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‘The UK’s foreign investment screening regime saw an increase in the number of notifications in 2023-24, but fewer cases were subject to remedies or prohibitions compared to the previous year, as the regime “is settling in”, a legal expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th September 2024
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‘Consumer protection laws, and particularly the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) enforcement powers, have been substantially strengthened by landmark new UK legislation which elevates directly enforceable consumer protection rules to the same status as competition law.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th September 2024
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‘New research shows the important role that English law, courts and arbitration bodies play in dispute resolution in a competitive global market, experts have said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th September 2024
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‘The off-payroll working rules, known as IR35, apply where a business engages an individual to provide services off-payroll and through an intermediary – commonly a company referred to as a ‘personal services company’ (PSC). IR35 targets the use of PSCs to avoid employment taxes.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th September 2024
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‘A recent English High Court ruling serves as a timely reminder of the factors that the court will take into account when considering the risk of dissipation of assets in the context of a freezing order application.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th September 2024
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‘A recent High Court of England and Wales decision shows that the English courts are willing to interpret procedural service rules under the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) pragmatically to facilitate justice for victims of crypto fraud, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 9th September 2024
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‘Foreign companies need to have a substantial presence in the UK, including adequate human and technical resources, for their branch to qualify as a “fixed establishment”, a necessary condition for being treated as a member of a value added tax (VAT) group in the UK, a recent ruling has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 6th September 2024
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‘Proposed new legislation described by government as delivering a “significant increase in enforcement powers” against water companies, could delay rather than speed up industry action to address environmental concerns because of the broad way it has been drafted, water industry experts have warned.’
OUT-LAW.com, 6th September 2024
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‘Manufacturers and distributors of non-investment insurance products may need to re-consider the efficacy of their product value assessments and ensure they are fully aware of their responsibilities to consumers following the findings of a UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) thematic review.’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd September 2024
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‘The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 has now been in force for 50 years, but it continues to provide a globally-recognised framework for managing health and safety risk – even as that risk evolves with the operation of new technologies and ways of working.’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd September 2024
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‘Helen Arthur provides an update on an important Court of Appeal ruling in a case concerning the proper construction of termination provisions in a JCT 2016 Design & Build form of Contract.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd August 2024
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‘UK policymakers could consider it “prudent” to defer the implementation of a new fraud compensation scheme to seek to allay the “legitimate concerns” about the scheme that UK payment providers have expressed, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th August 2024
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‘The potential consequences of breaching voluntary requirements agreed with the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have been brought into sharp focus with recent enforcement action taken by the regulator, experts in financial regulation have said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th August 2024
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‘This guide considers the tax implications of using a UK holding company to hold shares in other UK or overseas companies.’
OUT-LAW.com, 9th August 2024
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‘Putting in place measures to protect confidentiality during business sale negotiations should not be neglected, even in a distressed situation where speed is of the essence.’
OUT-LAW.com, 9th August 2024
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‘While a recent court ruling has not made it any easier, it remains possible for developers of software – including new artificial intelligence (AI) systems – to obtain patent protection for their inventions in the UK an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th August 2024
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‘Information in and of itself would not attract property rights under proposed reforms to property law in England and Wales, the body recommending such reform has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th August 2024
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‘Higher education institutions across England will face a range of significant sanctions if they fail to comply with new harassment and sexual misconduct protection requirements set by the Office for Students (OfS).’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd August 2024
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‘A highly anticipated decision by the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) on non-party access to court documents in England and Wales has been postponed following a large volume of responses to a consultation on its proposed plans.’
OUT-LAW.com, 31st July 2024
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‘Tax deductions were not available for professional fees incurred by an investment company once a decision to sell a business it held had been made, because they were expenses of a capital nature even though they are accepted to have been expenses of management, the UK’s highest court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 31st July 2024
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