Welcome to our two-part Employment and Immigration 2024 webinar update.

With Brexit looming, keeping abreast of immigration is now more important than ever.

Negotiating new trade agreements with the EU and other leading economies, including the US, Australia, China, India and South Korea, amongst others, will be one of the key priorities...

The last quarter has seen a raft of interesting developments across the areas in which we operate.

The hospitality sector is one of the key drivers of the UK economy, which generates £130 billion revenue each year and employs 2.9 million people, including a large number of EU citizens.

The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards regime ("MEES") was brought into effect by the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015...

Commercial property landlords in England and Wales now have clarity on future energy efficiency requirements, with the government announcing that buildings over 1,000 square metres must achieve an EPC B rating by 2031.

The Chancellor's 2024 Budget introduced moderate changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT). Rates for basic and higher rate taxpayers increased to 18% and 24%, respectively. Business Asset Disposal Relief and Investors' Relief rates will rise from 10% to 18% by 2026, with anti-forestalling provisions. Rates for residential property disposals remain unchanged.

Labour's government reviews carried interest taxation and advances non-dom tax reforms, aiming to balance fiscal pressures with maintaining the UK's asset management hub status.

In this video, Laura Hodgson and Lily Grocott-Barrett present detailed training on the transfer of assets abroad rules, including the three different charging provisions and potential defences.

Welcome to the third episode in our series of podcasts exploring the key legal issues relating to the development and use of artificial intelligence.

In this podcast, James Longster and Andy Maxwell discuss AI-related liability, challenges in attributing responsibility for AI-induced losses, and regulatory measures in development.

In this podcast episode, James Longster and Laura Smyth discuss the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, covering corporate governance implications, best practices for businesses, and the Act's focus on transparency, accountability, and environmental considerations in AI systems.

The role of the General Counsel has never been more critical – or more complex. In today's landscape, legal leaders are called to navigate continued geopolitical instability, unrelenting regulatory change and technological transformation.

The current and previous governments have been increasing the transparency of property ownership during recent years, including the establishment...

For the first episode, to mark Social Mobility Day 2025, Jacob Miller has kindly spoken to Garth Heron, Travers Smith's Diversity & Inclusion Executive

In May 2023, we hosted our inaugural Mock investigation event. Following a workplace investigation into allegations of bullying by a senior manager, the event considered...

In late 2023 the UK's Energy Act 2023 was passed into law.

The new year has kicked off with yet more geopolitical turbulence and uncertainty, bringing into focus the need for secure access to resource, commodities and trade routes.

The Financial Conduct Authority has published a consultation paper proposing to eliminate mandatory waiting periods between IPO prospectus publication and the release of pre-deal investment research...