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European Sanctions: Mandatory Contract Clauses, New Criminal Penalties
BackgroundFollowing Russia’s occupation of Crimea in 2014 and invasion of Ukraine in 2022, global allies including the UK, US and EU, Canada and Australia, acted in concert to impose stringent sanctions...
International
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High Street Rental Auctions: the Government’s response
Summary The Government has published its response following its consultation on the design of its High Street Rental Auction policy. This policy is designed to help local authorities combat the detrimental...
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Infrastructure & Projects
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ESMA releases Final Report on Guidelines for fund names using ESG or sustainability-related terms
On 14 May 2024, ESMA released its Final Report setting out its finalised guidelines (the “Final Report Guidelines”) on the use of ESG and sustainability-related terms in investment fund names. Following...
International
Banking & Finance
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Built on sand: problems of risk allocation and collaboration in port development contracts
Introduction The British Ports Association estimated in 2022 that there were £1.7bn of port projects in the pipeline, and investment in port infrastructure topped £1bn in 2021. There is pressure to...
International
Real Estate
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Ukraine changes rules for the military draft
The Ukrainian parliament has adopted a number of laws changing the procedure, criteria and liability for non-compliance with the rules of the military draft in Ukraine. This new legislation includes the...
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Employment & Pensions
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UK Tax Disputes Digest (Spring 2024)
Welcome to the spring 2024 edition of our UK Tax Disputes Digest: a high-level summary of key developments in contentious tax over the last few months for heads of tax, finance directors, general counsel...
International
Tax
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Whistleblowers in the Rail Industry: the LAC gives one a green light, whilst another gets derailed
Fraud, corruption and irregularities are an unfortunate reality within the South African landscape and those who dare to expose such malpractices, often facing significant professional and personal repercussions...
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Employment & Pensions
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Bet365 reaches regulatory settlement with the Gambling Commission
On 4 April 2024, the Gambling Commission (the “Commission”) announced that it had reached a regulatory settlement with Bet365. The settlement comprised a payment in lieu of a financial penalty totalling...
International
Competition and Cartel Investigations
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Data Act and Cloud Service Providers (Part 2): Switching Providers
The Data Act means cloud service providers need to take action. Part 2 of our article provides an overview of the process for switching providers.Next blog post in the #CMSdatalaw seriesAs part of its...
International
Data Protection Law & IT Security Law
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Flexi-amendment to the Czech Labour Code
The Czech Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has published a draft bill of the amendment to the Labour Code, which will allow more flexibility in employment relationships. Both employees and employers...
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Employment & Pensions
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