The recently introduced UK employment tribunals and EAT fees regime will soon face judicial review proceedings brought by UNISON on the basis of an argument that it is ‘unjust and discriminatory’. Similar judicial review proceedings brought in Scotland have been stayed pending the outcome of this week’s hearing. Geoffrey Mead, partner at Eversheds, believes that […]
Eversheds has advised the UK’s Highways Agency on the £367m contract for the implementation of a new free-flow charging system at the M25 Dartford-Thurrock river crossing. Technology that utilises number-plate recognition technology will allow drivers to use the crossing without having to stop at the barriers to hand over payment. Road users will be able […]
SJ Berwin private equity partner Ed Harris has quit for Hogan Lovells, a year after the two firms advised Duke Street on a cash injection into the Parabis Group. According to an internal memo sent to Hogan Lovells staff this morning, Harris will work with the firm’s global co-head of private equity Alan Greenough and […]
Parmjit Singh, partner and head of the international food and drink sector at Eversheds, has responded to a new report from Tesco into food wastage. Singh said: ‘Tesco is the number-one retailer in the UK and its voice carries a lot of weight with the government, consumers and other retailers. This has been evident by […]
Brett Rowland, partner and health and life insurances expert at Eversheds, has commented on proposed new laws governing medical devices being debated in the EU parliament. He said: ‘Under these proposed new laws, the medical device approval process will be significantly more strenuous, will embrace a larger number of products and is likely to take longer. […]
Taxes will be a major part of the budget discussions now under way in Washington. Is this an opening for comprehensive reform? Earlier this year, the House and Senate passed very different proposals for the federal budget for the current fiscal year, which runs through 30 September 2014. The House version calls for tax reform […]
By Ute Krudewagen Your start-up is off the ground and running, US offer letters and confidentiality agreements have been signed and compliance policies have been implemented. It’s now time to hire your first employee outside the US. This seemingly easy task is often easier said than done. For many emerging companies, the road to a […]
On 30 September, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Division of Trading and Markets addressed an issue of great interest to the compliance and legal community concerning the circumstances under which the compliance and legal staffs of broker-dealers may be viewed as ‘supervisors’ and thus face liability under the securities laws for […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman has awarded Agnes Lee with the 2013 Conyers Dill & Pearman Prize in Commercial Law. Prior to pursing her LLM at the University of Hong Kong, Lee obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is a recognised chartered accountant in Hong Kong and Singapore […]
Aggressive tax management by multinationals, however legal, is in the public and political spotlight like never before, presenting clear reputational risks for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) dealmakers. But how far will promised reforms go? Politicians like to link themselves to issues that demonstrate they have their fingers on the pulse of public opinion. But it […]
One year into the auto-enrolment regime, some of the complexities encountered so far by employers in practice will shortly be ironed out. New regulations will introduce more flexibility for employers, including those who have already staged into the regime. The changes cover a range of issues, from basic elements such as the deadline for auto-enrolling […]
By Philip Mantle One of the difficulties encountered when advising clients as to the merits of their claim that they have been mis-sold an interest rate hedging product (IRHP), usually an interest rate swap, is the paucity of decided case law concerning the sale of such products. There have been only two reported decisions concerning […]