Introduction The FCA published its Policy Statement (PS19/24) in relation to illiquid assets and open-ended funds on 30 September 2019. The statement responds to feedback provided in response to Consultation Paper (CP18/27) and settles on a final sl...

  Practice and Procedure Patel and another v Patel and others [2019] EWHC 2643 (Ch) This case looks at the obligations of defendants under CPR Part 16.5 when preparing their defences and very clearly sets out that defendants: (a) must say which...

Practice and procedure Wickes Building Supplies Ltd v Blair [2019] EWCA Civ 1934 An employee had an accident at work. The court had to determine whether the claimant should be allowed to rely upon a witness statement which had not been filed and ser...

The 25th April 2012 marked the implementation of the first  phase of amendments to the Licensing Act 2003 (‘the Licensing Act’) ...

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A guidance note for clients Empty rates As part of its policy to encourage the use and occupation of empty buildings, the Government has introduced the Rating (Empty Properties) Act 2007 (the 2007 Act). Under the 2007 Act, with effect from 1 April ...

The Law Commission has published a consultation paper proposing wide-ranging reforms to the law governing easements, covenants and profits à prendre. The changes suggested by the Law Commission include: the creation of a single new method ...

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Introduction A circular economy is an economic system characterised by the trading of products and services in closed loops or cycles. The system is designed to be regenerative insofar as it aims to retain as much value as possible from used product...

Introduction There has been significant debate amongst key stakeholders including government, mining companies, and environmental lobbyists regarding how mining companies should not only be held accountable for mine closure but also how the often va...

2019 will go down as the year when concerns about plastic pollution became main stream and when really for the first time consumers started to demand action.  As the year ended retailers issued pledges of one type or another focusing on removin...

HEALTH AND SAFETY In the courts - cameras to broadcast from the Crown Court for the first time The government has announced new legislation which will permit the sentencing remarks of High Court and senior judges in certain criminal cases to be film...

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ENVIRONMENT Long Awaited Environment Bill Back in Parliament The UK Environment Bill seeks to deliver “the most ambitious environmental programme of any country on earth” by setting a “gold standard” for environmental protect...

Eversheds Sutherland announces that it has made 38 partner promotions across its International and Europe network. A total of 16 of these promotions are female which is in line with its goal to achieve 30% female representation at partner level by 2...

Eversheds Sutherland has again been listed as a top law firm in this year's edition of the Swiss business magazine Bilanz / Le Temps in the following areas: Banking and Capital markets Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) Liability law International...

On April 15, Independent international research publication, the Legal 500 released the Europe, Middle East & Africa results of 2020. All of Eversheds Sutherland Ots & Co partners were ranked, including partners Maivi Ots, Tambet Toomela and...

On 28 April 2020, the Russian President issued Decree No. 294 On Prolonging Measures To Ensure Sanitary and Epidemiological Wellbeing of the Population in the Russian Federation due to the Spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The following da...

Welcome to this special COVID-19 edition of our quarterly Global Employment and Labor Law Update which you can find HERE Please do not hesitate to contact us if you wish to find out more....

Please click here to download our insurance summer horizon scanning booklet. The booklet summarises key insurance related legal and regulatory changes expected over the next 18 months to 2 years, as well as providing electronic links t...

In Brief: According to the 2020 budget draft law n°7500, published on 14 October 2019 (the “Bill”), the validity of advance tax agreements (“ATAs”) granted prior to 1 January 2015 should now be limited to five years. Sinc...

In a difficult economic climate, Minister Tito Mboweni delivered a budget speech, which on the face of it appears to provide a number of positive outcomes, including the provision of personal income tax relief through an above inflation increase in ...

Summary The UK Government has recently announced the zero-rating for supplies of PPE equipment and E-Publications from 1 May 2020.  E-Publications means electronically supplied books, brochures, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines, journals a...

This edition of our quarterly labour law update contains the following content: News number of days lost to strikes in 2007, the highest in five years trade union membership falls in 2007 <...

This edition of our quarterly labour law update contains the following content: News ACAS consults over amended time–off Code of Practice Redundancy and key labour law pointers The outlook for industrial unrest Last minute t...

This edition of our quarterly labour law update contains the following content: News UK workers continue to protest over the use of foreign labour Possible increase in statutory redundancy pay Employees t...

Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edition contains the following content: News A record rise in tribunal protective award claims Gordon Brown makes agency...

Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edit...