GDPR: consent
As part of our series of briefings on the General Data Protection regulation, we set out an overview of the changes to the use of data subject’s consent to processing personal data.
02 December 2016
Industrial action - how can employers best prepare?
Many sectors are grappling with or facing the threat of industrial action. We set out key points for employers including options for contingency planning.
08 September 2023
ESG requirements after 1 October 2019
As ESG has been growing in prominence, we discuss the requirements occupational pension scheme trustees will need to consider over the next couple of years
07 October 2019
Continued momentum on corporate ESG reporting
We consider recent developments in corporate ESG reporting and, in particular, the increasing sense of urgency around the need for corporate climate-risk disclosures
18 November 2020
ESG factors: Can directors of UK Companies take them into account?
ESG factors have moved into the mainstream. We look at directors’ duties and whether directors can consider ESG factors as part of their duty to promote the success of the company
01 October 2019
ESG loans will play key role in future of housing
A summary of the key considerations for sustainability and ESG linked lending in the housing sector
31 August 2022
ESG and the UK Stewardship Code 2020
The revised UK Stewardship Code places environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and climate change at the heart of effective stewardship
11 November 2019
Pension scheme investment: ESG factors and the new role of member engagement
The Law Commission's report highlights the ever greater role of environmental, social and governance factors in investment. Trustees will increasingly need to engage with members on these issues.
06 October 2017
Accessing sustainability-linked funding for mid-market food and drink industry businesses
Food and drink businesses face a myriad of ESG challenges. Sustainability linked funding is being made available to support businesses towards achieving their individual sustainability performance objectives.
14 April 2023
The National Lottery Case: Lessons for Interested Parties
Sub-contractors and group companies cannot bring procurement challenges. Costs can be awarded to interested parties but only where the court finds their input necessary or useful.
27 September 2023
Levelling Up the High Street?
The decline in high street retail has prompted the Government to introduce the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill. We examine some of the key provisions of the Bill and its impact on the high street property market
29 September 2023
The not so artful dodger: art dealer ordered to draw maximum pension sums to pay creditors
The Court of Appeal in Bacci v Green orders a debtor to delegate authority to waive valuable tax protection and draw pension to satisfy a judgment debt
28 February 2023