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Brexit and the Capital Markets – does equivalence need to be mutual? Analysis of capital markets “equivalence” determinations by the EU and the UK for prospectuses and accounting standards and their impact on market participants after the end of the Brexit implementation period.
Brexit and the Capital Markets – does equivalence need to be mutual? Analysis of capital markets “equivalence” determinations by the EU and the UK for prospectuses and accounting standards and their impact on market participants after the end of the Brexit implementation period.
Real Estate Newsletter In this edition of our real estate newsletter, topics include: Electronic signatures; Code of Practice; GAGAs, nuisance and privacy; landlord’s consent; ATMs and rates; and rights to light
The next normal: what comes after the "new normal"? The last few months have, I think, made it clear that there will be no single sweeping return to "normal". However, as restrictions start to lift (however temporarily) and the end of both lockdown and the Brexit transition period appear on the...
Bribery and corruption and successor liability in distressed M&A: assessing risk in times of COVID-19 In this podcast, Tim Blanchard, Filippo de Falco, Sir David Green CB QC and Ella Williams assess bribery and corruption risk and successor liability in the context of distressed M&A in COVID-19 times. Our team discuss the potential for enforcement...
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.
Tax and the City Review for August 2020 Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews look at, inter alia, EU proposals for modernising VAT on financial services and the decision in BlackRock which shows up some of the flaws in the current system. 
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.
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...
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...