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With only 10 days to go until the end of the Brexit transition period, a trade deal with the EU continues to prove elusive.

Writing for Practical Law, Finance Partner Peter Hughes, Pensions Partner David James and Pensions Consultant Charlotte Feld consider negotiations between employers and DB pension scheme trustees against a backdrop of COVID-19.

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A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry. 

A guide to future employment and immigration law. 

The FCA's first consultation paper on the new UK prudential regime for investment firms.

"Housing with care" is a type of retirement housing in which older people can receive the services, facilities and help that they need without losing their independence. 

Welcome to the third and final episode in our new series of short podcasts from the Employment team.

Opportunities abound but beware of the pitfalls

Welcome to the second in our new series of short podcasts from the Employment team.

We spoke with Stephen Carr, Group Commercial Director of Peel Ports, and discussed how Brexit and COVID-19 could reshape the "distribution map" of the UK and increase UK manufacturing activity. We also examined the opportunities and challenges of the UK Government's freeports proposal.

In a follow-up to October's Off-Payroll "refresher", our latest webinar focuses on practical steps that employers should take to make the introduction of new rules as painless as possible. 

On 21 October 2020, the ICO published an updated version of its Right of Access guidance ("the Guidance"), which followed a period of consultation earlier this year.

The employment team have advised on a range of employer investigations this year, many of which have been conducted remotely.

In November 2020 the Supreme Court unanimously decided in Alexander Devine Children’s Cancer Trust v Housing Solutions Ltd [2020] UKSC 45 that the housing association who had taken a transfer of housing from a developer, who had knowingly built in breach of a restrictive covenant, was not entitled to secure its release or modification under section 84 of the Law of Property Act 1925. Despite the pressing need for affordable housing, the Court held that the developer should not be rewarded for presenting the Tribunal with a fait accompli.

This briefing was updated in February 2021. 

The end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020 will make a difference to the way that the UK and EU merger control regimes work. Here's what you need to know:

This briefing was updated in February 2021.

What difference does the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020 make to UK and EU competition law? And how likely is it that the UK will increasingly diverge from the EU in its approach to competition law?

Cybersquatting is an issue that our clients increasingly face across a range of sectors and industries.

Welcome to our new series of podcasts from the Employment team.

This three-part series will be looking at dismissals and their processes in relation to misconduct, redundancy and other substantial reasons. We will also be discussing discrimination within the workplace and how employers should respond.

These podcasts will bring you the most significant employment cases from this year, and look at what employers can take away from them.