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Proposed future fund loans to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on innovative companies

On 20 April 2020, the Government announced a new scheme to issue convertible loans to innovative companies which are facing financial difficulties due to COVID-19, provided that funding is matched by at least an equivalent amount of funding from private investors (the "Future Fund Scheme").

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: automatic enrolment pensions contributions

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is a government-funded scheme that provides a contribution towards wage costs for employers who stand staff down as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. Where, by reason of circumstances arising as a result of the coronavirus, the employer instructs an employee to cease all work in relation to their employment for 21 days or more, the employer can make them a "furloughed worker".

Pensions: climate risk guidance

The Pensions Climate Risk Industry Group (PCRIG) has published a consultation for occupational pension scheme trustees on "Aligning your Pension Scheme with the TCFD Recommendations". The consultation is on non-statutory guidance on assessing, managing and reporting climate-related risks.

The impact of COVID-19 delays on developments

Developers, pre-let tenants and funders are all looking hard at their development agreements, development funding agreements, agreements for leases and building contracts to assess what impact the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Government's response to it, will have on their current construction works in England. We outline in this note some of the key information and issues for such parties to consider before deciding whether or not to suspend or continue their works.

Policy and Regulatory Report: CMA willing to explore boundaries of jurisdiction in dynamic market deals – lawyers

  • Phase I probes becoming increasingly thorough – lawyer
  • Expected market entries have not always materialised – CMA

Increased number of mergers in 2018/2019 referred to Phase II compared to previous years – analytics The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) appears to be unafraid to take an expansive approach to jurisdiction in merger control, as signalled by recent reviews of deals in dynamic markets, according to competition lawyers.

(Somewhat) Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR)

The Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) framework is designed to simplify organisations' reporting of energy use and carbon emissions. It aims to improve on the various mandatory energy and carbon schemes: the recently closed Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) was criticised as administratively burdensome and complex; the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS), which remains in force, is generally regarded as being too limited in scope and crucially does not involve public disclosure.

Corporate tax residence, taxable presence and COVID-19

Companies with an international footprint will need to ensure that their tax residence (and other taxable presence) is not affected by travel restrictions imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. HMRC has published guidance on these issues, which is somewhat helpful if less definitive than the approach of a number of other jurisdictions.

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