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P&E Update: Pensions Bulletin The Watch List; Brexit implications for pensions; PPF actuarial factors revised; Scheme pays and the tapered annual allowance; Implied contract contained Section 75 indemnity Topics covered in this bulletin: The Watch List New Law Brexit implication...

Asset Management – Hot Topics, Spring 2021 Against the backdrop of COVID-19 and the end of the Brexit transition period, the Spring 2021 edition of our Asset Management – Hot Topics series discusses some of the significant developments currently affecting the sector. Welcome to the Spring 2...

Banking Sector – Hot Topics, Spring 2021 Against the backdrop of COVID-19 and the end of the Brexit transition period, the Spring 2021 edition of our Banking Sector – Hot Topics series discusses some of the significant developments currently affecting the sector. Welcome to the Spring 202...

Looking ahead: Equity Capital Markets Outlook With Lord Hill’s review of the UK listing regime now published and under consideration by HM Treasury, the 2021 IPO market in full swing, and the ink (finally) drying on Brexit, we gaze into our ECM crystal ball and consider the likely trends and de...

Spring Budget 2021 Series - a view under the hood Emma Game comments on the UK’s March 2021 Budget, focussing on increased corporation tax rates, ongoing Brexit hangover and investment incentives. In contrast to the novel challenges that the economy has faced over the last year (and that the Chanc...

EU publishes draft adequacy decisions for transfers of personal data to the UK The EU Commission has published two draft adequacy decisions for transfers of personal data to the UK, one under the GDPR and the other for the Law Enforcement Directive. This will be welcome news to many UK and EU businesses grappling with the implicatio...

Private Enforcement of Competition Law in the UK Our guide to ‘Private Enforcement of Competition Law in the UK’ examines the key aspects of competition litigation before the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal and the High Court of England and Wales. It has been recently updated, in particular t...

Pensions Bulletin - January 2021 In this month’s Pensions Bulletin, we report on developments in the ongoing scheme funding code consultation and on updated guidance from the Pensions Regulator on scheme returns. We analyse the implications of the end of the Brexit transition perio...

UK CBAM consultation: same stripes or different spots? A comparison with the EU. HMRC and HM Treasury launched a joint consultation on the introduction of a UK carbon border adjustment mechanism from January 2027. It focusses on the design and administration of the proposed CBAM; comments can be submitted until 13 June 2024. Followi...

High Court places impact of Brexit on trade mark infringement on “advance track” The High Court has recently considered trade mark infringement through the use of a competitor’s mark as a Google keyword and in related internet advertising. The case itself was relatively straightforward on the facts, with the court finding that both th...