Insights: Thought Leadership - July 2020

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) recently handed down its decision in the matter of Manchester City FC (MCFC) v UEFA. The decision had been much anticipated in sporting circles as it is the first real test of UEFA’s Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules that were put in place to regulate […]

Background In April 2019, the UK Government published the AI Sector Deal policy paper[1] which placed machine learning, AI and big data at the heart of the UK’s Industrial Strategy[2]. Other Sector Deals announced at same time include life sciences, construction, and the automotive sector. Recognising the need to make sure AI benefits everyone in […]

The recent decision in Tecnicas Reunidas Saudia For Services and Contracting Co. Ltd v The Korea Development Bank [2020] EWHC 968 (TCC), considered the meaning of the beneficiary’s obligations to present documents under a demand guarantee where the express requirements for a compliant demand were ambiguous. The judgment provides important guidance on the application of […]

On 16 July 2020, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) examined and ruled on the EU-US Privacy Shield (Privacy Shield), and declared it invalid. The Privacy Shield was the mechanism that facilitated the compliant transfer of personal data from the European Union to the United States. The decision means that businesses relying on the Privacy […]

On 13 July the Chancellor wrote to the Office of Tax simplification requesting that it reviews capital gains tax and those elements of corporation tax that relate to chargeable gains.  This is not an unexpected development and it follows closely a consultation in respect of proposed inheritance tax reform. The rate of CGT for higher […]

On 26 June 2020 the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (Act) came into force after a rapid passage through all Parliamentary stages, in a little over a month. This is a major piece of legislation (stretching to 245 pages). It is a centrepiece of the Government’s response to the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic for […]

he recent decision in Tecnicas Reunidas Saudia For Services and Contracting Co. Ltd v The Korea Development Bank [2020] EWHC 968 (TCC), considered the meaning of the beneficiary’s obligations to present documents under a demand guarantee where the express requirements for a compliant demand were ambiguous. The judgment provides important guidance on the application of […]

Stakeholder Capitalism is not new:  but is this management theory (popular in the 1950s and 1960s) poised to make a comeback as the world seeks to recover from the Covid-19 crisis? What is Stakeholder Capitalism? Investopedia refers to it as “a system in which corporations are oriented to serve the interests of all their stakeholders. […]

On 26 June 2020 the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA) came into force after a rapid passage through all Parliamentary stages, in a little over a month. CIGA introduced several well-publicised changes to the law relating to insolvency and general meetings, but there is one proposed change which deserves greater attention. CIGA provides […]

On 26 June 2020 the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA) came into force after a rapid passage through all Parliamentary stages, in a little over a month. The objective of CIGA is to help UK companies and similar entities to continue to trade during the current worldwide pandemic and to avoid insolvency. CIGA […]