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Pensions Bulletin - November 2020 In this month’s Pensions Bulletin, we analyse the Pensions Regulator’s guidance for defined benefit trustees on protecting schemes from sponsoring employer distress. There are also updates on pension scams and the Pension Schemes Bill as ...

Data Privacy Newsletter - Issue 14 Slaughter and May Data Privacy Newsletter - Issue 14. Selected legal and regulatory developments in data privacy - November 2020. On behalf of the whole team at Slaughter and May, I hope you are still keeping safe and well during these challenging ...

Real Estate Newsletter - November 2020 Topics include: Vacant possession - Capital Park v Global Radio Asbestos remediation - Pullman Foods v Welsh Ministers Telecoms Code - Cornerstone v University of the Arts Benefitted land - Bath Rugby v Greenwood Illegality defence - Stoffel & Co. v ...

National Security and Investment Bill - What you need to know now about the UK's proposed new M&A screening powers On 11 November 2020 the UK Government published its much-anticipated National Security and Investment Bill, creating new powers to scrutinise, impose remedies on, or even block, M&A transactions on the basis of national security concerns. This ...

Group Litigation struck out as abuse of process In a landmark judgment, the High Court has today struck out as an abuse of process a claim brought by over 200,000 Brazilian claimants against the English and Australian holding companies of a global natural resources group. The judgment provides a detail...

The future of UK Insurance Regulation On 19 October HM Treasury published a call for evidence on possible future changes to the Solvency II regime in the UK. This was published alongside a first consultation on stage 2 of the Financial Services Future Regulatory Framework Review (the &ld...

Tax and the City Review for October 2020 Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews look at the decisions in McCabe and Newey; HMRC statistics; ESMA recommendations; and plans for an EU-wide system for withholding tax relief at source. The Upper Tribunal confirms in McCabe that arguments made by HMRC as part o...

Pensions Bulletin - September 2020 Welcome to the September 2020 Pensions Bulletin from Slaughter and May. In this month’s edition, we focus on the Government’s proposals for climate risk reporting by large pension schemes and recent announcement on the increase in the nor...

Improving governance and reporting of climate-related issues in occupational pension schemes: Government publishes proposals This briefing summarises the August 2020 DWP proposals for trustees of larger pension schemes to comply with the TCFD Recommendations. blockquote { font-style: normal!important; border: none!important; } .quote--purple { background: #4e264f;...

Debt finance post-lockdown: Prepare for the worst, hope for the best This publication outlines key issues for treasurers contemplating debt financings, refinancings or restructurings in the coming months and some of the themes that are starting to emerge. The debt markets were dominated by amendments and waivers, extensio...