12/01/2023
Cooley Ranked #5 Overall on Law360 Law Firm Leaderboard
Firm ranked among top five for third consecutive year
Government Regulation
11/30/2023
A Vision for Family Justice in England and Wales – we are at a crucial turning point
It's time to reconfigure our family justice system to suit all families facing relationship breakdown and to provide families with broader support, not just legal advice and advocacy.
11/30/2023
Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill receives Royal Assent in the UK
The amended law also provides employment tribunals with the power to increase compensation to claimants by up to 25% where an employer is found to have breached the new law.
11/30/2023
The UK’s General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR)
Decisions on the application of the GAAR must be taken by a designated HMRC officer, who will be a senior HMRC officer.
11/30/2023
Frozen Crypto Assets and a Dissolved Company: The EC Court of Appeal’s Application of Convoy Collateral
Applications for service outside of the jurisdiction may therefore be obtained for contemplated claims against dissolved entities.
11/29/2023
New National Minimum Wage rates announced for 2024/2025 in the UK
A key change is the lowering of the threshold for the NLW to 21 (it is currently only payable from the age of 23).
11/29/2023
Autumn Statement 2023: Chancellor unveils more stringent payment term requirements under public procurement rules
Newly-published guidance on the PPN (14 pages / 196KB PDF) explains how government departments must assess a bidder’s payment systems
11/29/2023
UK Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 given Royal Assent
The new law will also extend the scope of corporate criminal liability and large organisations will be subject to a new offence of failure to prevent fraudulent activity by employees or agents.
11/29/2023
FCA announces sustainability disclosure requirements (SDR) policy
The FCA had consulted on introducing such proposals last winter.
11/28/2023
Correcting trustee mistakes: Hastings-Bass in the Cayman Islands
The rule in Hastings-Bass1 is a traditional equitable jurisdiction of the court to set aside the exercise of fiduciary powers on the grounds of inadequate deliberation.
11/28/2023
Changes to the Probate (Jersey) Law 1998
The new Law has expanded the scope of this so-called "small estates exemption" considerably.
11/28/2023
Pensions disputes: Check member records thoroughly when complaints made
The member had complained that changes to the presentation of annual reports from the provider made identifying these issues and making comparisons more difficult.
11/28/2023
Irish law means more screening of corporate transactions
The Act is designed to address security and public order concerns arising from foreign investment and to equip the state with powers to monitor and respond to potential threats.
11/28/2023
German Federal Cartel Office gains stronger powers of intervention with amended competition law
The most important reforms include new powers that enable the Federal Cartel Office (FCO) to intervene in highly concentrated markets.
11/28/2023
Security policy supports shift to cloud in the UAE
The policy also sets out requirements, for both cloud customers and CSPs, for compliance self-assessments against the policy requirements and annual reporting.
11/27/2023
Incorporating a Jersey Company
This briefing summarises the types of company available under Jersey law, the main steps involved in incorporating a Jersey company and some related points.
11/27/2023
Challenging arbitral awards
This column will briefly consider the impact of Haley, together with key cases reported since, which provide guidance on the procedural route to challenging an arbitral award in both financial and children cases.
11/27/2023
CMA issues statement on permitted collaboration to assist provision of combination therapies to NHS
This statement follows a long-running engagement by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (the “ABPI”), NHS England and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (“NICE”) on this issue.
11/27/2023
Bird & Bird plays instrumental role in new sustainability investigation by AGCM
The previous case was against the recycling consortium of plastic materials.
11/27/2023
US businesses face challenge in meeting European ESG requirements
In the UK, the government has confirmed that it will explore new ISSB standards-based requirements for UK registered companies