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Banking and finance

No silver lining: English court finds cloud computing company charge to be floating

How can creditors reduce the risk of a fixed charge being characterised as floating?
Competition, antitrust and trade

Manchester City versus the Premier League: arbitration proceedings kick-off

A successful challenge could pave the way for lucrative sponsorship deals particularly for clubs with wealthy owners
Employment and pensions

HR pensions spotlight | Automatic enrolment: are you compliant?

Employers should consider a range of measures to help reduce the risk of non-compliance
Regulatory Outlook

Bribery, fraud, anti-money laundering | UK Regulatory Outlook June 2024

General election 2024: bribery, fraud, anti-money laundering aspects | Failure to prevent fraud offence
Banking and finance

English High Court clarifies the consent requirements for administration extensions under Insolvency Act

Consent of secured creditors with no remaining economic interest is not needed to extend the administration of a company
IT and data

Cyber attack on a UK staffing company:  a 'war story'

What lessons can workforce solutions companies draw from a recent ransomware attack that likely affected 250,000 people?
Financial Services

Authorised push payment frauds in England: are receiving banks in the line of fire?

Two recent English High Court judgments have focused attention on the role of receiving banks where a customer of a
Tax

What would a UK Labour government mean for tax disputes?

Labour's plans for closing the tax gap suggest that taxpayers may face an increasingly aggressive HMRC
Regulatory Outlook

Bribery, fraud and anti-money laundering | UK Regulatory Outlook May 2024

HM Treasury publishes AML/CTF supervision report | JMLSG consults on revisions to AML/CTF guidance
Regulatory and compliance

Could the UK Health and Safety Executive take a leaf out of the Environment Agency’s enforcement book?

Health and safety enforcement is evolving with an eye on the approach of other regulators
Knowledge Notes

Finishing Parliamentary business in the 'wash-up' ahead of UK general election: what legislation has survived and what has fallen?

Prorogation brought Parliamentary business to an end, meaning all draft legislation not passed is lost