volume and value declined in the first half of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, activity levels rebounded in the second half of last year […]
Continue Reading →Australian ‘net zero’ sustainability linked loans surge
A host of major Australian corporates have converted their borrowing facilities into sustainability linked loans (SLLs) in the past six months in a sign of exponential growth in green financing. […]
Continue Reading →US Treasury guidance sets out sanctions compliance duties for virtual currency industry
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published detailed guidance for the virtual currency industry to help them comply with sanctions. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →UK government sets out plans for regulation of buy now pay later sector
The UK Treasury has opened a consultation into the shape and form of regulation for ‘buy now pay later’ (BNPL) products in a bid to reduce consumer harm. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →European countries and US reach deal on unliteral digital services taxes
European countries which have implemented unilateral digital services taxes (DSTs) have reached a deal with the US on how these taxes will be withdrawn. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →ONS UK retail data prompts budget support call for sector
UK retailers needs short term tax reliefs, and longer-term measures to address issues they are facing around resourcing and distribution and rising costs, a sector expert has said. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →Privy Council clarifies jurisdiction of freezing orders in key BVI case
The Privy Council has ruled that the BVI courts have the power to grant a freezing injunction against a party to help the enforcement of a prospective or existing foreign […]
Continue Reading →UK net zero strategy ‘a missed opportunity’ to harness nuclear potential
The UK government’s intention to continue including nuclear technologies in the UK’s energy mix in future will be welcomed by industry, but the government has missed an opportunity to place […]
Continue Reading →UK government sets out roadmap to green finance
The UK government has laid out its ambition to ‘green’ the country’s financial system, aligning it with the commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Building safety regulations give industry clarity ahead of new legislation
The UK government has published several draft regulations designed to give parliamentarians a better idea of how the Building Safety Bill will be implemented. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Better cooperation still needed to get full value out of pensions implementation statements
From 1 October 2020 UK pensions legislation requires all defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) pension schemes to publish an “implementation statement” setting out how trustees have put into […]
Continue Reading →Not reasonable to refuse closure notices because DPT review period ongoing
It was not reasonable for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to refuse to issue closure notices in respect of corporation tax enquiries on the basis that a diverted profits tax […]
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