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LawFlash/Client Alert | Business and Finance LawFlash
Jan Klumb, Ann Baker, Rima Maîtrehenry, Ethan Johnson, Torsten Schwarze, William Yonge, Rebecca Leon
Long-awaited amendments to the EU regime governing public offers of securities take effect on 1 July 2012.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Celia Kendrick, Matthew Howse
Government's efforts to spur economic growth lengthen the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims and streamline Employment Tribunal procedures.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Matthew Howse, Robert Sinclair
Long awaited judgment from the Court of Appeal focuses on the merits of the 'cost-alone' argument.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Advertising, Consumer Protection, and Privacy LawFlash
Celia Kendrick, François Vergne, Matthew Howse, Walter Ahrens
European Commission proposal for a new General Data Protection Regulation aims to strengthen and harmonise data protection law across Europe.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Rachel Ashwood
Radical reforms to the UK employment law system—possibly the most radical in decades—were outlined on 23 November by Vince Cable, the UK's Business Secretary. The announcement came after months of s... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Business and Finance LawFlash
Iain Wright
On 19 September, a number of changes to the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the City Code), the regime that governs public company takeovers and similar transactions affecting the control of public comp... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
In the UK, the question of whether an individual is an employee, a worker, or self-employed is an important one because the rights that the law provides to the individual vary depending on his or her status. Fo... more
Presentation | Webinar
Iain Wright, Alison Tanchyk, Eric Kraeutler
Morgan Lewis's Eric Kraeutler , more
LawFlash/Client Alert | White Collar LawFlash
Iain Wright, Dana Becker, Alison Tanchyk, Eric Kraeutler
On 30 March, the United Kingdom Ministry of Justice issued long-awaited guidance for business organisations preparing for the implementation of the UK Bribery Act (the Act), now scheduled for 1 July 2011. The A... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Tax LawFlash
E.S. Kate Habershon
On 23 March, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne released his second budget. Unlike his first budget in 2010, which was a "rescue" budget containing a number of cuts, this budget is a "plan for growth... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On 16 March 2011, the UK government published its statement of policy in relation to the changes to Tier 1 of the points-based immigration system in the UK. From 6 April 2011, Tier 1 (General) will be closed no... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Mark Dichter, Matthew Howse
In preparation for changes to the UK's point-based immigration system coming into effect from 6 April 2011, the UK Government has published a "statement of intent" which explains how the points-based system is to be cha... more
Outside Publication | Article
Matthew Howse, Sarah Ash
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On 27 January, the UK Government published its proposals for resolving workplace disputes. These proposals are subject to consultation that ends on 20 April 2011, but, if implemented, will have a clear impact o... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | White Collar LawFlash
Alison Tanchyk, Leslie Caldwell, Iain Wright
A United Kingdom government official made headlines last week when he suggested that the UK Bribery Act 2010 (the Act), which is due to come into effect in April 2011, would be reviewed by the UK government. Ho... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Mark Dichter, Matthew Howse
The UK Government has today announced that the default retirement age (DRA) will be removed with effect from 1 October 2011. Transitional measures will be put in place between 6 April and 1 October 2011 to phas... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Matthew Howse, Sarah Ash
On 13 October, the UK's Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) handed down its decision in Todd v Care Concern . This case concerned a seller's failure to properly inform and consult with employees regarding ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Matthew Howse
On 30 September 2010 it was announced by the UK Government that the right to request a flexible working arrangement will once more be extended from April 2011, with the stated aim of creating a fairer and more family-fr... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Matthew Howse
Introduction
The majority of the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 (the Act) come into force on 1 October 2010. The Act brings together 116 pieces of equality legislation concerning sex, race, disabil... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | White Collar LawFlash
Litigation Practice
The United Kingdom Ministry of Justice has commenced the consultation process on the nature and substance of the guidance that it is to issue with regards to the policies and procedures that commercial organisations can... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act LawFlash
Michael Masling, Jürgen Beninca, Tiffany Johnson
The Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Obama administration has announced on more than one occasion that it is targeting the healthcare industry for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations, with a particu... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Rachel Ashwood, Matthew Howse
The UK government has today announced proposals to abolish the UK's Default Retirement Age (DRA) of 65. The proposals are subject to a consultation process; if implemented as set out in the consultation documen... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act LawFlash
Iain Wright, Eric Kraeutler
The United Kingdom Ministry of Justice today announced that the UK Bribery Act, including the new strict liability corporate offence of failing to prevent bribery, will come into effect in April 2011. This is l... more
Outside Publication | Article
Rachel Ashwood
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Rachel Ashwood
Earlier this week the UK government announced controversial new plans to place a cap on the number of migrant workers from outside Europe entering the United Kingdom. This is just one of various measures being ... more
Outside Publication | Article
Rachel Ashwood
LawFlash/Client Alert | Antitrust LawFlash
Antitrust Practice
On May 27, the European Commission (the Commission) published its new Motor Vehicle Sector Block Exemption Regulation (MVBER) and supplementary Guidelines (the Guidelines). The revision of the rules relating to... more
Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Iain Wright, Eric Kraeutler
A fundamental change in the UK law on bribery will occur later this year, when the Bribery Act 2010 (the Act) is expected to come into effect. The Act has far-reaching implications, not just for UK-based entiti... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Antitrust LawFlash
Antitrust Practice
On April 29, German Advocate General Juliane Kokott at the Court of Justice of the European Union (Court of Justice) handed down her opinion in Akzo v. European Commission (Case C-550/07 P). The opinio... more
Presentation | Speech
Denise Backhouse
Presentation | Speech
Denise Backhouse
Presentation | Speech
Denise Backhouse
LawFlash/Client Alert | Antitrust LawFlash
Antitrust Practice
After a long and somewhat contentious review process, the European Commission (the Commission) published its long-awaited new Vertical Restraints Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and Guidelines (the Guidelines) on Apri... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
Christopher Hitchins
The Equality Bill in the UK on 7 April passed the final stages of parliamentary approval and has been sent for Royal Assent before the General Election on 6 May 2010. It is likely that the majority of the new provisions will co... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Mark Dichter, Matthew Howse
The month of April will see various changes to employment-related benefits and compensation take effect in the UK. The changes include the following:
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"Fit notes" to replace "sick not... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Mark Dichter, Matthew Howse
Introduction
The House of Lords has recently approved legislation which will allow new parents to share childcare responsibilities.
Assuming the relevant eligibility requirements are satisfied, ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Tax LawFlash
E.S. Kate Habershon
The 2010 UK Government budget was handed down on 24 March. It was titled "Securing the recovery" and did not contain any surprises, nor changes to the corporate tax regime that will have a dramatic impact o... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Rachel Ashwood
The way in which skilled migrant workers will qualify for permission to work in the United Kingdom will change with effect from 6 April 2010, following an announcement from the UK government on 18 March 2010 . T... more
Outside Publication | White Paper
Denise Backhouse
LawFlash/Client Alert | Antitrust LawFlash
Antitrust Practice
On November 27, President José Manuel Barroso of the European Commission announced the new members of the European Commission, naming Spain's Joaquín Almunia as the next EU Commissioner for Competitionmore
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Mark Dichter
Traditionally in the United Kingdom, the reigning monarch delivers a speech at the annual State Opening of Parliament, setting out the policies and proposed legislative agenda of the Government in the new parliamentary ses... more
Newsletter | International Perspectives
Walter Ahrens
Risk, Reward, and Reform: Remuneration Practices The big-bonus culture associated with financial services institutions worldwide has been heavily criticised in the media as being one of the main…
LawFlash/Client Alert | Tax LawFlash
E.S. Kate Habershon
On 1 October 2009 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) handed down a decision in the case of HSBC Holdings PLC and Vidacos Nominees Limited v HMRC that concerned UK Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (SDRT).more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Antitrust LawFlash
Antitrust Practice
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its long-awaited decision in C-501/06 P GlaxoSmithKline Services v. Commission today (October 6, 2009). The ECJ overturned the European Commission's (EC's or ... more
Outside Publication | Article
Rachel Ashwood
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Rachel Ashwood
On 1 October 2009, several key changes in English employment law went into effect. This LawFlash examines the principal changes.
Increase in the National Minimum Wage
The National Minimum Wage ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
Christopher Hitchins
Introduction
On 25 September, the High Court in the UK delivered its long-awaited judgement in the " Heyday " case in R (on the Application of Age UK) v Secretary of State for Business, Innov... more
Outside Publication | Article
Rachel Ashwood, Christopher Hitchins
LawFlash/Client Alert | Antitrust LawFlash
Antitrust Practice
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) confirmed September 9, 2009, in Akzo Nobel and Others v. Commission (Case C-97/08 P), that parent companies are presumed to be liable for cartel violations committed by their... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Rachel Ashwood
On September 7, the UK government announced the implementation of new measures designed to ensure that British workers have every opportunity to apply for British jobs before the jobs are offered to overseas workers. more
Newsletter | International Perspectives
Rachel Ashwood, Sarah-Jane Mirou
Going on a Summer Vacation: Vacation Entitlement Policies Summer vacation season provides a timely reminder for employers to consider whether their year-round vacation entitlement policies are… more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Rachel Ashwood
Is there a case for reforming Tier 2 of the UK’s Points Based System for immigration, less than a year after it was introduced? The UK Migration Advisory Committee has now published its report into the workings of... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
The UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA), which regulates the financial services industry, has introduced a new code that will require large banks, building societies and broker-dealers in the UK to establish, implem... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Rachel Ashwood
On Monday 3 August, the UK government published plans to extend the UK points-based immigration system (currently applicable to foreign nationals seeking initial entry to the UK) to those seeking to stay permanently in ... more
Newsletter | International Perspectives
Rachel Ashwood, François Vergne, Walter Ahrens, Sarah-Jane Mirou
Out with the Old and In with the New When the Employment Act 2008 came into force in the UK in April 2009, it introduced a new and simplified system of dealing with workplace problems, particularly discipl... more
Presentation | Webinar
Jürgen Beninca, Anthony Warnock-Smith, Eric Sitarchuk
The life sciences industry has increasingly expanded its manufacturing operations and scientific studies to countries outside of Western Europe and North America. At the same time, enforcement authorities around the globe are i... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Antitrust LawFlash
Antitrust Practice
In a decision published last week, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) significantly expanded the European Commission’s (the Commission’s) power to intervene in national court proceedings (see Case No. C- 42... more
Newsletter | International Perspectives
Rachel Ashwood, Antoine Jouhet, François Vergne, Walter Ahrens
UK Immigration Update: Further Restrictions Placed on Foreign Nationals Seeking Work in the UK Coming just a few months after the introduction of the UK's new points-based immigration system (PBS), which a... more
Outside Publication | Article
Jürgen Beninca
LawFlash/Client Alert | Tax LawFlash
Tax Practice
The UK Budget, handed down on 22 April 2009, confirms the UK government's desire to make the UK a more attractive and competitive jurisdiction for multinational businesses.
Taxation of Foreign Profits more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
- Increase in Statutory Holiday Entitlement – 1 April 2009
- Statutory Maternity Pay – 5 April 2009
- Repeal of the Statutory Dispute Resolution Procedures – 6 April 2009
- The Sta... more
Outside Publication | Article
E.S. Kate Habershon
LawFlash/Client Alert | Litigation LawFlash
Litigation Practice
The UK Government put forward its draft Bribery Bill on 25 March 2009. The Bill closely follows the recommendations and draft proposals made by the Law Commission in its final report "Reforming Bribery", which was published on ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Rachel Ashwood
Coming just a few months after the introduction of the UK's new points-based immigration system (PBS) (which aimed to simplify the immigration system by creating five separate tiers, each with its own conditions, entitl... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Walter Ahrens
Last week the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered its long-awaited judgment in the cases of Stringer v. HM Revenue and Customs (Stringer) and Schultz-Hoff v. Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (Schultz-... more
Outside Publication | Article
Rachel Ashwood
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
The Working Time Directive of the European Union (the Directive) is a collection of regulations concerning hours of work, designed to protect the health and safety of workers. “Workers” includes emp... more
Presentation | Speech
Anthony Warnock-Smith
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration Practice
The UK government has recently announced that a new immigration system for sponsoring foreign nationals (that is, foreign nationals who are not from one of the countries that make up the European Economic Area, or &ldqu... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On 22 October 2008, the European Parliament approved the Temporary Agency Workers Directive whereby temporary agency workers (temps) will be entitled, from the commencement of their employment, to the same trea... more
Outside Publication | Article
Rachel Ashwood, Jon Gerty
LawFlash/Client Alert | Business and Finance LawFlash
Business and Finance Practice
On 1 October 2008, the Companies Act prohibition under English law on the giving of financial assistance by a private company for the acquisition of its shares will be repealed.
Section 151 of the Compa... more
Presentation | Speech
Anthony Warnock-Smith
LawFlash/Client Alert | Antitrust LawFlash
Antitrust Practice
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on September 16 that pharmaceutical companies that occupy a dominant position with respect to a particular drug may not refuse to meet “ordinary” orders from wholesa... more
Newsletter | International Perspectives
Rachel Ashwood, François Vergne, Walter Ahrens
Follow-up on Labor Reforms in France The nationwide agreement signed in January 2008 by most of France's national trade unions contained several proposals meant to give more flexibility and to secure the F... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | International Litigation Strategies Article
Litigation Practice
Every year, U.S. companies are sued in England. For those companies not accustomed to it, English litigation involves an unfamiliar legal system and procedures. U.S. companies must first deal with a legal profe... more
Outside Publication | Article
Anthony Warnock-Smith
LawFlash/Client Alert | Securities Industry FYI
P. Georgia Bullitt, Robert Mendelson
In the light of responses to its 2007 consultation paper on the disclosure of Contracts for Differences (CP07/20), the United Kingdom’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) has decided to implement a genera... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Business and Finance LawFlash
Business and Finance Practice
On 13 June, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in the UK announced the introduction of new provisions in its Code of Market Conduct which will require the disclosure of “significant” short posit... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Business and Finance LawFlash
Business and Finance
The Companies Act 2006, which partly consolidates and partly revises English company law, is being implemented in a number of stages. As part of the latest implementation, which became effective on 6 April 2008... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Antitrust LawFlash
Antitrust Practice
The European Commission (the Commission) published its long-awaited White Paper on Damages Actions for Breach of the EC Antitrust Rules (the White Paper) on April 2. The White Paper proposes a number of reforms... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Business and Finance LawFlash
Business and Finance
The Companies Act 2006, which partly consolidates and partly revises English company law, is being implemented in a number of stages. As part of the latest implementation, which becomes effective on 6 April 200... more
Newsletter | International Perspectives
François Vergne, Walter Ahrens
This is the premiere issue of Morgan Lewis's International Labor and Employment Newsletter, which will highlight trends and important updates in labor and employment law across the globe. While this first edition focuses on Eur... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Rachel Ashwood
Points-Based System
On February 29, 2008, the government of the United Kingdom launched a new points-based system (PBS) intended to control migration, tackle migration abuse, and identify skilled worker... more
Outside Publication | Article
Rachel Ashwood
Presentation | Speech
Anthony Warnock-Smith
Outside Publication | Book
John Shenefield, Christian Zschocke, Jürgen Beninca, Izzet Sinan, Jean Leygonie
Written by Jürgen Beninca and Christian Zschocke (with contributions from John Shenefield, Izzet Sinan, and Jean Leygonie), Antitrust in Praxis – A Guideline describes major principles of European and German... more
Outside Publication | Article
Anthony Warnock-Smith
Outside Publication | Article
Anthony Warnock-Smith
LawFlash/Client Alert | Business and Finance LawFlash
Business and Finance
On December 22, 2006, the UK Government published The Companies (Registrar, Languages and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2006. Under the Regulations, from January 1, 2007, existing and new companies formed an... more
Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Life Sciences
For businesses in any industry, the European Union (EU) is a market force to be reckoned with. Currently made up of 25 Member States, the EU is the world’s largest economy by gross domestic product, and i... more
Presentation | Webinar
Kenneth Turnbull, François Vergne, Walter Ahrens
The European partners of Morgan Lewis's International Employment Practice discussed the impact of the latest European age discrimination legislation:
- Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 in the UK
Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Litigation Practice
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (“FSMA”) gives the FSA significant powers to impose a variety of sanctions on firms and individuals for breaches of rules under FSMA and other legislation.more
Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Litigation Practice
On 1 July 2005, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Market Abuse) Regulation 2005 (the “Regulations”) came into force in order to implement the EC Directive on Insider Dealing and Market Manipulatio... more
Presentation | Webinar
Kenneth Turnbull, Mark Dichter, François Vergne, Walter Ahrens
Outside Publication | Article
Harry Robins, Michael Pedrick
Outside Publication | Article
Joan Ingram
Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Environmental Industry
A new era in environmental law in England and Wales has begun. On February 16, 2000, the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) issued long-expected statutory guidance and regu... more
Outside Publication | Article
Anthony Warnock-Smith
Outside Publication | Article
Anthony Warnock-Smith
Outside Publication | Article
Anthony Warnock-Smith
Presentation | Speech
Anthony Warnock-Smith
Presentation | Speech
Izzet Sinan
Presentation | Speech
Anthony Warnock-Smith
Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Litigation Practice
London has long been a favored site for international arbitration. The English Arbitration Act of 1996, which took effect on January 31, 1997, is part of a series of reforms of judicial process in England. The ... more
Outside Publication | Article
Charles Lubar
Presentation | Speech
Izzet Sinan
Presentation | Speech
Litigation and International Section Lawyers