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COVID-19: In conversation with Razia Khan of Standard Chartered Bank Razia shares some interesting insights on how African nations are responding to the unprecedented economic crisis, and how they will recover from this.
Competition & Regulatory Newsletter Commission fines ethylene purchasers €260m in the Commission’s first cartel settlement in 2020 On 14 July 2020 the European Commission announced that it had imposed fines totalling €260 million on ethylene purchasers who had colluded to...
COVID-19: Employee absence and holidays In the fifth podcast in this series, Katherine Flower and Clare Fletcher navigate a number of COVID-related absence scenarios and provide practical solutions for employers.
Recent pension law developments - August 2020 Richard Goldstein covers the latest guidance on GMP equalisation; an important European Court decision on data transfers outside the EEA; and the latest decision concerning the Safeway pension scheme regarding equalisation of normal retirement age...
State Aid for Companies in Financial Difficulty as a Result of COVID-19 A high level guide to the relevant State aid considerations for companies in financial difficulties and considering seeking State support as a result of Covid-19.
The Transfer Pricing Law Review - 4th edition - United Kingdom chapter Preface by Steve Edge and Dominic Robertson for the fourth edition of The Transfer Pricing Law Review. UK chapter by Steve Edge, Dominic Robertson and Tom Gilliver.
What's (not) changing in pensions tax? The proportion of people in the UK aged 65 or over is projected to reach almost a quarter by 2037, and engagement with workplace pensions schemes increased by around a third following the introduction of automatic enrollment in 2012.  It may then...
Standards in tax: the influence of economics and politics on tax policy and tax preferences Steve Edge argues that we are, once again, in the midst of the debate as to whether the rules of economics or politics should determine tax policy — and what sorts of actual or perceived tax avoidance should be targeted by tax administrators.
Sale and leaseback transactions: leveraging capital from real estate portfolios The COVID-19 pandemic has put a considerable strain on the cashflow of many businesses. With traditional debt markets hardening, sale and leaseback transactions may be an attractive alternative, enabling access to capital from valuable real estate while...
Climate Financial Risk Forum publishes guidance for firms on climate-related risks and opportunities On 29 June 2020 the Climate Financial Risk Forum published guidance to help FCA and PRA-regulated firms of all sizes understand the risks and opportunities that arise from the climate emergency and to support firms in integrating these risks and...
The Lens Newsletter - July 2020 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
BLOG: Loosening up access to information The UK government has announced plans to introduce a “Financial Institution Notice” which would allow HMRC to request information from financial institutions without prior tribunal approval. The stated aim of this measure is to “bring the UK’s rules into...
Pensions Bulletin - July 2020 GMP equalisation; EU-US Privacy Shield; PPF COVID-19 levy; Equalisation close Barber window; High Court and RPI hard-wiring.
All change, no change? Corporate reporting in the post-Brexit world With little sign of substantive progress in the negotiations on the future of the UK-EU relationship, UK companies must once again consider preparing for the possibility of a no-deal or “minimal deal” scenario at the end of the transition period (31...
All change, no change? Corporate reporting in the post-Brexit world With little sign of substantive progress in the negotiations on the future of the UK-EU relationship, UK companies must once again consider preparing for the possibility of a no-deal or “minimal deal” scenario at the end of the transition...