05/04/2022
In regards to corporate criminal liability, the Government intends to engage promptly with the Law Commission on the findings of the review once it has concluded but notes it is important that any reforms are proportionate, and evidence based.
05/04/2022
The court confirmed that ‘mutuality of obligation’ between the parties and the right of control are necessary for there to be an employment relationship.
05/04/2022
There has been recent criticism of the UK’s role in illicit finance and the UK Government’s efforts to tackle serious fraud.
05/04/2022
The FRC has noted that “global shocks and societal changes can also work as a prompt to reviewing or reprioritising culture”.
05/03/2022
This Legal Update summarizes some of the key points that FinCEN highlighted to help financial institutions identify potential indicators of kleptocracies and corrupt foreign public officials.
05/03/2022
The law is designed to enhance employment rights
05/02/2022
Company law and regulations in these jurisdictions are also flexible and adaptable to the needs of clients from other jurisdictions.
05/02/2022
The PRA will publish a Policy Statement on the definition of a simpler-regime late 2022 or early 2023.
05/02/2022
The winding up petition serves as a backstop to the restructuring
05/02/2022
Under the new rules, companies would be obligated to present sweeping and detailed climate-related disclosures in their annual reports and registration statements.
04/29/2022
The Index is a simple and understandable ranking of the extent to which individual countries adopt, comply with, and enforce a set of global standards.
04/29/2022
There is no statutory requirement in Guernsey to give employees paid annual leave, enhanced rate of pay, or time off in lieu in respect of public and bank holidays.
04/29/2022
Every day, we access services that process data using a wide variety of automated systems.
04/29/2022
The only exception to the prohibition on the asset freeze and to allow a Territory person to deal with the frozen funds or economic recourses would be to apply to the competent authority of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories for a financial sanctions
04/29/2022
Although there are no filing or registration requirements in the BVI which affect the validity of a charge, the Act provides a robust security registration system that enables a secured party to register a charge and secure its priority.
04/29/2022
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its Annual Concurrency Report.
04/29/2022
Settlement Structured to Expedite Payment to Bondholders Through Related Bankruptcy Proceeding
04/29/2022
In this update we provide an overview of this and other guidance and proposals issued on this topic as highlighted in the timelines on the right-hand side of these pages.
04/28/2022
This latest suite of proposals explores some of the same concepts from those papers in the specific context of outsourcing arrangements and FMIs’ engagement of other third parties.”
04/28/2022
French law dictates that children are entitled to a share of any French property owned by the deceased, even if there is a surviving spouse.