Burges Salmon blog

August 31, 2022

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Paying for a cash bonus? The shadowy world of shadow equity

Granting share options or awarding day-1 equity to employees and non-employees alike, is an established part of remunerating and...

Paying for a cash bonus? The shadowy world of shadow equity

Burges Salmon

August 26, 2022

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Is the new CCS Offsite Framework as innovative as it could be?

Firstly, let's be clear, this is a huge £10bn framework that is much anticipated and is to be massively welcomed. There has been an...

Is the new CCS Offsite Framework as innovative as it could be?

Michael Hayles

August 26, 2022

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Every McCloud has a silver lining

Between the 28th and 30th August I will be attending the International Pension & Employee Benefits Lawyers Association’s (IPEBLA) 18th

Clive Pugh

August 24, 2022

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More than Bicycles and Tulips - IPEBLA 2022 conference in Amsterdam

Between the 28th and 30th August I will be attending the International Pension & Employee Benefits Lawyers Association’s (IPEBLA) 18th

More than Bicycles and Tulips - IPEBLA 2022 conference in Amsterdam

Ronnie Myers

August 24, 2022

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ATED late filing penalties: the final nail in the coffin?

There is now quite a long line of first-tier tax tribunal cases considering the ability of HMRC to charge daily late filing penalties for...

ATED late filing penalties: the final nail in the coffin?

Megan Summers

August 23, 2022

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The new scale-up visa route - what do you need to know?

Yesterday saw the introduction of the new scale-up visa, under the points-based immigration system, which allows certain high-growth...

Charlotte Whitaker

August 23, 2022

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Can't Pay. Won't Pay. Ordered to Pay.

The financial position of a company is only one consideration which is taken into account at sentencing hearings for breaches of Health...

Jessica Evans

August 22, 2022

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Case Report: ML Hart Builders Ltd (In Liquidation) v Swiss Cottage Properties Limited [2022] EWHC 1465 (TCC)

In this recent case, the TCC held that an agreement reached with a surety under a bond could not be classed as an ‘assessment’ under the...

Case Report: ML Hart Builders Ltd (In Liquidation) v Swiss Cottage Properties Limited [2022] EWHC 1465 (TCC)

Richard Pettit

August 22, 2022

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Pension scheme trustees convicted for employer-related loans

In the latest of several cases since the first successful prosecution was brought in 2019, the Pensions Regulator has secured the...

Pension scheme trustees convicted for employer-related loans

Brian Wong

August 19, 2022

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UK lays out ambitions for Connected and Automated Mobility

Following the conclusion of the joint Law Commissions' review and its recommendations on legal reforms for automated vehicles earlier...

UK lays out ambitions for Connected and Automated Mobility

Michael Barlow

August 17, 2022

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UK Government publishes ESOS Phase 3 consultation response

On 28 July 2022, the UK Government published its response to the 2021 consultation by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial...

Burges Salmon

August 17, 2022

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Shakira - a cautionary tale of tax residence

Shakira has been in the news recently due to the tax case that the Spanish authorities are bringing against her. They argue that, due to...

Shakira - a cautionary tale of tax residence

Burges Salmon

August 16, 2022

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Applications for Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreements are open: tips for building a supply chain

Applications are open for the UK Government’s Hydrogen Business Model and Net Zero Hydrogen Fund Electrolytic Allocation Round, with an...

Applications for Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreements are open: tips for building a supply chain

Michael Duncan

August 12, 2022

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Two weeks left to refer Covid rent arrears to arbitration

The Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022 (the “Act”) came into force on 24 March 2022. It introduced an arbitration scheme to resolve...

Two weeks left to refer Covid rent arrears to arbitration

Burges Salmon

August 8, 2022

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Walking the talk with ESG

With the rise of ESG, the opportunities brought about through the sustainable development agenda and the benefits of taking a proactive...

Michael Duncan James Sutherland

August 8, 2022

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First arbitration awards made under the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022

The Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022 (the “Act”) came into force on 24 March 2022, which introduced an arbitration scheme to...

First arbitration awards made under the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022

Burges Salmon

August 8, 2022

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FCA publishes Policy Statement on Improvements to the Appointed Representatives regime

On 3rd August, the FCA published PS22/11, setting out the responses – and the FCA's feedback – to its proposed changes to the AR regime,...

FCA publishes Policy Statement on Improvements to the Appointed Representatives regime

Burges Salmon

August 8, 2022

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FCA strengthens rules on marketing of high-risk investments to consumers (but not crypto - yet)

Written by Anna Davis and Jad Soubra

Further to its consultation earlier this year (see our previous post on CP22/2), on 1 August 2022 the...

FCA strengthens rules on marketing of high-risk investments to consumers (but not crypto - yet)

Kevin Kennedy

August 5, 2022

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Encouraging tree planting - a part of levelling up?

The latest announcement of DEFRA funding for tree planting is attracting positive attention. Linking the schemes to existing...

Encouraging tree planting - a part of levelling up?

Suzanne Padmore

August 3, 2022

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FCA launches consultation on calculating redress for non-compliant pension transfer advice

This summary of the FCA consultation was written by Carly Phillips-Jones

On 2 August 2022, the FCA published a consultation paper (CP22/15)

FCA launches consultation on calculating redress for non-compliant pension transfer advice

Michael Duncan James Sutherland

August 3, 2022

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Court of Appeal rejects ‘Covid defence’ for non-payment of rent arrears

On 27 July 2022, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment on the conjoined appeals of Bank of New York Mellon (International) Limited...

Court of Appeal rejects ‘Covid defence’ for non-payment of rent arrears

Burges Salmon

August 3, 2022

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Decarbonising UK homes - the future is retrofit

The UK’s 30 million homes account for more than 21% of the country’s total carbon emissions, and so addressing the existing...

Decarbonising UK homes - the future is retrofit

Kate Redshaw

August 2, 2022

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There's more to holidays than sun, sea and sand...

With apposite timing, given we're in peak summer holiday season, the Supreme Court has recently handed down a decision on holiday...

There's more to holidays than sun, sea and sand...

Burges Salmon

August 1, 2022

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Corporate ESG Reporting: FCA and FRC reports on TCFD disclosures by companies with a UK premium listing

On 29 July, the FCA and FRC both published reports analysing the quality of mandatory TCFD climate-related financial disclosures by...

Tom Whittaker

August 1, 2022

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The Procurement Bill: progress through the House of Lords

The Procurement Bill proposes major reforms to the rules governing public sector buying, with a view to making a simpler and more...

Burges Salmon

August 1, 2022

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A cathartic moment for MMC?

This summer we have seen Countryside take a radical decision to close a newly constructed MMC production facility; the failure of House...

Burges Salmon

August 1, 2022

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FCA authorisations requiring Consumer Duty compliance from now on

Written by Jad Soubra

On 29 July 2022, the FCA updated its webpage on authorisations to make firms and individuals aware that, although...

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Paying for a cash bonus? The shadowy world of shadow equity

Is the new CCS Offsite Framework as innovative as it could be?

Every McCloud has a silver lining

More than Bicycles and Tulips - IPEBLA 2022 conference in Amsterdam

ATED late filing penalties: the final nail in the coffin?

The new scale-up visa route - what do you need to know?

Can't Pay. Won't Pay. Ordered to Pay.

Case Report: ML Hart Builders Ltd (In Liquidation) v Swiss Cottage Properties Limited [2022] EWHC 1465 (TCC)

Pension scheme trustees convicted for employer-related loans

UK lays out ambitions for Connected and Automated Mobility

UK Government publishes ESOS Phase 3 consultation response

Shakira - a cautionary tale of tax residence

Applications for Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreements are open: tips for building a supply chain

Two weeks left to refer Covid rent arrears to arbitration

Walking the talk with ESG

First arbitration awards made under the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022

FCA publishes Policy Statement on Improvements to the Appointed Representatives regime

FCA strengthens rules on marketing of high-risk investments to consumers (but not crypto - yet)

Encouraging tree planting - a part of levelling up?

FCA launches consultation on calculating redress for non-compliant pension transfer advice

Court of Appeal rejects ‘Covid defence’ for non-payment of rent arrears

Decarbonising UK homes - the future is retrofit

There's more to holidays than sun, sea and sand...

Corporate ESG Reporting: FCA and FRC reports on TCFD disclosures by companies with a UK premium listing

The Procurement Bill: progress through the House of Lords

A cathartic moment for MMC?

FCA authorisations requiring Consumer Duty compliance from now on