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Shareholders in a company were entitled to apply to the court for an order requiring the company to circulate a written resolution to its shareholders and permitting them to circulate the resolution...

From 1 October 2026, UK right to work obligations will extend far beyond traditional employment relationships to include worker contracts, subcontracting chains, online matching services, and substitution arrangements. With civil penalties reaching £60,000 per illegal worker, organisations across all sectors must now review their contractual supply chains and implement comprehensive compliance frameworks to avoid extended liability for illegal working.

Government, Parliament and the regulators have also been extremely active in this area, so employers need to keep a constant focus on developments.

The FCA has issued consultation paper CP25/36 on changes to the client categorisation regime. Reform of the regime was one of the items included as part of a plethora of measures...

In May 2025, the UK Government published an Immigration White Paper setting out proposed changes to the immigration system, including an intention to increase the qualifying residence period for settlement (also known as indefinite leave to remain or ILR) from five to 10 years. The White Paper also introduced the concept of "earned settlement", whereby migrants could reduce the 10-year qualifying period by meeting additional criteria in relation to their contributions to and integration into UK society.

As trailed in the recent King's Speech, the Arbitration Bill was introduced to Parliament on 21 November 2023.

The High Court has ruled that it cannot compel overseas parties to disclose documents located abroad through pre-action disclosure applications under s.33(2) Senior Courts Act 1981. This landmark decision resolves a question left open by the Court of Appeal and establishes that the Hague Convention regime, rather than domestic pre-action disclosure procedures, is the proper mechanism for obtaining evidence from foreign jurisdictions.

The substantive dispute arose under a ship repair contract between the Claimant and the Defendant, which incorporated general conditions of tender (the General Conditions).

Henry Vane and Rebecca Rose dig into the tax treatment of conservation covenants for investors, landowners and responsible bodies.

This bulletin follows the release of the February Agent Updates (Issue 140). In this issue we cover the content most relevant to employment taxes and reward activities.

On 30 October 2024, Rachel Reeves presented the much-anticipated first Budget of the new Labour Government, and the first Labour budget since 2010.

In a Tax Journal article, Sophie Rhind and Victoria Braid comment on the strict approach taken by the FTT to HMRC's...

It is no secret that life expectancy is increasing. Declining infant mortality, the establishment of the National Health Service and continued improvements to public health mean that individuals born...

Whilst ESG compatibility and fund structuring create the foundation for defence investment, as we explored in part 2, successful execution requires mastering...

On 4 April 2025, the European Commission finally published the non-confidential version of its decision under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) in relation...

On 28 March 2025, the CMA published its response to a request for guidance from the Builders Merchants Federation (the BMF).