In the March 13, 2021,Ā Canada Gazette,Ā Global Affairs Canada announced a consultation soliciting the views of Canadians on possible bilateral trade agreement negotiations with the United Kingdom (UK), as well as on the UKās request to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The announcement gave some background:…
On 10 March 2021, the Government published new guidance on the government processes on the issue of monetary…
In brief The UK government has set out its plans to explore changes to the UK’s product safety…
In brief In response to the Conservative Party’s manifesto promise, both industry and government have agreed to make production of new drugs to patients as attractive and innovation-embracing as possible. This, coupled with MHRA emerging from under the European Medicines Agency to function as a wholly independent body, presents an…
Corporates interested in the degree of regulatory oversight likely to operate in the UK post Brexit will be watching the ongoing review of theĀ Human Rights Act 1998Ā (HRA) with interest. It may signal a dilution of the protections to individual rights contained in the HRA, including the commitments to observe rights in legislation and operation of public functions, as well as the ability to challenge failures to do so via the courts.
InĀ R (Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain) v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the High Court upheld a claim brought by the IWGB union that the UK had failed to properly implement Articles 8(4) and (5) of the EU Health and Safety Framework Directive (89/391/EC) by limiting protection from detriment on health and safety grounds under section 44 of the Employment Rights Act (ERA) to employees. A copy of our update on that case can be foundĀ here
On March 10, 2021, CBP issuedĀ CSMS #46561075 ā GUIDANCE: Suspension of UK Duties in Section 301 Action: Enforcement of U.S. World Trade Organization (WTO) Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute, reproduced below: The purpose of this message is to provide notice of the United States Trade Representativeās (USTR) determination to…
On March 4, 2021, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR)Ā announcedĀ that the United States and the United…
In brief In a recent article for Compliance & Risk Journal, we explore the issues involved with investigating…
A wide-ranging review of the UK Listing Regime by Lord Hill was published on 3 March (clickĀ hereĀ for a copy), timed neatly to coincide with the Budget. The aim is to radically improve the competitiveness of UK as a listing venue and is part of Rishi Sunak’s Big Bang 2.0 for the City. Some of the proposed rule changes would require primary legislation by the Government and the current timeframe for that is uncertain. However, a large number of the key recommendations are aimed at the FCA and the FCA hasĀ statedĀ that, subject to consultation feedback and FCA Board approval, it will seek to make relevant rule changes by late 2021.