Surplus refunds
The deadline for a trustees' resolution to preserve power to refund surplus is 5 April 2016. This article sets out how the reality differs and how client schemes and trustees should proceed.
10 September 2015
Tackling cyber-crime and promoting innovation
We outline the latest initiatives within FinTech and Financial Services, which seek to strengthen the UK’s strategy in identifying and managing the threat of cyber-crime.
11 May 2016
Sweett victory: Lessons learned from Sweett Group’s Bribery Act conviction
The first company to be convicted of the “corporate offence” under Section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010 has now been sentenced. This article provides guidance as to the dos and don'ts around bribery.
23 March 2016
Taking an interest in insurance
This article describes how a third party can take an interest in insurance cover and key issues to look out for when doing so including noting an interest, loss payee clauses and co-insurance.
26 November 2013
Tax changes for individual shareholders receiving a distribution in a liquidation
Tax treatment for individual shareholders receiving a distribution from a members' voluntary liquidation may be affected by changes applying (retrospectively) from 6 April 2016.
03 May 2016
Technical requirements and the exclusion of market progress
Public Procurement regulation can be seen to make it difficult for public bodies to buy the most up-to-date equipment. This article explores how a Romanian public authority got around this.
22 May 2015
Teckal and exceptions to mandatory application of public procurement procedures
The law on whether a public authority can award a contract without a tender process to another public authority is being developed. This article considers the possible impact for local authorities.
16 June 2014
The administration of estates
This briefing note provides information on a wide range of issues around the administration of an estate.
12 February 2016
Testing Times: Criminal culpability in the Volkswagen emissions scandal
This briefing explores the criminal prosecutions that might be brought against Volkswagen and/or its officials under UK law, after admitting it falsified diesel-fuelled vehicle emissions readings.
29 January 2016
Site closures: managing the environmental issues
Burges Salmon's environmental law partner, Ross Fairley looks at the issues which need to be considered in deciding whether to close or mothball a facility or industrial site.
25 September 2015
Rosserlane Consultants sees bank avoid duty to obtain best price in forced sale
Read why the recent case of (1) Rosserlane Consultants Ltd (2) Swinbrook Developments Ltd v Credit Suisse International [2015] EWHC 384 (Ch) on the forced sale of a limited partnership caused a stir.
31 March 2015
REWARD - Gender pay reporting
Caroline Harwood, director of incentives and Annelise Tracy Phillips, senior employment lawyer at Burges Salmon, review the draft Gender Pay Information Regulations.
08 March 2016