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AGMs and impact of COVID-19 This note gives guidance on ways for companies to prepare for their 2020 AGMs as the spread of the COVID-19 virus is raising a number of issues to consider.  As companies prepare for their 2020 AGMs, the spread of the COVID-19 virus is raising a...
What should you do to combat the new COVID-19 cyber risk? Organisations grappling with a variety of issues raised by the coronavirus should ensure that ‘increased cyber risk’ is on the list of new risks to manage.
Treasury: COVID-19 Health Check Overview and insight on the most frequent questions and challenges faced by corporate treasuries related to the COVID-19 crisis.  In this note, we provide an overview of some of the most frequent questions and challenges we have dealt with as the...
The wolf in sheep’s clothing? The consequences of the CMA asserting broad jurisdiction over global mergers So far, 2020 has seen the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) continue to take an increasingly interventionist approach to global deals, including those with little to no UK nexus, pushing the boundaries of its jurisdiction. As this briefing...
HR Budget Briefing 2020 Whilst the Government’s proposed response to coronavirus may have grabbed most of the immediate headlines, the UK 2020 Budget also included a number of other significant changes affecting employees’ pay and pension arrangements. In this...
Competition & Regulatory Newsletter On 4 March 2020 the Competition and Markets Authority announced its decisions to fine four pharmaceutical companies for breaking competition law. The CMA's investigation into the suppliers of the antidepressant drug nortriptyline has resulted in fines...
Getting it done: the UK's March 2020 Budget Whilst the Budget was dominated by the announcement of a multi-billion pound economic stimulus to deal with the economic impact of Covid-19, a whole range of other spending and tax measures (some with immediate effect and others subject to...
EFIG: European Banking Newsletter - March 2020 Developments covered in this month’s edition include: Transition from EONIA to €STR - ECB publishes working group report on the transfer of liquidity for cash and derivatives products Climate change and the financial sector -...
Employment Bulletin - March 2020 Topics covered in this bulletin: Dismissal was unfair because dismissing officer was not told of key fact Inaccurate rebuttal of whistleblowing allegations was a detriment but employer’s motive was damage limitation Dismissal of employee with...
Competition & Regulatory Newsletter On 19 February 2020 the UK Supreme Court handed down its judgment in Micula and others v Romania. The judgment is the latest installment in the ongoing attempt by brothers Viorel and Ioan Micula to enforce an investment arbitration award made in their...
European Commission Unveils Bold European Approach to AI Regulation In this briefing we consider the proposals set out in the European Commission's White Paper “Artificial Intelligence - A European approach to excellence and trust”. The European Commission has published a White Paper entitled &ldquo...
Incentives Bulletin - February 2020 Topics covered in this bulletin: Draft legislation: the loan charge review Revised guidance notes on terms of reference for audit, remuneration, and nomination committees MLD5 and the Trust Registration Service HMRC Employment Related Securities...
SFC Enforcement Trends As we welcome the year of the rat, it is useful to review the enforcement activities of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in the past year, as well as project the upcoming focuses and priorities of the SFC. The SFC concluded a number of high...
International tax reform could increase global tax revenues by up to 4% While discussions continue on the design and technical detail of international tax reform under Pillars One and Two, the OECD Secretariat has the difficult task of modelling the impact of the changes.  At the OECD’s webcast on 13 February, the...
Tax and the City Review for February 2020 Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews look at the government’s post-Brexit ambitions for the financial services sector and at HMRC’s further guidance on the hybrid capital instruments rules and their statistics on DPT receipts. They also consider the UT...