PodcastThe Economic Crime Transparency And Enforcement Act 2022 (Podcast)In this episode Nicola Hughes and Amy Jacks discuss The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022.United KingdomCriminal LawMayer Brown
ArticleUK High Court Ruling On SFO Powers Over Foreign CompaniesA review of a UK Supreme Court ruling that the UK's SFO cannot compelled foreign companies to produce documents held abroad under section 2 powers.United KingdomCriminal LawMayer Brown
PodcastAutomatic Enrolment (Podcast)In this episode, Beth gives a refresher on the automatic enrolment requirements and talks about changes proposed by a private members bill. United KingdomEmployment and HRMayer Brown
ArticleBuying A Distressed Business With A Defined Benefit Pension SchemeAlexandra Wood, Devi Shah and Andrew Block discuss the additional complexities which a PE firm will face when acquiring a distressed business with a defined benefit occupational United KingdomEmployment and HRMayer Brown
ArticleChanges To Section 1 Statement Of Terms: What Should Employers Be Doing?First, the obligation to provide an employee with a written statement of particulars will be extended from 6 April 2020 to include workers.United KingdomEmployment and HRMayer Brown
ArticleChecklist For Employers On Handling Collective Consultation In The UKFollowing our recent update on Life in the Time of Corona, Part 3: Handling Collective Consultation in the UK, we have produced a practical checklist that highlights the steps that employers...United KingdomEmployment and HRMayer Brown
ArticleCollective Money Purchase Schemes: Draft RegulationsA review of the draft regulations for collective money purchase schemes published by the Department for Work and Pensions.United KingdomEmployment and HRMayer Brown
PodcastContribution Notices: Employer Resources Test (Podcast)In this episode, Beth talks about the new regulations relating to one of the new grounds for issuing a contribution notice, being the employer resources test.United KingdomEmployment and HRMayer Brown
ArticleDB Pension Schemes – Investment In Productive FinanceThe government has published a call for evidence on how investment by DB occupational pension schemes in productive finance could be increased while maintaining benefit...United KingdomEmployment and HRMayer Brown
ArticleDefined Contribution Schemes – Changing LandscapeIn this episode, Beth talks about some of the keys changes that have been, and are being, introduced for defined contribution schemes including the pensions guidance stronger nudge, fees and collective DC schemes. United KingdomEmployment and HRMayer Brown
ArticleDirectors Who Are Also Pension Scheme Trustees – What Duties Do They Owe?The High Court has held that directors of the sponsoring employer of two pension schemes did not, as trustees of those schemes, owe any fiduciary duties to the employer.United KingdomEmployment and HRMayer Brown
PodcastEnforcing A 12 Month Non-compete, Resignations Turning Into Dismissals And Agency Workers' Rights To Vacant Roles (Podcast)In this episode, Chris Fisher and Miriam Bruce look at three recent cases, on whether a 12 month non-compete covenant could be enforced against a solicitor...United KingdomEmployment and HRMayer Brown
PodcastEnforcing Non-compete Clauses: The Importance Of Delay And The Balance Of Convenience (Podcast)Chris Fisher looks at the recent Court of Appeal decision in Planon v Gilligan.United KingdomEmployment and HRMayer Brown
ArticleEpisode 10 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast VersionIn this cross practice episode, Jessica Walker and Beth Brown talk about how trustees might deal with COVID-19, including continuing to run their schemes and thinking about the potential impact...United KingdomEmployment and HRMayer Brown
ArticleEpisode 2 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast VersionRichard looks at new requirements that will come into force in December 2019 for trustees and service providers in relation to the use of investment consultancy and fiduciary management services. United KingdomEmployment and HRMayer Brown
ArticleEpisode 3 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast VersionRichard looks at the implications for pension scheme trustees of Equitable Life's proposal to convert its with-profits policies into unit-linked policies, and then to transfer them to Utmost Life and Pensions. United KingdomEmployment and HRMayer Brown
ArticleEpisode 5 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast VersionRichard looks at the Pension Schemes Bill that was recently laid before Parliament. United KingdomEmployment and HRMayer Brown
ArticleEpisode 54 - UK Pensions LawRichard looks at the issue of GMP equalisation, including the background to the issue, last year's High Court decision, and subsequent developments. United KingdomEmployment and HRMayer Brown
ArticleEpisode 6 - UK Pensions Law Video - Podcast VersionIn the December 2019 episode, Richard and Beth look at the impact Conservatives winning the election could have on pensions. United KingdomEmployment and HRMayer Brown