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Roads and ‘Net Zero’ – beyond electric vehicles: ‘embodied carbon’
The compatibility (or otherwise) of central investment in new road building and improvement projects with the UK Government’s ‘Net Zero’...
Arguments over liability for cost of fire safety remedial works rage on - who pays?
On 24 February 2021 the Government defeated an amendment to the Fire Safety Bill proposed by the House of Lords which would have...
Enabling a high renewable, net zero electricity system: what does our future energy market look like?
The BEIS call for evidence, which is due to close in less than a fortnight’s time asks this very question. It focuses on three key...
Hacking Real Estate Contracts for Climate Change with The Chancery Lane Project
We are proud to have participated as a firm in the most recent event organised by The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP), the Big...
The Investment Association’s ESG-related shareholder priorities in 2021
Ahead of the 2021 AGM season, the Investment Association (IA) has published its Shareholder Priorities for 2021 and Good Stewardship...
EU financial services firms still keen to maintain UK market access
It is reported that around 1,500 EU-based financial and insurance services firms have applied for authorisation to operate in the UK,...
Draft UK adequacy decision published following Brexit - implications for UK-EU data transfers
On 18 February the European Commission published its draft adequacy decision in respect of the United Kingdom. This is a mechanism set...
Gender pay gap reporting: delay to enforcement
Employers with 250 or more members of staff are required by law to publish details of their gender pay gap. Whilst the onset of COVID-19...
No jab, no job? : the debate continues
A debate that will run for some time - can employers refuse to hire new employees who have not had their Covid-19 vaccination? Probably...
Launch of the Business Banking Resolution Service
The new Business Banking Resolution Service (BBRS) was launched on 15 February 2021.
The BBRS is a free and independent ADR service,...
Further pension transfer and scam protections coming as Opperman sets sights on secondary legislation
The Pension Schemes Bill received royal assent on 11 February 2021, and Guy Opperman already has his sights set on secondary...
European Commission publishes summary report on renewed sustainable finance strategy
By Harrison Folland
The European Commission ("EC") has published a summary report of its consultation on the EU sustainable finance strategy.
Landmark Pension Schemes Act given Royal Assent
The Pension Schemes Act received Royal Assent on 11th February, over a year since it was first announced in the Queen’s Speech in October...
The FCA has obtained an injunction to protect £7m of assets to compensate victims of poor pension transfer advice
Fitting in with its ongoing work to protect consumers from and seek redress for unsuitable defined benefit pension transfer advice, the...
Health and Care White Paper: Integration and Innovation
The Department of Health has today published its White Paper - "Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and social...
Health and Care White Paper: Social Care Implications
The Government yesterday published a White Paper setting out its legislative proposals for a Health and Care Bill - which we have...
UK industry request modifications to UK REACH
The estimated £1billion cost of replicating the EU's database of industry-generated data on chemicals in the UK has long been criticised...
Update on global ESG reporting frameworks
Further to our recent article ‘Continued momentum on corporate ESG reporting’, the push for standardised reporting on environmental,...
Beauty, quality and design: planning decisions to be informed by a new vocabulary
One year after the publication of ‘Living with Beauty’, the recommendations put forward by the Building Better, Building Beautiful...
Unsafe cladding and the new developer levy
The Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, has today unveiled a 5-point plan to remove unsafe cladding. The plan includes a new tax and levy...
Funding fire safety repairs
The Government has today announced the creation of a new £3.5 billion fund to facilitate the remediation of combustible cladding...
Paying for Grenfell
The Government has today announced a series of measures that are intended to ensure the construction industry takes collective...
Agricultural Transition - How will proposals for a lump sum exit scheme affect a landlord’s Farm Business Tenancy negotiations and drafting?
DEFRA’s Agricultural Transition Plan 2021-2024 provided some clarification of the proposals for a lump sum exit scheme. Here are...
Investment in natural capital: new Government fund announced
Private sector finance for natural capital improvement schemes will be essential if the UK government is going to deliver its goal of...
DB Funding Code: when does the new Code apply to our scheme valuation?
The DB funding code of practice is intended to reflect legislative changes in the Pension Schemes Act (soon to receive Royal assent) and...
European Supervisory Authorities publish Final Report and draft RTS on disclosures under SFDR
By Harrison Folland
The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs”) has published their final report on the draft...
UK Productive Finance Working Group sets out objectives and next steps
By Harrison Folland
The Bank of England has published the minutes of the inaugural meeting of the steering committee of the Productive...
Pensions Update: Possible changes to the pension advice allowance?
From 6 April 2017 it became possible for members of money purchase or hybrid arrangements to request that some of their benefits be paid...
Pension Trustee Decision Making: report by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
On 21 January 2021 the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (“IFoA”) published a report entitled Pension Trustee Decision Making. The...
FCA publishes approach document on international firms
By Harrison Folland
The FCA has published its approach document setting out its approach to international firms.
The document sets out the...
UK joins International Platform on Sustainable Finance
By Harrison Folland
HM Treasury has announced that the UK has joined the International Platform on Sustainable Finance (“IPSF”).
The IPSF...
FCA updates statement on the operation of the MiFID Markets Regime
Written by Ciara Davies
The FCA has published an updated webpage containing its Supervisory Statement on the operation of the transparency...
UK and Switzerland make plans to deepen financial services co-operation
Written by Ciara Davies
HM Treasury has released a press release announcing its plans to move forward to the next stage of talks between...
The GameStop surge: Financial Conduct Authority issues statement on recent share trading issues
By Christopher Walker
It has been well publicised that certain stock prices have risen exponentially over the last week as retail...
Sustainable Finance: ESMA proposes European legal framework for ESG ratings and assessment tools
By Christopher Walker
On 29 January, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published a letter sent to the European...
FCA publishes amended and restated memorandum of understanding with US Securities and Exchange Commission
Written by Brandon Wong
The FCA has published an amended and restated version of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that it entered into...
EU proposals for artificial intelligence legislation move closer
Portugal has set its priorities for its presidency of the Council for the European Union and there will be focus on the EU adopting...
Rethinking UK food production?
As the UK's 'net zero' deadline moves ever closer, calls for UK food production methods to change grow louder. The latest of these...
Secretary of State for the Environment: UK REACH to have "great similarities" - but not alignment - with EU REACH
There has been much debate about the degree to which UK REACH - the UK's new chemicals regulation - will mirror its equivalent in the EU...
Agricultural Transition - How will proposals for delinking affect a landlord’s Farm Business Tenancy negotiations and drafting?
Now that the dust has settled following publication of DEFRA’s Agricultural Transition Plan 2021-2024, here are a few thoughts about how...
Pensions Expert feedback from law firms - key themes
Interested to see this article setting out feedback from leading pensions law firms (from which we were pleased to be listed as top 5...
BEIS web service for the publication of UK subsidies awarded since 1 January 2021 is now online
As of last Sunday, a new web service where interested parties can search for subsidies awarded in the UK since 1 January 2021, is...
The Dasgupta Review: "transformative" change to our economies to value nature
An independent report commissioned by UK Treasury has concluded that "transformative" change is needed to our economic models and our...
HMRC crackdown on ATED compliance continues
Further to my post in November about missed ATED filings, HMRC are sending a further letter to companies who have purchased UK property...
Hong Kong BN(O) visa: key UK tax considerations
The Hong Kong BN(O) visa route opens on 31 January 2021. For those who are not familiar with the UK tax system, 31 January is also...
Decarbonising the energy system – what does the Energy White Paper tell us?
The long-awaited Energy White Paper was published just before Christmas, following on from the Government’s recent National...
EDPB publishes detailed guidelines on data breach notification
The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) has published supplementary guidelines (“Guideline”) to the existing personal data...
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