In brief As the transition period after the Brexit will expire on 31 December 2020, time is running out to reach an agreement. With the introduction of the UK Internal Market Bill, which partly contradicts the regulations in the Northern Ireland Protocol of the Withdrawal Agreement, the British Government has further…
Our 18th Annual Global Trade and Supply Chain Webinar Series entitled, “International Trade & Developments in a World…
Following the passing of the Pension Schemes Act 2021 into law, further details outlining how the tougher powers for the Regulator will operate have been published. They include a consultation by the Regulator on a draft policy setting out how it will approach the investigation and prosecution of the new criminal offences (avoiding an employer debt and risking DB benefits). Separately, the Department for Work and Pensions has launched a consultation on two sets of regulations setting out proposals about how the new employer resources test and the Regulator’s information gathering powers will operate. The consultations close on 22 April and 29 April respectively.
Despite having removed the advertising requirement from the rules when it revised Tier 2 General into the Skilled Worker category, in its revised Appendix D guidance (on keeping documents), UKVI has now included a requirement to keep records of recruitment.
In brief The UK’s fintech sector is due to get a major boost in reforms suggested as part…
In brief As previously discussed in our article on Brexit-related challenges for the life sciences sector dated 12…
The EU is reportedly set to approve its first round of sanctions against officials responsible for the military coup in Myanmar on 22 March 2021. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian confirmed this was on the agenda at the next meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council whilst addressing the…
In an 18 March 2021 statement released by the German Foreign Ministry, the Group of Seven (G7) nations…
On 22 March 2021, the UK Government added four individuals and one entity to the Global Human Rights financial…
Recently, there has been development in Spain in relation to value-added tax (VAT) refunds post-Brexit, and the application of a European Court of Justice case to recent tax court rulings around indemnity payments.