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Welcome to our ECM H1 update 2021. In 2020 we saw something of a game of two halves: H1 witnessed a huge increase in secondary offerings with issuers racing to raise funds as the pandemic took hold, and H2 saw an unexpected boom in IPO activity.
Although the UK Government has recently announced that certain border requirements are being postponed until the middle of next year, it is currently sticking to its plans to require full customs declarations on goods imported from the EU as of 1 January 2022. This change has the potential to disrupt UK supply chains.
This briefing note, which represents an updated version of an earlier note circulated in September 2020, addresses the impact of Brexit, including the end of the transition period, on matters relevant to civil judicial co-operation between the English courts and the courts of EU member states (and, where relevant, the courts of EFTA[1] member states).
On 7 September, the UK Government announced the introduction of a new 1.25% levy which is intended to pay for adult social care reforms and enable the country's National Health Service to tackle the COVID-19 backlog. In this briefing we consider the implications this might have for overseas employers.
Shareholders in Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), Australia's largest bank, have applied to the Federal Court of Australia to compel the CBA to furnish them with documents pertaining to its decisions to finance certain energy projects.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, legislation was introduced during 2020 to prevent creditors filing statutory demands and winding up petitions on the basis of their debtor's inability to pay its debts, unless it could be shown that non-payment was not a result of the pandemic. These temporary measures had been extended a number of times during the pandemic as businesses continued to suffer the effects of multiple lockdowns and trading restrictions, but are now gradually being phased out.
Travers Smith LLP has advised S4 Capital plc on the merger between Zemoga and MediaMonks, expanding its offering into Technology Services.
Travers Smith LLP has advised an investment vehicle backed by the founders, longstanding client Inflexion and all other shareholders, on the sale of Medivet Group Holdings Limited ("Medivet") to CVC Capital Partners VIII.
It has been reported that two German NGOs (Greenpeace and Deutsche Umwelthilfe) have written a letter of claim to Volkswagen, BMW, Daimler's Mercedes-Benz and independent oil and gas company Wintershall Dea, alleging that the companies need to put in place measures to reduce their CO2 emissions by 45% (as against 2019 levels) by 2030.
In the last few weeks there have been a number of stories relating to COP26 in the international press; from alarmist headlines of hotel room shortages in Glasgow to calls to reschedule the conference again as a result of COVID-19 restrictions. With COP 26 only 45 days away, we have selected two of the most significant talking points from recent days.
Travers Smith LLP is delighted to announce that its Pensions Sector team won two awards at the prestigious Professional Pensions UK Pensions Awards 2021: Pensions Lawyers of the Year, and Diversity & Inclusion Excellence.
Welcome to the second in our series of podcasts focusing on international employment law.
Welcome to the fifth edition of our quarterly disputes newsletter, which covers key developments in the dispute resolution world over the last three months or so.
Travers Smith LLP has advised S4 Capital plc on the merger between Cashmere and MediaMonks, which significantly expands the capabilities of both its content practice in the USA and global cultural strategy.
Key employment and business immigration developments for employers.
Travers Smith LLP has advised Paragon Bank plc (Paragon) on a speciality finance facility provided to LE Capital to partly fund LE Capital's acquisition of the RateSetter car dealer finance loan portfolio from Metro Bank.
A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry.
The ICO has launched a consultation on its international data transfer agreement (IDTA). This is the agreement that would be used as a safeguarding mechanism for restricted transfers of data covered by the UK GDPR.
Recently, the DCMS announced three important developments on the UK data protection front: