All Insights

Employment and pensions

Update on Spanish Labour Law: Permanent disability is no longer an automatic ground for termination

As of 1 May 2025, employment contracts will no longer be automatically terminated when an employee is declared permanently disabled
Dispute resolution

What can be learnt about the future of English collective action settlements from Walter Merricks v Mastercard?

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has set out its approach to calculating a litigation funder's return and provided useful guidance on
Tax

Time is money: how to mitigate late payment interest in UK tax disputes

In an article first published in Tax Journal (Issue 1708 on 16 May 2025), Jack Prytherch sets out various practical
Corporate

What are the criteria for proportionality in determining directors' remuneration in Spain?

How to determine whether the management body's remuneration, approved by the General Meeting, is proportional in light of the Supreme
Life Sciences and Healthcare

What are the main features of the Spanish Preliminary Draft Law on Medicines and Medical Devices?

Recent challenges faced by the health sector have led to a comprehensive reform of pharmaceutical legislation in Spain, aligning the
Dispute resolution

UK government announces launch date, revised guidance and new secondary legislation for the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme

FIRS will come into force on 1 July 2025 and businesses should identify any arrangements that might require registration
Energy and Energy Transition

The Energy Transition | UK and EU reset relations and strike energy deal

Welcome to our top picks of the latest energy regulatory and market developments in the UK's transition to net zero
Intellectual property

European Parliament and Council reach provisional agreement on compulsory patent licensing for crisis management

The agreement emphasises the last resort nature of compulsory licensing but still needs to be adopted formally
Tax

HMRC employment-related securities 6 July UK filing deadline nears for carried interest and co-investment

Registration can take up to 10 days, so employers will want to allow time to meet the annual returns deadline
Tax

Court of Justice of the EU clarifies limits to the Parent-Subsidiary Directive's anti-abuse clause

Ruling may be relevant for interpreting other anti-abuse clauses in national courts and legislation that relate to tax
Artificial intelligence

European Commission to clarify providers’ obligations for general-purpose AI models under the EU AI Act

A set of guidelines and a code of practice will supplement the AI Act for a harmonised, risk-based regime for