The Civil Division of the Spanish Supreme Court, in its judgment dated 26 February 2018, has analysed the directors’ remuneration system for the first time following the changes introduced by Law 31/2014 of 3 December, which amends the Spanish Companies Act to improve corporate governance. The judgement offers an interpretation...

Taxable UK trusts have been required to register on the HMRC trusts register since 2018 but now the 1 September 2022 deadline for the registration of most other UK trusts is nearly upon us. All businesses should conduct an urgent review of their holding structures to identify any trust arrangements...

International law firm Osborne Clarke has advised Centralis (backed by CBPE) on the expansion of its business by welcoming Wheelhouse Advisors to the Group. Centralis Group is a leading international corporate & fund services provider, offering a full range of services and expertise to its global client base, and has...

International legal practice Osborne Clarke is expanding its international tax, employment and benefits offering with the appointment of a new incentives Partner – Anika Chandra – who joins the firm today in London. Anika brings a wealth of experience in employee incentives matters, the design and implementation of both share...

From April 2023, qualifying companies will be able to grant CSOP options to employees over shares with a market value of up to £60,000. This is double the current £30,000 limit. The "worth having" restriction on share classes within CSOP will be eased. This will better align CSOP with the...

On 31 August 2022, the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) launched a review of hybrid and distance working, looking for evidence of trends in relation to increasing numbers of people choosing to work in different ways (including across borders) The review is also considering whether the tax and social security...

International law firm Osborne Clarke has advised Robiquity Group Limited ("Robiquity"), a specialist Intelligent Automation services provider, on an investment by Growth Capital Partners ("GCP"). Robiquity has ambitious plans to become a clear independent leader in the automation space, with an intention to create over 100 new technology jobs in...

Osborne Clarke has advised the shareholders of industry-leading third party logistics (3PL) and fulfilment specialists Synergy Retail Support Ltd on the sale of a majority equity stake to a London-based private investment company. The Osborne Clarke team was led by head of the Thames Valley office and corporate partner Robert...

The UK chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, delivered his Autumn Statement 2023 on 22 November, which was accompanied by a better-than-expected economic and fiscal forecast by the Office of Budget Responsibility. With the government having met its pledge to halve inflation, the chancellor said that he was delivering an "Autumn Statement for...

International law firm Osborne Clarke has advised the founding shareholders of leading strategic communications consultancy, Powerscourt, on its sale to Morrow Sodali, a global shareholder engagement and governance advisory company backed by TPG, as it looks to expand its European platform with ambitious plans for growth. Osborne Clarke's team advising...