Elizabeth Shepherd, renewable energy expert at Eversheds, has commented on the UK government’s latest announcement on shale gas incentives. Shepherd said that the announcement that local authorities will receive all business rates from shale gas schemes, as well as an industry-pledged one-per-cent share in the profits and £100,000 per well, is indication that the government […]
Derivative Services, an affiliate of Allen & Overy, is updating its Rulefinder Shareholding Disclosure service with enhanced content. Rulefinder Shareholding Disclosure is a service covering disclosure rules relating to substantial shareholding, short selling, sensitive industries, takeovers and issuer-initiated disclosures. The key legal content enhancements include aggregation and disclosure rules for managers of discretionary and non-discretionary […]
Deep breath: What do Mayer Brown, Dentons, Debevoise & Plimpton, Fried Frank, Hogan Lovells, Covington & Burling, Reed Smith, Weil Gotshal, Latham & Watkins, Ropes & Gray, Dechert and Squire Sanders have in common? No, this isn’t some Gollum-style riddle, although the answer is really quite simple once you know and indeed it is something […]
By Niall Murphy Shoosmiths commented in a previous article, issued on 2 December 2012, about HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC’s) proposals to tighten up the rules allowing members of a limited liability partnership (LLP) to be treated as self employed. Draft legislation and guidance from HMRC was issued on 10 December following on from the […]
English law and English jurisdiction is often chosen as the governing law of contracts and the dispute resolution mechanism respectively, even when there is no English party, for a number of reasons. (1) There is a strong culture of favouring out-of-court settlement, which, when combined with the ‘loser pays’ costs rules, ensures litigation is avoided […]
DLA Piper has released the 13 January 2014 issue of its Health Alert, which focuses on judgments, legislation and reports in the health sector. If you are registered and logged in to the site, click on the link below to read the DLA Piper briefing. If not, please register or sign in with your details below.
Sports, Media and Entertainment Intelligence is the global monthly publication from DLA Piper’s sports, media and entertainment group. Contents Betting and gaming Japan looking at casino promotion legislation US: Garden State gambling goes online Broadcasting Italian DTT broadcasting — new decision on LCN allocation Consumer and data protection German Federal High Court underlines the legality […]
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has named Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and the Cayman Islands to its list of jurisdictions demonstrating sufficiently strong adherence to regulatory and supervisory standards on international co-operation and exchange. In a report released last month, the FSB provided an update on its initiative to encourage global adherence to international standards, focusing on […]
By Nicolas Morgan and Jennifer M Feldman A casual observer of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) trends could be forgiven for concluding that the SEC has lost interest in pursuing enforcement actions involving public company financial reporting violations. But the casual observer would be mistaken. This year, the SEC is intent on bringing record numbers […]
The Middle East editorial team brings you the Winter edition of Law à la Mode. Our spotlight on the UAE includes a review of the potential pitfalls and opportunities when franchising in the UAE. We also explain the rules governing mandatory employment of women in female-related stores in Saudi Arabia. Looking further afield, article highlights […]
Taking on a lateral hire is a risk, but we all have to take risks now and again. The right lateral hire will enable you to win market share and help to propel your firm’s growth ahead of your competition. Or it will end in tears – expensive ones at that. I am a lateral […]
Some people start the New Year with a new haircut. The Co-op Group has opted for an altogether more radical look by completely overhauling the shape of its legal team. Frankly it must come as a breath of fresh air after the seriously bumpy ride the Co-op endured last year. It identified a £1.5bn capital […]