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The Solicitors Regulation Authority ("SRA") is the latest organisation to indicate that it is looking to curb the use of so-called Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation ("SLAPPs") in England & Wales. This proposed intervention follows the recently proposed interventions by both the Ministry of Justice and, from a European perspective, the European Commission.
Employers are required to check that all employees have the right to work lawfully in the UK. The rules on how to conduct these checks are changing from 1 October 2022, and employers should review their right to work policies and procedures in the light of these changes.
"The new system is working", according to the UK Government's inaugural report on the operation of the National Security & Investment Act 2021 ("NSI Act") published in June 2022. That report covered the first 3 months of the new regime (4 January to 31 March 2022), noting that 222 notifications had been received across the whole range of sectors.
A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry.
Mini Budget 2022
In today's (23 September 2022) mini-budget what are the key announcements for HR and employment law?
Mini Budget 2022
Mini Budget 2022
Mini Budget 2022
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Travers Smith LLP has advised PaySuite Limited, a division of long-standing client The Access Group, on the acquisition of Pay360 Limited, a leading UK provider of credit card and payments facilitation services to the public and private sector.
In its judgment of 10 June 2022, the Court of Appeal upheld the High Court's decision that a €480 million claim against manufacturers of smart card chips ("SCCs") found to have infringed EU competition law was time-barred.[1]
The FCA has now published PS22/9, its policy statement on a new Consumer Duty. This sets out feedback to the December 2021 consultation paper (which we covered in our New Year Briefing), and the final rules. Alongside the new rules, the FCA has also published FG22/5, final non-Handbook Guidance for firms on the Consumer Duty (Finalised Guidance). Potentially, a great many firms will be in scope and this will include some firms which would not consider themselves "retail".
Travers Smith LLP has advised Foresight Group Holdings Limited ("Foresight") on its acquisition of Infrastructure Capital Holdings Pty Ltd ("Infrastructure Capital"), a leading Australian specialist infrastructure manager, for an upfront consideration of A$105 million.
Travers Smith LLP has advised a club of lenders (the Lenders) on debt financing provided in connection with Arcus Infrastructure Partners' (Arcus) acquisition of a c. 83% interest in Workdry International (Workdry).
A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry.
Travers Smith LLP is delighted to announce the appointment of Emily Clark as Head of Asset Management. Asset Management is one of the firm's core areas of focus.
Travers Smith LLP is delighted to announce the appointment of Russell Warren as Head of Tax and Jessica Kemp as Head of M&A Tax, effective from 1 September.