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Welcome to the May 2019 edition of our biannual Public Company Update, for directors and in-house counsel of quoted companies, nomads/brokers and sponsors

The Charities Act 2011 received Royal Assent on 14th December 2011 and will come into force in March 2012.

Arbitration clauses have a special status in relation to third party rights.

HMRC has amended its guidance on salary sacrifice arrangements to confirm that they are not incompatible with the requirements of auto enrolment.

Pensions minister Steve Webb released a ministerial statement on 10 May which confirmed the government's intention to ban consultancy charging "as soon as possible".

On 22 July 2011 the High Court gave its Judgment in the case of Pioneer GB Ltd v Robert Arthur, Wood Independent Trustees Services Ltd, Deborah June Ryan and Geoffrey Clive Wood.

The Government has reviewed the "Fair Deal" policy and, while agreeing to maintain the overall principle, it has decided to change the way it is delivered.

On 20 July 2011 the Government laid before Parliament the Registered Pensions Schemes (Provision of Information) (Amendment no.2) Regulations 2011.

From 30 June, the right to make a flexible working request is being extended to all employees with at least 26 weeks' service.

Earlier this week, the High Court dismissed two women's appeal against a ruling that the Governments introduction of the same state pension age for men

The ECJ has held in Lock v British Gas Trading Ltd that commission should be included in holiday pay as under the Working Time Directive ("WTD") a worker is entitled to receive their "normal remuneration" and should not suffer any financial disadvantage which would discourage him/her from taking holiday

The Pension Protection Fund (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2012 come into force on 23 July 2012.

One of the long-standing frustrations regarding TUPE is the difficulty in/lack of certainty regarding, harmonising terms and conditions post-transfer.

The Pensions Regulator published two new resources on record-keeping in September.

Diesel powered generators have long provided support to data centres if there are power outages or other disruptions to service – they are expensive and rarely used.

BIS has issued a consultation on implementation of the revised E-Privacy Directive which requires a number of changes to English law.

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has laid before Parliament a draft order specifying provisions that must be included in the initial obligations code about payment by copyright owners and internet service providers of contributions towards costs incurred under the Copyright Infringement Notification provisions of the Communications Act 2003, inserted by the Digital Economy Act 2010.

Consistent with its previous opinions, the Article 29 Working Party does not consider the on-line Industry’s recommendations on online behavioural advertising are acceptable.