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Follow up: The Federal Government’s perspective on an employer’s mandate to vaccinate

Employers should continue to monitor the Guidance Materials and review the particular circumstances of their workplace.

“Put scams in the Online Safety Bill, or leave millions of vulnerable people at risk of financial harm”, warns Martin Lewis charity

This is in part due to the impact of common symptoms of mental health problems — such as low mood, reduced concentration or impulsivity — which can make it harder for people to control online sending or spot potential scams online.

SEC makes clear an ESG disclosure framework is coming and opens comment period on potential climate change disclosures

Beyond climate issues, Lee also made clear in her statements that, moving forward, the SEC will focus on the broader implications of ESG

BVI Introduces Significant New Trust and Estate Legislation

The recent Trustee (Amendment) Act builds on the earlier reforms to the original Trustee Act which were made in 1993, 2003 and 2013.

Further Amendments to the BVI’S Trust and Estate Legislation 2021

The Administration of Small Estates (Amendment) Act implements a long overdue increase in the qualifying value for the Administration of Small Estates Act.

Rumours of Hong Kong’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

The US went further still with the removal of Hong Kong’s separate status from China under certain provisions of US law.

ESG Impact Assessment - Sell and Buy Side

In 2006, the United Nations announced its Principles for Responsible Investment,.

Is the UK preparing to depart from the GDPR?

In the meantime, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, EU Justice Commissioner Reynders suggested that a replacement for the EU-US Privacy Shield could take years rather than months.

£550,000 fine for Jersey trust company demonstrates importance of effective and consistent anti-money laundering procedures

LGL established the partnership and incorporated two Jersey companies to act as limited and general partner.

Irish Regulation in Focus: Culture and Individual Accountability

The Central Bank expects firms' actions to be aligned with the expectations of its customers/investors and will take action where it believes firms (and senior management) are falling short of this expectation.

The EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation is live – what can we expect?

SFDR can be summarised as follows: the regulation is intended to contribute to the higher goal of transitioning the EU to a low-carbon

Climate change the use of litigation to force governments to act

The French case followed the Dutch Supreme Court's December 2019 landmark decision in the "Urgenda litigation" that the government of the Netherlands had breached its duty to prevent climate change, and must take steps to cut greenhouse gas

UK Pensions – The Pension Schemes Act 2021: sanctions for avoiding employer debt

Any such penalty would be paid to the Government rather than to the scheme.

Common law recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings survives in the BVI, and assistance is statutory

The Court ordered the Trustee in bankruptcy to take steps in the BVI to register himself as shareholder of Net International in accordance with the company’s articles.

Australia's banking regulator ends Westpac money laundering probe

In a separate statement, Westpac acknowledged APRA’s decision to end the probe.

Emerging from the legislative fog: the UK’s transformative foreign investment regime comes into sharper focus

These developments have shed light on some key issues - including by providing further clarity on the scope of the sectors in which notifications will be mandatory - but significant questions remain outstanding.

Beyond the Brexit transition period – new deadlines for firms

The EU only adopted a few measures to mitigate the impact of the end of the Brexit transition period

Last remains of the German suspension of the obligation to file for insolvency to finally end in April 2021

Currently, companies which had applied for financial aid (or due to legal or factual reasons were unable to do so) until 28 February 2021 are exempted from the obligation to file for insolvency

FATF listing and the Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands has taken definitive action in recent years to update its compliance regimes to surpass changing global standards

New UK national security regime to be in place by the end of 2021

Under the Bill, where qualifying entities (typically target companies) operate within specified sectors, a notification must be made to BEIS before any transaction involving that entity can complete.

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