As the FRC has already consulted with a broad range of stakeholders, it seems unlikely that the final Code will radically differ from what is set out in the current consultation

What if the main body of a contract appears to say one thing, but the detailed wording of a technical schedule appears to be at odds with that?

At the recent Alternative Insights Summit, Coller Capital's Francois Aguerre highlighted mixed macroeconomic signals for private markets in 2024, noting stock recovery and lower inflation but cautioning on high interest rates and LP overallocation to private equity.

Last year, two Uber drivers brought, and won, a test case in the Employment Tribunal, claiming that they were workers and therefore entitled to holiday and national minimum wage.

The Government has announced plans to limit the length of non-compete clauses in employment contracts in Great Britain to three months.

The UK Treasury has indefinitely extended the clearing exemption for pension schemes using derivatives to manage solvency risks, addressing concerns over cash collateral requirements and ensuring operational flexibility for schemes trading with EU counterparties under EMIR 3.0.

In these three episodes we are joined by Kramer Levin Partner Robert Holtzman.

The recent Supreme Court decision on the meaning of "sex" in the Equality Act has been widely reported and generated much debate.

The infrastructure and energy sectors in the UK and EU import a large number of finished and semi-finished goods from around the world, including from many countries where environmental regulation is lower than in the UK and EU.

As we discussed in our Autumn briefing here, the Environment Act 2021 amended planning legislation (from a date to be set by law, but now known to be January 2024)...

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its Final Report on the integration of sustainability risks and disclosures in the investment fund sector (Final Report).

On Monday, EU and UK negotiators published a colour-coded draft of the Withdrawal Agreement – green for provisions which are largely agreed already, yellow for provisions ...

After something of a lull following the conclusion of the Phase 1 negotiations before Christmas, Brexit is once again in the news.

Today, Prime Minister Theresa May has struck a deal with the EU which provides welcome clarity for employers on the rights of EU citizens currently working in the UK.

The UK government has announced far-reaching changes to the UK's immigration system which are set to be introduced in Spring 2024 as part of a five-point plan.

On 20 February 2026, the US Supreme Court ruled that a wide range of tariffs imposed by President Trump in 2025 were unlawful.

The EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation ("SDFR") has been on the European statute book for a few years now and financial market participants caught by it are becoming accustomed to preparing the pre-contractual and website disclosures it requires.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, is preparing to deliver her second Budget on Wednesday 26 November 2025.

Private capital executive remuneration is commonly a mixed bag of returns from a variety of sources. This can make the tax analysis complex, and unless detail is provided to it, hard for HMRC to check. To address this, HMRC has now published guidance on the information it would like to see.

BlueCrest – all about salaried members – our briefing is here. In the recent case of HMRC v BlueCrest Capital Management (UK) LLP [2023] UKUT 00232...