Option to tax: the importance of determining the relevant date
The First-tier tribunal considered whether four investment properties met the conditions to benefit from transfer of a going concern treatment in Clark Hill Limited v HMRC.
16 July 2018
Plant and animal health agency brings together government inspectorates
The government is merging four of Defra’s Food and Environment Research Agency inspectorates with the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency to form a new combined agency.
01 October 2014
Plans afoot for English-speaking commercial courts in Europe post-Brexit
A summary of developments in the EU to establish English-language litigation centres following Brexit.
11 December 2017
Online CPDcast course on Penalty Clauses in SPA agreements
Dispute Resolution specialists from leading UK law firm Burges Salmon have contributed to a podcast for online 'Continuing Professional Development' CPD training course, CPDcast.
14 March 2014
Personal liability for director's failure to obtain adequate employer's liability cover?
The Supreme Court has held that a director was not personally liable for an insolvent company’s failure to obtain and maintain employers’ liability insurance as required by statute.
29 July 2016
More Government guidance on the new Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Following the introduction of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 which were in force from 26 February 2015, the UK Government is issuing a series of guidance notes.
07 April 2015
Flood defence consents
On 6 April 2016, flood defence consents go live under the broader Environmental Permitting regime.
05 April 2016
UK merger control changes: national security
Changes to the UK merger control thresholds have been introduced to widen the government’s jurisdiction to consider mergers with national security implications.
11 June 2018
Modernised insolvency: creditors' decision making
Next in our series on "Modernised Insolvency", we take an in depth look at decision making post-April 2017.
15 December 2016
Merger control: a reminder of the CMA risks of not going public on mergers
The CMA’s recent reference of the completed acquisition by Vanilla Group Limited of Washstation Limited is a reminder to companies of the risks of not publically announcing mergers.
31 May 2018
“Modernised insolvency” arriving April 2017: What are the key changes?
Our corporate restructuring and insolvency team provide an overview of the new consolidated, restructured and modernised Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016.
10 November 2016
Modern technologies in construction – 4D Building Information Modelling
4D Building Information Modelling links 3D CAD components with programme related information. We look at how it has been used on 22 Bishopsgate, set to be the tallest building in the City of London.
03 August 2017