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The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recently decided that the proposed takeover of Sky by 21st Century Fox (Fox) would not be in the public interest. The decision was based on media plurality concerns with

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, a person with significant control over the NHS, has been referred to the parliamentary standards commissioner after he delayed declaring a significant interest he holds in a property company. Hunt’s property company

You may have started court proceedings relying on various documents. If you have referred to those documents in your statements of case, then the other parties are entitled to see copies of them. But what if

The Pensions Regulator has published its annual funding statement for 2018. This contains useful practical guidance for schemes undergoing actuarial valuations in the next twelve months as well as an insight into the Regulator’s current thinking.

The Leeds construction team at law firm Gateley has secured a global engineering company, which has worked on landmarks including London’s Gherkin building and the staging and acoustics of Sydney Opera House, as a client. Gateley

A company will be guilty of a bribery offence if an associated person pays a bribe in order to obtain or retain business for the company, or to obtain or retain an advantage in the conduct

April is set to be a busy month for HR and payroll as new rules and rates are introduced. As from 1 April 2018, the national minimum wage rates have been increased: 16 – 17 year

In what is understood to be the UK’s first ever successful prosecution for providing false information to Companies House, a man has been ordered to pay over £12,000. Filing obligations One of the obligations imposed on

As readers will no doubt be aware, a new data protection regime comes into force on 25 May 2018 through the General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR). Under existing data protection laws, data controllers (including trustees of

Re-engineer International Resourcing International employers need to prepare for the impact on international resourcing of the changing nature of work and employment relationships. International resourcing is more than expatriate programme management; the rapidly changing human context

If I had a pound for every time I am told that using a solicitor is an unnecessary expense in terms of having a will drafted, then I would be retiring in a few years. However, wills

In February we wrote about the proposed timetable for the introduction of a beneficial ownership register of overseas companies that own UK property. Since then the Government’s response to the BEIS call for evidence has been published and

A large listed company has suffered significant reputational damage following disclosures which suggest it has major internal problems: a lack of good governance, lack of adequate controls and failure to protect customer data to mention just

On 30 March, following a recent consultation by the London Stock Exchange (LSE), new versions of the AIM Rules for Companies and the AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers will be introduced. The outcome of the consultation has resulted

Driven by the high number of directors falling victim to identity theft, new laws are set to make it easier for company executives to remove personal addresses from the public register. But Companies House is keen to stress

As trustees dealing with challenging issues and managing a large number of different groups of members it can be difficult to keep on top of everything that is going on in the scheme, particularly when you

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) recently announced plans to launch a review into how companies use share buybacks. Driving the review is a concern that share buybacks are being used by companies to

A recent lender favourable Privy Council decision has put lender duties back in the spotlight, an area in which we have seen a lot of focus in recent years, particularly in the context of misselling claims. Claims