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HK SFC Enforcement Action - CFOs of listed companies beware 香港证监执法行动 - 上市公司首席财务官要小心
09 April 2024A recent High Court decision confirmed that directors of listed companies may be disqualified and / or ordered to personally compensate the company for the misappropriation of company funds by other officers, even in the absence of any financial gain by the director.
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Responding to requests to work compressed hours
08 April 2024Among the wide range of flexible working requests that land on employers’ desks, it can be particularly challenging to respond to requests to work compressed hours. We consider the most frequently asked questions.
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US/UK M&A: Miscellaneous/common issues
04 April 2024In our final instalment of our US/UK M&A series we will explore some of the common issues in the M&A process and deal practice in the US and UK.
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US/UK M&A: Disclosure
04 April 2024The disclosure exercise against the warranties contained in the share purchase agreement (SPA) is a common element of an M&A transaction on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. In this article we will identify some of the different approaches taken in relation to disclosure in the UK and the US.
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US/UK M&A: Price Adjustment Mechanisms - The Locked Box
04 April 2024Price adjustment mechanisms are common in both UK and US style M&A transaction documents to determine the final price that the buyer pays. However, the manner in which the price adjustment is achieved varies; in the US, a closing accounts mechanism is generally used, and although these have remained common in the UK, in recent years we have seen increasing use of “locked box” mechanisms in UK style share purchase agreements governed by English law.
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US/UK M&A: Warranties
04 April 2024In this article we examine the different approaches to giving warranties in US and UK share purchase agreements (SPA) including the terms and scope of the warranties, who gives them, the basis of recovery under the warranties, the basis of the sellers’ liability and other protections available to buyers.
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Northern Ireland: New guidance on eliminating workplace sexual harassment
04 April 2024The Labour Relations Agency and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions have published new guidance on eliminating sexual harassment from the workplace, containing detailed recommendations on steps employers should consider taking to prevent and deal with such behaviour.
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NDAs preventing disclosures about crime to be banned
03 April 2024The government plans to ban non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) that prevent someone from making disclosures about criminal conduct for the purpose of reporting a crime or accessing support or advice.
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Q&A from What’s happening in immigration Law? - 26 March 2024
03 April 2024This Q&A covers questions raised in our webinar.
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Update: Sponsor Management System outage immediately ahead of work route salary rises
02 April 2024Update (2 April 2024): The Home Office is switching off the Sponsor Management System (SMS) from 19:00 on 3 April 2024 until 9:00 on 5 April 2024. The planned system outage was previously due to take place from 19:00 on 2 April until 9:00 on 4 April 2024. The delay gives sponsors one more day to issue Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) before salary threshold rises take effect for work routes from 4 April 2024.
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New identity verification requirements for directors and others
28 March 2024The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) introduces changes to UK company law to ensure the accuracy of information and to reduce the possibility of fraud, it is being implemented in stages.
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European Media Freedom Act incoming
28 March 2024The European Commission expressed concerns about the independence of the media in some member states. It identified worrying trends, including increased interference in editorial decisions and challenges in providing quality media services. There were also barriers to cross-border operation and a lack of transparency in certain areas. As a result, in September 2022, the Commission proposed the European Media Freedom Act (the ‘Act’).
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Pay Transparency Directive: what is the role of workers’ representatives?
26 March 2024The Pay Transparency Directive will give workers’ representatives new rights to access and interrogate their employer’s pay data and policies. We look at the implications for employers.
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JLL Green Lease Report 2023 – Key Takeaways
22 March 2024JLL recently published their research on Green Leasing 2.0; bridging the owner-occupier divide to deliver shared ESG value.
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Auditors may owe duty to buyer of shares despite disclaimer
21 March 2024The High Court found that there would be a real prospect at trial of the buyers of shares of a company succeeding with a claim that auditors would be liable to them for failures when preparing the company’s accounts, despite a contractual disclaimer.
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Pendulum swings back in favour of SMEs and the economy. Investors beware.
21 March 2024The ups and downs of the thresholds for being a high-net-worth investor or self-certified sophisticated investor
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Unfair prejudice petitions - statutory limitation periods do apply
21 March 2024The Court of Appeal ("COA") has recently confirmed that statutory limitation periods under the Limitation Act 1980 ("LA 1980") do in fact apply to unfair prejudice petitions under the Companies Act 2006 ("CA 2006"), despite it having been understood for over 40 years that they did not.
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European Commission proposes significant revisions to the European Works Council Directive
20 March 2024The European Commission has published a draft directive that would significantly amend the 2009 European Works Council Directive. If enacted, these reforms would have profound implications for all businesses with a European Works Council. However, enactment of the draft directive in its current form remains far from certain with the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers expected to adopt conflicting positions, and European Parliamentary elections being due in a matter of months.
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Ads & Brands Law Digest: February 2024
20 March 2024Welcome to the February 2024 edition of our Digest, covering legal and regulatory developments from the last few weeks relevant to advertising, marketing and brand-owning businesses. As usual, for each item we provide a succinct summary accompanied by a link to the full text of the relevant official source or our own report.
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Rates and limits for employment law
19 March 2024Various employment-related rates and limits change every year, usually in April. Here’s our at-a-glance table of the current key figures.