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Data Protection and Digital Information (no. 2) Bill
UK data protection reform, take 2.
Qualifying Asset Holding Company Regime
This briefing was originally published on 18 November 2021 and was last updated on 15 March 2022.
Transparency in the real estate sector: is it worth it?
The last few years have seen the development of several new initiatives designed to increase transparency in the real estate sector.
Spring Budget 2023: Pensions tax changes
The Chancellor announced major changes to pensions allowances with the aim of encouraging the over 50s to remain in, or return to, work. This is particularly pertinent to high earning senior clinicians in the NHS.
Spring Budget 2023: R and D Relief
Further announcements were made in the Budget today in relation to changes to R&D relief. These announcements follow on from the recent consultations in relation to R&D relief and the changes made in recent fiscal statements.
Spring Budget 2023 - Tax budget
Find the latest news, views and our analysis of all the key announcements.
Spring Budget 2023: QAHC
In today's Budget, the government has confirmed that it will make welcome amendments to the UK's rules for qualifying asset holding companies (QAHCs). Several of the key reforms were announced on "L Day" last July, including proposals to improve access to the regime for corporate funds and where parallel and aggregator funds are used.
Late payment clauses: time for a review?
The recent announcement of the UK Government's Payment and Cash Flow Review has once again put the spotlight on late payment clauses and other payment practices. Larger businesses in particular may be criticised for failure to comply with legal requirements or "best practices" in relation to their purchasing activity.
Employment Update - March 2023
Key employment and business immigration developments for employers.
Travers Smith's Alternative Insights: Retailisation
In this week's Alternative Insights, we are looking forward to the key themes for 2023, following an event we held in London on Wednesday and the launch of our new annual Insights publication.
Travers Smith's Sustainability Insights: Diversity and Inclusion: Interview with Gurpreet Manku
A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry.
The EU's Digital Services Act reaches its first milestone (as the UK's Online Safety Bill weaves towards the finish)
The EU and the UK are each determined to regulate online content and protect users from online harms. The EU got there first. Its Digital Services Act, which will impact all online intermediaries operating in the EU at varying levels, is already in force.
What's happening in Pensions - Issue 100
Travers Smith's Alternative Insights: Insights '23
In this week's Alternative Insights, we are looking forward to the key themes for 2023, following an event we held in London on Wednesday and the launch of our new annual Insights publication.
ESG timeline
Our ESG timeline sets out recent and expected UK and EU legal and regulatory developments relating to ESG and wider sustainable business topics. The timeline can be filtered according to your business type or the relevant ESG theme.
Pensions Radar - January 2023
Travers Smith's Sustainability Insights: The impact of labelling impact
A regular briefing for the alternative asset management industry.
Strengthening cybersecurity laws: changes to the EU's and the UK's NIS regimes
Improving cybersecurity for essential services and infrastructure is high on the agenda for the UK's and the EU's legislators, in response to the ever-evolving threat landscape. The UK's and the EU's respective network and information systems or NIS regimes, while both to be strengthened (including by bringing managed service providers into scope), look to be diverging.
Employment Update - January 2023
Key employment and business immigration developments for employers.