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CCS replaces the PQQ with the Selection Questionnaire

This briefing highlights the key aspects of the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) new Selection Questionnaire, a replacement of the CCS’ standard Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. 
04 October 2016

The corporate offence of failure to prevent economic crime

Thomas Webb considers the implications of the proposed new corporate offence of "failure to prevent economic crime".
04 October 2016

Press release

Burges Salmon advises BEIS on establishment of the OGA as a Government company

Burges Salmon has advised the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) on the establishment of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) as a Government company.
03 October 2016

Changing the way termination payments are taxed

HMRC publishes its proposals for the 'Simplification of the tax and National Insurance treatment of termination payments: government response and consultation on draft legislation'.
03 October 2016

Raising the Standard: ISO standard for anti-bribery controls

This briefing looks at the draft standard and how it may help in being able to demonstrate “adequate procedures” under the Bribery Act 2010.
30 September 2016

Press release

Burges Salmon advises Bluefield on £217m solar portfolio refinancing

Burges Salmon has advised investment company Bluefield Solar Income Fund on the £217 million refinancing of a portfolio of solar parks onto a long-term whole-business style debt platform.
29 September 2016

HMRC ordered to suspend penalty for inaccuracy in tax return

In Eric Eastman v HMRC [2016] the First Tier Tribunal ruled that HMRC was unreasonable to refuse to suspend a penalty for a careless inaccuracy in a taxpayer's self-assessment return.
29 September 2016

Little change in rules for Pension Protection Fund levy 2017/18

The PPF proposes minor change to the levy rules for 2017/18. Meanwhile, as it warned, it is looking more closely at the value of contingent assets and may now reject some it recognised in the past.
29 September 2016

Construction contract drafting in a post-Brexit world: change of law clauses

Brexit sent shockwaves through the construction sector. Now the dust has settled we look at how change of law clauses may be drafted and negotiated differently.
28 September 2016

JCT 2016 Edition: what does the Minor Works Contract tell us about what's in store?

The remaining tranches of the JCT 2016 Edition seem likely to be published in short order. We review the Minor Works suite and highlight key themes which look set to run throughout.
28 September 2016

Is domestic arbitration set for a resurgence?

Domestic arbitration has been overtaken by adjudication and the efficiency of the TCC. With uncertainty over Brexit and the increased cost of litigation is arbitration set for resurgence?
28 September 2016

NEC3 Activity Schedules: get them right or suffer the pain

Activity Schedules under the NEC3 forms of contract – there's more to them than meets the eye. A failure to understand their subtleties can lead to confusion and serious cash flow implications.
28 September 2016

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