EMIR: First obligations with effect from 15 March 2013
On 15 March 2013 the first in a number of obligations applicable to financial institutions and corporates trading in over-the-counter derivatives will come into effect.
01 October 2013
EMIR: Portfolio reconciliation and compression and dispute resolution
Following the adoption of EMIR on 4 July 2012 and publication of prescriptive regulations on 23 February 2013, the second of a series of sets of provisions will come into effect on 15 September 2013.
01 October 2013
Guide to publishing gender pay data
Adrian Martin comments on the news that businesses will soon be required to publish gender pay data and the importance of auditing current pay structures sooner rather than later.
18 August 2015
Harnessing the electric vehicle revolution
A new market report answers some of the big questions posed to policy makers regarding the impact EVs will have on our infrastructure networks.
12 April 2018
Guilty until proven innocent: a new offence of failing to prevent economic crime
In response to financial sector scandals in recent years, the Government is considering extending criminal law to the corporate sphere with plans for an offence of failing to prevent economic crime.
18 December 2014
Health and Safety reform; the (not very proportionate) elephant in the room
Leading health and safety lawyer, Chris Jackson, considers the tension arising from the undefined term 'reasonable practicability', a keystone of UK health and safety law.
02 January 2014
Guarantees and Indemnities: Gordon Ramsay bound by automatically generated signature
Gordon Ramsay has been held liable under a personal indemnity for rent on his London restaurant, York & Albany. Mr Ramsay sought a declaration that he was not bound because he had not signed it.
10 February 2015
Guidance on IPs; duties to identify ROT stock
A recent unreported decision of the Bristol District Registry of the High Court provides guidance for insolvency practitioners on their duties for identification and preservation of ROT stock.
10 September 2014
How far must transport providers go to ensure access to wheelchair users on buses?
The Court of Appeal has provided much needed clarity on the use of wheelchair space on buses. We consider the key issues and a conflicting judgment made prior to the Court of Appeal judgment.
17 December 2014
How many law firms is it reasonable for co-parties to instruct?
The High Court decision in the case of Ong & Ors v Ping is a useful warning that the costs of separate representation in trust litigation may not be recoverable in full for successful parties.
20 January 2016
How does the Privy Council's ruling on Saad affect modified universalism?
What next after the much anticipated judgments in PricewaterhouseCoopers v Saad Investments Company Limited [2014] UKPC 35 and Singularis Holdings Limited v PricewaterhouseCoopers [2014] UKPC 26?
27 November 2014
How the bar has been raised higher for challengers to automatic suspension hearings
We consider a recent suspension case, where the court allowed the public purchaser to proceed with the contract.
14 December 2015