Osborne Clarke's best legal reads of the week: March 30 - April 2
Published on 2nd April 2015
In this week’s edition of Osborne Clarke’s best legal reads, we’ve got a webinar discussing next week’s CDM Regulation changes, a video looking at why we need smart cities and plenty of news and views from around the web written by Osborne Clarke’s people.
What is a smart city and why do we need them?
Louise Young, co-lead of the UK Economics team at McKinsey & Company delves in to the world of smart cities and why we need them, watch the video
Tax regime changes relating to employment intermediaries
On 26 March 2015, Osborne Clarke brought together businesses from across the staffing industry to look at the impact of changes in the tax regime relating to employment intermediaries and what that means for the supply of staff in the UK in future.
The new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
On 6 April 2015, the CDM Regulations are changing. The changes are likely to affect the majority of UK businesses, who at one time or another will be involved in the very broad definition of “construction” works – whether by procuring, overseeing, inputting or carrying out those works.
Mandatory gender pay gap reporting within a year
The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act (“SBEE Act”) received royal assent last week, incorporating a late amendment requiring the mandatory reporting of gender pay information by larger companies.
Regulations prohibiting cancellation schemes of arrangement on takeovers now in force
As previously mentioned on Osborne Clarke’s corporate law blog, the Government has brought regulations into force, with effect from 4 March 2015, prohibiting the use of cancellation schemes of arrangement on takeovers. The policy behind the regulations is the equalisation of the stamp duty treatment of takeovers conducted by scheme and contractual offer. Read more here.
Connected cars to boost economy, reduce accidents, report finds
The development of connected and autonomous vehicles will deliver a huge jobs boost to the UK and save thousands of lives, according to new research commissioned by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Throwing a little grit into the cashbox: the Pre-Emption Group issues revised statement of principles
The Pre-Emption Group (the Group), which for many years has represented the views of institutional investors on non pre-emptive share issues by listed companies, has issued a revised statement of principles (the Revised Statement). The Revised Statement is more detailed than the previous guidance issued by the Group, and, for the first time, expressly deals with structures designed to circumvent statutory pre-emption rights, such as “cashbox” transactions.
