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This summer's announcements by the Information Commissioner's Office (the "ICO") that it has issued notices of intention to fine both British Airways and Marriott International in respect of data breaches, have highlighted how sharp the ICO's new GDPR teeth are.
In an eagerly-awaited judgment, the Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the Prime Minister’s decision to advise Her Majesty the Queen to prorogue Parliament for five weeks was unlawful.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Shawbrook Bank on the provision of a unitranche and committed capex facility, including an accordion option, to Hereford Contract Canning.
A guide to future employment and immigration law.
Key employment and business immigration developments for employers.
The long-running case of Cape v Dring has been used to test out the important question of when documents generated or disclosed in the course of litigation can be accessed by third parties. It finally came to an end via a Supreme Court decision in July 2019.
With Brexit dominating the summer news agenda, this briefing is a summary of tax developments that have arisen over the last couple of months relevant to the asset management industry. Please get in touch if you would like further information (our contact details are at the end of this briefing).
Travers Smith LLP has announced the development of MatMail, an innovative new matter-centric email filing tool, which significantly reduces time spent on filing emails. Having successfully launched the software internally, Travers Smith has also open sourced MatMail for the legal market, allowing other law firms to replicate and introduce similar tools to their email filing systems.
Travers Smith LLP has been appointed as legal adviser to Clara-Pensions and the Trustee of Clara Pension Trust, to act as conflicts counsel.
With Brexit set to take place on 31 October 2019, the Government has announced that it plans to end free movement immediately if the UK leaves without a deal. Just a third of the three million EU nationals in the UK have secured their UK residence status under the EU Settlement Scheme, with significant numbers still yet to apply.
Travers Smith LLP has advised leading mid-market private equity firm, Inflexion, on its acquisition of Marley, a UK-based roofing specialist. The business is to be sold by Etex, a building materials firm based in Belgium which has owned Marley since 1999.
In this briefing we look at the recent Court of Appeal judgment in Stobart Group Limited and Anor v William Stobart and Anor [2019] EWCA (Civ) 1376. This judgment confirmed that a purported notice of claim given under a share purchase agreement will be construed objectively and also highlighted the grave consequences of failing to serve a valid notice in such circumstances.
Travers Smith has advised Ireland's National Treasury Management Agency (the "NTMA"), as controller and manager of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (the "Fund"), on its investment in Gore Street Energy Storage Fund plc.
Travers Smith LLP has advised longstanding client Kester Capital LLP ("Kester") on the acquisition of Compliance Online Limited ("Compliance Online") by a newco backed by Kester.
Travers Smith LLP has advised British American Tobacco on a buy-in of the British American Tobacco UK Pension Fund insuring £3.4 billion of liabilities.
Travers Smith LLP has advised new client Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners (AJ Capital Partners) on its acquisition of the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Cambridge City Centre.
After a long time on the radar, the EU Prospectus Regulation is now fully in force and has introduced a new regime for prospectuses. A reminder of the key changes is set out below.
Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) on its agreement to acquire a majority stake in Bulgin, a leading UK-headquartered developer and manufacturer of environmentally sealed high-performance engineered solutions, from Elektron Technology PLC for an enterprise valuation of £105 million. Completion of the transaction remains subject to customary closing conditions.