Welcome to our tenth Nabarro Clarity Guide. The Pensions Regulator has laid its revised draft Code of Practice on the governance and administration of trust-based DC schemes before Parliament and it is due to come into force in November 2013.

The Government wants to boost housing supply, revitalise the high street and make better use of existing buildings.

The High Court (the Court) has recently confirmed that the so-called "last straw" doctrine applies to employers, as much as it does to employees.

Following a benchmark Supreme Court ruling (Coventry v Lawrence) fewer injunctions can be expected to remedy infringements of property rights.

In the first of a series of articles from associates across our European Alliance network, we look at current market trends and legal developments in a number of the Alliance jurisdictions.

The Pensions Act 2014 received Royal Assent this month, and it includes some major changes to the state retirement pension.

Management fees in relation to special investment funds are exempt from VAT under Article 13B of the Sixth VAT Directive.

The UK Banking Sector is facing a number of challenges as a result of increased regulation and supervisory control which may adversely impact commercial real estate lending.

The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office has opened a consultation on a new draft Code of Practice for conducting privacy impact assessments.

When undertaking due diligence exercises in property purchases a standard construction enquiry is usually raised of the seller to ask if there is a health and safety file.

Described as "game-changing" by the Government, the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (the Regulations) are now law.

The Government continues to deliberate over how to implement the proposed rules on sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS).

In the Draft Finance Bill 2017 the government has set out reforms to the substantial shareholding exemption ("SSE").

Mental health issues are having an increasingly significant and costly impact on the workplace.

The European Court has ruled in the case of Bridport and West Dorset Golf Club that green fees paid by non-members are VAT-exempt.

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has found that Dwr Cymru, the Welsh water and sewerage provider, has abused a dominant position in the market.

The changes announced in the Budget in March 2014 give individuals with money purchase or cash balance pension savings more flexibility as to how and when they access their funds.

In a recent High Court case, a landlord was ordered to repay an apportioned amount of rent and other sums paid by a tenant in advance under a pre-condition to a break option.

With almost all the legislation and regulatory guidance in place, trustees and employers will by now have decided what policies they wish to adopt in relation to the new flexibilities.