On 12 March 2021, Her Majesty’s Government issued updated guidance on the annual requirement, under Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the “MSA”), for certain businesses to publish an annual statement (the “March 21 Guidance”). Whilst the March 21…
This is the second of two briefings about the Digital Services Act package introduced by the European Commission (EC). The package comprises the Digital Services Act (DSA) which we covered in our earlier briefing and the Digital Markets Act which…
Following yesterday’s announcement from the Chancellor, click here for a full summary of the Budget and here for our Tax Tables summarising tax changes. To the casual observer, the first Budget of 2021 appeared to have been fully revealed before the…
Tomorrow Rishi Sunak will present his second Budget within 12 months. For many commentators, it is perhaps the pivotal Budget of this parliament. Pre-Budget leaks and interviews have put the focus squarely on continuing key pandemic support measures through, hopefully,…
On 15 December 2020, the Digital Services Act package was published by the European Commission (EC). The packages included two new proposed regulations: the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act. The objective of the package is to…
At the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020, new EU trademarks (EUTM) will no longer offer protection in the UK. What will happen to EUTMs that already existed or were filed but pending approval at the end…
The sting in the tail in the Finance Act. Are the walls closing in on key stakeholders? The Finance Act 2020 (“Act”) came into force on 22 July 2020 bringing with it the re-introduction of the Crown Preference (See Changes to…
The ICLG Aviation Laws and Regulations 2021 guide was published on 3 February 2021. Alan Meneghetti, Partner at RadcliffesLeBrasseur LLP, co-edited the publication and co-produced the UK chapter of the guide. Alan also contributed an article on the use of personal…
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (“CIGA”) introduced a series of temporary and permanent measures to the armoury of rescue and restructuring mechanisms in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing financial upheaval. Pursuant to the provisions of…
On 1 December 2020 the government enacted the Finance Act 2020 (The Act) bringing with it the return of Crown Preference. We are already seeing the wide-ranging ramifications not just for creditors in insolvency proceedings but also for those businesses…
