Insights: Publications - December 2020

Chancellor Sunak has established the Hill Review to consider reforms to the FCA’s Listing Rules It has not taken the UK Government long to look for possible areas of divergence from the EU’s regulatory landscape. The Hill Review aims to tailor the FCA’s Listing Regime more precisely to the needs of companies, investors and the […]

Pros and cons of reversing a business into a listed shell or to IPO directly on the LSE Standard List or AIM markets Recent trends Much comment has been generated by the increase in the number and scale of US technology and other IPOs this year. Much of this has been driven by a new […]

The Culture Secretary for the UK Government has announced a wide-spread review into the UK’s gambling laws (notably the Gambling Act 2005), to ensure that the laws are fit for purpose in the digital age. The review, which closes at the end of March 2021, could have a devastating economic impact on the UK’s professional […]

14 December 2020 The UK Government is considering recommendations that have been made to reform Capital Gains Tax (CGT).  The recommendations were made in a report last month by the government appointed Office of Tax Simplification.  We reported in July and November that trustees should consider taking a number of steps in view of possible […]

A new plan for the recruitment and transfer of international football players has been announced which could have a huge impact on the dominance of the English Premier League (EPL). The plan is to be introduced after the UK formally exits the EU and the transition period ends on 1 January 2021 and will apply […]

On 2 December, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced the launch of a ‘market study’ into the UK electric vehicle (EV) charging market.[1] The CMA’s announcement comes against the background of an amendment to the Climate Change Act 2008 in 2019  giving the force of law to the UK’s commitment to have net zero […]

The rise in prominence of the EdTech sector in recent years is undeniable. In particular, the COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to this more recently, as most educational institutions have either adopted a fully virtual educational experience or a hybrid model with a mix of virtual and in-person learning. EdTech inevitably uses personal data of its […]