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Proposed amendment to BBC pension scheme held detrimental to members’ future service benefits

Active members’ ‘interests’ includes benefits not yet earned, and amendment to the scheme’s terms concerning future service benefits would have ‘affected’ the members’ interests, leaving them worse off.

28 September 2023

EUIPO Refuses Registration of ‘Acceleration’ Sound Mark

An application by Porsche to register a sound trade mark has been refused, the EUIPO finding it non-distinctive and unable to identify trade origin
04 October 2023

Health Tech Series: HealthTech and AI – the current legal landscape

HealthTech regulations are one way to both help realise the opportunities of AI whilst managing the risks; “regulate to innovate”. Here we summarise the key regulation on the horizon and what those in HealthTech can do to navigate those regulations.

07 August 2023

Holiday pay claims unlocked – the Supreme Court overturns the three-month break rule

We consider the Supreme Court’s decision in Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland v Agnew and what it means for employers
12 October 2023

Sustainable Finance: a spotlight on Africa

As part of a series of articles looking at Sustainable Finance, here we explore some of the key themes in Sustainable Financings in Africa, and the challenges to be overcome on transactions
11 October 2023

UAE structure: UK tax?

There has been a significant and welcome increase in options for structuring ownership of assets in the UAE, but structures may have tax implications in the UK.
17 October 2023

The Refinancing Gap

There is an ever-widening gap firstly between the lending the commercial real estate sector needs to refinance debt coming due and secondly the amount that lenders are willing and able to refinance the refinancing gap. We discuss the challenges that this creates for lenders and borrowers in the current market.
18 October 2023

Health Tech Series: Key regulatory changes for Health Tech developers

In this second briefing in our Health Tech series, our team looks at the UK’s regulatory landscape for Health Tech
19 October 2023

Energy suppliers face tightened rules under Ofgem's recent proposals

Ofgem has announced proposed reforms aimed at reducing the risk of supplier failure and strengthening the safety net for consumers
15 November 2019

How to implement the McCloud remedy: A guide to key resources for LGPS Funds and their administrators

In this article we have sought to draw together the various strands of legislation and guidance that have been published, aiming to help Funds and their administrators navigate the ever-evolving McCloud-related legal landscape.
25 October 2023

Register of Overseas Entities Update

With over a year having passed since the Register of Overseas Entities was established pursuant to the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022, we recap the initial requirements, annual reporting requirements and practical considerations involving overseas entities
18 October 2023

Mr White gets the same treatment as Mr Green: director ordered to draw pension sums to pay creditors

This judgment reinforces the Court’s power to order a judgment debtor to draw down their pension for the benefit of the creditors as recently seen in Bacci v Green
18 October 2023