new

Refinancing and the credit crunch: new rules from 1 November

The credit crunch has affected all areas of life. It is now bringing about changes to the main guidance on UK private finance initiative (PFI) projects: the Standardisation of PFI Contracts (SoPC4). It has been clear in recent months that the ...




new

To disclose or not to disclose? New Freedom of Information guidance for procurement information

Procuring authorities and private sector contractors have for some years struggled with the application of the Freedom of Information Act to PFI/PPP procurement processes, and to the legal documentation that results from them. Procuring authorities...




new

An important new measure for PFI projects

£2bn Government boost to PFI The latest budget has included an important measure for PFI projects. The Government will spend up to £2bn this year to rescue PFI projects which are struggling to reach financial close. The Treasury Infras...




new

Coronavirus - New Guidance: Government update on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - UK

On Friday 20 March 2020, the Chancellor announced a new “Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme” (the Scheme) to help pay people’s wages. Updated Guidance on the Scheme was issued on 4 April 2020 (the Updated Guidance). This Alert seeks ...




new

Employment law newsletter

...




new

Eversheds' developers, construction and infrastructure newsletter: a response to the Comprehensive Spending Review

The spending review The Coalition Government has released the eagerly anticipated Comprehensive Spending Review which sets out its spending plans for reducing the £155 billion annual deficit. As the government had already announced its inten...




new

Eversheds' developers and construction newsletter

Eversheds' developers and construction newsletter  Welcome to the newsletter from Eversheds' developers and construction group. These regular updates will aim to address key, topical issues affecting the sector, offering in-depth thought and an...




new

Eversheds' developers and construction newsletter

Welcome to the e-newsletter from Eversheds' developers and construction group. These regular updates will aim to address key, topical issues affecting the sector, offering in-depth thought and analysis and will be tailored to r...




new

Eversheds' developers and construction newsletter

Welcome to the e-newsletter from Eversheds' developers and construction group. These regular updates will aim to address key, topical issues affecting the sector, offering in-depth thought and analysis and will be tailored to ref...




new

Eversheds' developers and construction newsletter

Welcome to the e-newsletter from Eversheds' developers and construction group. These regular updates will aim to address key, topical issues affecting the sector, offering in-depth thought and analysis and will be tailored to ref...




new

Eversheds' developers and construction newsletter

Welcome to the e-newsletter from Eversheds' developers and construction group. These regular updates will ...




new

Eversheds' developers and construction newsletter

Bribery Act in force The Bribery Act 2010 came in to force last Friday, 1 July 2011. Much has been written about its likely implications. At the start of the debate, it would even be fair to say there was a degree of scare-mongering by some in ter...




new

Lawbite: When a business tenancy “ought not” to be renewed

Youssefi v Mussellwhite [2014] EWCA Civ 885 Horne & Meredith Properties Ltd v Cox [2014] All ER (D) 194 These two cases concern opposition to lease renewals on the grounds of the tenant’s breach of covenant (“grounds (a), (b) and (c)...




new

Education Procurement Briefing: Supreme Court dismisses Edenred's challenge to the government's decision not to tender for the administration of a new childcare scheme

In Edenred (UK Group) Ltd v (1) Her Majesty’s Treasury (2) Her Majesty’s Commissioners for Revenue and Customs (HMRC) (3) National Savings and Investments [2015] UKSC 45, the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed Edenred’s challenge ...




new

Supreme Court dismisses Edenred’s challenge to the government’s decision not to tender for the administration of a new childcare scheme

In Edenred (UK Group) Ltd v (1) Her Majesty’s Treasury (2) Her Majesty’s Commissioners for Revenue and Customs (3) National Savings and Investments [2015] UKSC 45, the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed Edenred’s challenge to Her ...




new

Public procurement: new rules, new opportunities

Public procurement is big business.  The estimated value of contracts advertised by Governments and other public bodies across the EU is said to be over 420 billion euro.  Most EU public contract awards are regulated under EU law.  Th...




new

Public procurement: New case highlights pitfalls for those challenging award decisions

On 21 July the Technology and Construction Court handed down judgment in relation to two applications made in the case of Perinatal Institute v Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership. This interesting judgment highlights two potential pitfalls f...




new

Will new laws make public procurement more business friendly?

Witold Slawinski, head of tech & industrial engineering practice, authored an article for AmCham Quarterly. It is devoted to the recent changes to the Polish public procurement law. Read the full article >...




new

New Thresholds under the Procurement Regulations

The new thresholds which come into effect on 1 January 2020 for the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, Concessions Contracts Regulations 2016 and the Defence and Security Public Procurement Regulations 2011 have...




new

Covid-19 - Policy for supporting renewables and how banks are approaching renewable projects impacted by the virus

The Energy Transition Club and the REA are hosting a webinar on Wednesday 6 May at 11am for 90 minutes....




new

A new immigration system – what it will mean for your recruitment of non-British/Irish staff and an update on the implications of covid-19 - webinar

There are fundamental changes to the UK’s immigration rules in the pipeline. These will result in a new immigration system applying to non-British and Irish citizens and will not just therefore mean changes to the existing provisions in respect of y...




new

A new immigration system – what it will mean for your recruitment of non-British/Irish students and an update on the implications of covid-19 - webinar

There are fundamental changes to the UK’s immigration rules in the pipeline. ...




new

Challenging times in the new regulatory regime – when and how to challenge the OfS

Two years in, the way OfS is exercising its powers is really starting to shape the sector. The dynamics between an institution and its regulators can be complicated but getting the relationship right is ever more critical for any institution to thri...




new

IHC HR e-briefing 126: Two new European Court rulings on age discrimination

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has handed down two important judgments on age discrimination this week. The first, on retirement, will be of interest to those employers deciding whether to retain a compulsory retirement age follow...




new

IHC HR e-briefing 131 - Data protection: ICO flexes muscles with first use of new fines power

The ICO has announced its first use of its recent power to issue fines or monetary penalties for serious breaches of the data protection legislation. The power became effective in April 2010 (see Full Article



new

IHC HR e-briefing 135 - New tax rules may impact on employee rewards and incentives

New draft legislation may adversely impact on commercial arrangements which have been put in place by employers to reward and/or incentivise employees or which employers may wish to use in the future. The new legislation relates to 'Disguised Remune...




new

Lawbite: The Lease Renewal Pilot Scheme in practice

Eventuate Capital Ltd v Grosvenor Estate Belgravia (E02CL652) The County Court and First-tier Tribunal Unopposed Business Lease Renewal Pilot Scheme has been in place for over 2 years but very few cases have, as yet, proceeded to trial. In one of th...




new

Culture and conduct: a new year’s resolution

Jonathan Davidson, Executive Director of Supervision, Retail and Authorisations at the FCA, has written to CEOs of insurers concerning non-financial misconduct in wholesale general insurance firms. Davidson reminds firms of the FCA’s clear exp...




new

Pensions investment newsletter

...




new

Consultation on the Pensions Regulator’s new DB Funding Code - What you need to know

The Pensions Regulator has published the first of its long awaited consultations on a new DB Funding Code. This consultation covers the principles underpinning the Regulator’s approach. A second consultation will follow later in the ...




new

New Certificate required for the Lockdown Extension

Businesses seeking exemption to perform essential services have previously had to register on the government’s BizPortal website, but their current certificates are no longer valid as the initial 21-day lockdown period for which they applied, ...




new

AML compliance burden on UK financial institutions intensifies as new rules on third country local law conflicts bite

As additional EU rules come into force requiring UK credit and financial institutions with branches and subsidiaries in third countries to identify local law conflicts with group-wide AML policies and procedures, Zia Ullah and Ruth Paley of Evershed...




new

Credit and Financial Institutions take note of new opinion on risks of money laundering in the EU financial sector published by European Supervisors this week

As the three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) publish a new joint opinion on money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks affecting the EU financial sector, Zia Ullah and Ruth Paley take a look at the key risks, noting ...




new

Back to Black – but not quite yet: Revised methodology agreed but no new EU blacklist before 2020

As the European Council met today to discuss a revised methodology to be used in the creation of a new EU blacklist of ‘high-risk third countries’ with strategic AML and CTF deficiencies, Zia Ullah and Ruth Paley of Eversheds Sutherland ...





new

The Dollar's New Clothes



  • WWS Swiss Financial Consulting SA

new

Procurement Briefing Issue 1 2006 - The new procurement Directives

...




new

Procurement Briefing Issue 3 2006 - Competitive dialogue - A brave new world

...




new

New EU Procurement Directives coming into force

A quick update on the progress of the new Directives. It is anticipated they will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 28 March 2014, meaning that they will then come into force on 17 April 2014. Following the Directives com...




new

New guide (TCC) sets out the recommended pre-action process for parties to follow in a procurement dispute

On 17 July 2017, a new Appendix H to the Technology and Construction Court Guide was published which provides guidance on procedures for public procurement cases (the “Guide”). Although this detailed procedural guidance is likely to prove usefu...




new

Openness in public procurement – a worthy cause facing new challenges

The establishment of more open public procurement systems, that is, procurement systems which offer foreign suppliers access to the award of public contracts on the basis of no less favourable terms than to domestic suppliers, constitutes an essenti...




new

CSSF sets new Brexit deadline for UK entities

Introduction Earlier this year, Luxembourg’s financial services regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the “CSSF”) announced a year-long transitional period, to take effect from the date of a no-deal Brexit...




new

Illiquid Assets - New FCA rules (PS19/24) and “Dear Chair” Letter

Introduction The FCA published its Policy Statement (PS19/24) in relation to illiquid assets and open-ended funds on 30 September 2019. The statement responds to feedback provided in response to Consultation Paper (CP18/27) and settles on a final sl...




new

Entering new territory: Implementation Period

The UK has now officially left the European Union and entered an implementation period ("IP"), which is due to last until 31st December 2020 – IP Completion Day. During the implementation period, European law will continue to apply and firms ...




new

Overnight sensation: ISDA publishes new definitions to facilitate transition from EONIA

On Friday 14 February 2020, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) published the ISDA Collateral Agreement Interest Rate Definitions (the “Collateral Rate Definitions”). The Collateral Rate Definit...




new

Overview of new German and French crypto regimes

Part A: Regulation of crypto assets     Germany



new

New Jersey Resources Corporation (NJR) CEO Steve Westhovenon Q2 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




new

Mali's new mining code ends tax exemptions, shortens regulatory stability period

...




new

Landlord had been entitled to refuse consent to a newly formed company

A landlord had acted reasonably in refusing consent to an assignment to a newly incorporated company, despite the landlord having the benefit of the previous tenant's covenant. Royal Bank of Scotland plc v Victoria Street (No 3) Ltd concerned a cov...




new

The effect on VAT recovery of granting a residential tenancy in a new building

Residential developers need to take great care that they do not jeopardise their recovery of VAT by granting a short–term tenancy. The current downturn is leading developers to let out new properties instead of selling them. Great care is nee...