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2021 HR Budget Briefing Our 2021 HR Budget Briefing, summarises the key implications for employees and their employers of the UK Budget announced on 3 March 2021. Many commentators will rightly focus on the extension of the employee furlough regime until September, but...
Has the Chancellor really just announced a UK corporation tax rise of over 30%? TLDR – yes, it seems he has. The Chancellor is still trumpeting the rate as the lowest in the G7, even after the rise. But for those watching as the effective corporate tax rate shoots up above those of many of the UK’s competitors, the impact...
UK’s March 2021 Budget: Spend now – pay later The UK’s headline corporation tax rate is set to rise to 25% from April 2023 (with a commensurate increase in the diverted profits tax rate) – but, in the short-term, economic support will continue, including through an enhanced loss...
The Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2021 The Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2021 was introduced to implement two major provisions of the Supplemental Arrangement that require local legislative amendments to take effect. In our recent briefing, we discussed the key features of the Supplemental...
Data Privacy Newsletter - March 2021 Selected legal and regulatory developments in data privacy for March 2021 We were all relieved last week when the European Commission announced that they had published draft adequacy decisions for transfers of personal data to the UK. The news is...
2021 General Meetings and the impact of COVID-19 Holding AGMs and general meetings during the pandemic has not been without its challenges. Provisions contained in the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (“CIGA”) have helped, but they expire on 30 March 2021. Whilst we have long...
Competition & Regulatory Newsletter (10 - 23 February 2021) European Commission fines gaming companies for geo-blocking practices Commission accepts commitments by Aspen to address its excessive pricing On 10 February 2021 the European Commission announced that it had accepted legally binding commitments offered...
COVID-19 Spring 2021 Response: key points for employers We summarise the COVID-19 Spring 2021 Response, the roadmap out of the third COVID-19 lockdown, and its implications for employers On 22 February the government published its roadmap out of the current COVID-19 lockdown. A 68 page COVID-19 Response -...
Tax and the City Review for February 2021 Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews consider the wider review of the UK funds regime; potential changes to the hybrids rules; the OECD's guidance on transfer pricing and treaties in light of COVID-19; and the FTT decision in Wilmslow.  The...
HMRC’s commitments to building and maintaining public trust in tax administration HMRC has powers to ensure everyone “pays their fair share of taxes” and in some cases, particularly where the powers tackle fraud, evasion and complex tax avoidance, these powers can be far-reaching.  It is important for maintaining and...
Climate risk and the Pension Schemes Act Subject to approval by Parliament, detailed new requirements for trustees of larger occupational pension schemes to manage, and disclose their approach to, climate-related risks and opportunities, will come into force in October 2021. The proposals are...
Employment Bulletin - February 2021 Equitable duty of confidence; incorrect comparison when considering discriminatory impact of policy; Engaging in grievance procedure was not affirmation by employee; sufficient connection with GB New employer breached equitable duty of...
Long COVID - implications for employers This briefing, based on an article first published by Slaughter and May for the Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) Briefing, considers whether and when long COVID could amount to a disability under EqA 2010, and what this means for employers....
EFIG: European Banking Newsletter - February 2021 Development's in this month's edition include: EU Cross-border payments – ECB publishes opinion on proposed Regulation  Single Supervisory Mechanism – ECB finalises sguidance on supervisory approach   to...
Competition & Regulatory Newsletter (27 January - 9 February 2021) European Commission fines gaming companies for geo-blocking practices European Commission fines gaming companies for geo-blocking practices On 20 January 2021 the European Commission announced that it had decided to fine Valve, owner of the online PC...