UK Employment Law Update - December 2023

Welcome to our monthly newsletter, with a summary of the latest news and developments in UK employment law.

In this issue

  • Case law updates
  • Legislative developments
  • Other news
  • New guidance
  • Consultations

 Recent publications

Filed under:
United Kingdom, Scotland, Compliance Management, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Tax, Reed Smith LLP, Gender pay gap, Unfair dismissal, Insolvency, HM Revenue and Customs (UK), Deliveroo, Leahy-Smith America Invents Act 2011 (USA), Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (UK), Supreme Court of the United States, UK Supreme Court, Employment Appeal Tribunal
Authors:
David Ashmore , Carl De Cicco , Robin B. Jeffcott , Joanna Powis , Alison Heaton
Location:
United Kingdom
Firm:
Reed Smith LLP
Corporate Law Update: 4 - 10 November 2023

This week:

Filed under:
United Kingdom, Capital Markets, Company & Commercial, Compliance Management, Environment & Climate Change, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Macfarlanes LLP, Corporate governance, Gender pay gap, Articles of association, Cryptocurrency, ESG, Financial Conduct Authority (UK), Corporate Governance Code 2018 (UK)
Authors:
Dominic Sedghi , Richard Burrows
Location:
United Kingdom
Firm:
Macfarlanes LLP
Governance News 8 March 2023

This week's issue has a strong ESG focus. We cover the Senate Committee's report into the government's Bill to overhaul the existing 'safeguard' mechanism, the outcomes of the ACCC's greenwashing sweep and the ACCC's enforcement priorities for 2023/24. On the financial services front we provide an update on the status of the proposed FAR (which would expand on and replace the existing BEAR). We also provide an update on the progress of measures to further 'modernise' Corporations Act requirements and more…

Filed under:
Australia, Capital Markets, Company & Commercial, Compliance Management, Environment & Climate Change, Insolvency & Restructuring, MinterEllison, Climate change, Gender pay gap, ESG, Anti-bribery and corruption, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Australian Senate
Authors:
Mark Standen , Siobhan Doherty , Kate Hilder
Location:
Australia
Firm:
MinterEllison
UK REIT Horizon Scanner Q4 2021

UK REIT Horizon Scanner Q4 2021

UK REIT Horizon Scanner Q4 2021

Key Issues

Key issues coming up for UK Main Market REITs in corporate, financial regulatory, planning, real estate, securities law and regulation and tax1 in England (including retained EU law2).

Issue/status/timing: New developments since our March 2021 edition are shown in green text. Impact: urgency/impact rating for REITs admitted to London Stock Exchange Main Market (including the Specialist Fund Segment3)

Filed under:
European Union, United Kingdom, Capital Markets, Company & Commercial, Competition & Antitrust, Employment & Labor, Environment & Climate Change, Insolvency & Restructuring, Planning, Public, Tax, White Collar Crime, Taylor Wessing, Corporate governance, Brexit, Libor, Modern slavery, Climate change, Electric vehicle, Supply chain, Money laundering, Mediation, Gender pay gap, ESG, Coronavirus, Commercial tenant, Anti-money laundering, Cladding, SPAC, HM Revenue and Customs (UK), UK House of Commons, Competition and Markets Authority (UK), House of Lords, Bank of England, European Securities and Markets Authority, MiFID, Modern Slavery Act 2015 (UK), American Rescue Plan Act 2021 (USA)
Location:
European Union, United Kingdom
Firm:
Taylor Wessing
Are you trending? Key legal issues to look out for in 2021

As of Q1 2021, vaccines have started to reduce hospitalisations in numerous countries, but global variations in vaccine manufacturing, distribution, procurement and adoption ensure that 2021 will be a year of patchwork ‘new normals’ worldwide. New, more infectious and potentially more robust variants may render COVID-19 endemic, further fragmenting governments’ response. Despite the prominence of the pandemic, other issues (such as Brexit and data protection) have also been notable within searches.

Filed under:
European Union, Global, United Kingdom, Arbitration & ADR, Competition & Antitrust, Corporate Finance/M&A, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, IT & Data Protection, Litigation, Patents, Public, Trademarks, White Collar Crime, Lexology, Brexit, Private equity, Supply chain, Mediation, Gender pay gap, Fintech, Force majeure, Gig economy, Personal data, Coronavirus, GDPR
Authors:
Kieran Morgan
Location:
European Union, Global, United Kingdom
Firm:
Lexology
UK Employment Law Update - December 2023

Welcome to our monthly newsletter, with a summary of the latest news and developments in UK employment law.

In this issue

  • Case law updates
  • Legislative developments
  • Other news
  • New guidance
  • Consultations

 Recent publications

Filed under:
United Kingdom, Scotland, Compliance Management, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Tax, Reed Smith LLP, Gender pay gap, Unfair dismissal, Insolvency, HM Revenue and Customs (UK), Leahy-Smith America Invents Act 2011 (USA), Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (UK), Supreme Court of the United States, UK Supreme Court, Employment Appeal Tribunal
Location:
United Kingdom
Firm:
Reed Smith LLP