In the first of our two-part update on the upcoming changes to be introduced as part of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA), this article focuses on the new identity verification (IDV) requirements for directors, people with significant control (PSCs) and any other individuals who file documents at Companies House on behalf of UK companies.
Read MoreI have lost count of how many times, over the past decade, I have deleted the word “gender” in a client’s equality policy and replaced it with the word “sex”, not through any ideological conviction but simply because it reflects the wording in the Equality Act 2010.
Read MoreThe Upper Tribunal handed down its decision on two appeals relating to the statutory test for a “self-contained part” of a building pursuant to section 72(3) and 72(4) of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (“CLRA”) on 7 February 2025.
Read MoreThe importance of pre-action correspondence was highlighted in the Upper Tribunal appeal case of Zaid Alothman Holdings Ltd and 75 others v Better Intelligent Management Ltd [2024].
Read MoreFollowing on from our September update, the Renters’ Rights Bill moved quickly through the House of Commons and is currently moving through the House of Lords. The second reading, where the Bill will be debated in detail, is scheduled for 4 February 2025.
Read MoreThe Government is in the course of introducing a radical bill which seeks to reform the current system of leasehold in the UK
Read MoreOn Wednesday, 11 September 2024, the new Renters’ Rights Bill was published and introduced to Parliament.
Read MoreIn previous updates, we outlined that the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 (“the Tipping Act”) received Royal Assent in May 2023 and will come into force on 1 October 2024.
In May 2024, the House of Lords approved the Government’s draft Code of Practice on the fair and transparent distribution of tips (“the Code of Practice”).
Read MoreContinuing our series of updates on the LAFRA, we now turn to the LAFRA provisions in relation to service charges, estate management fees and the Building Safety Act.
Read MoreThe LFRA was passed and obtained Royal Assent on 24th May 2024 as the last piece of legislation passed in the wash-up before parliament was prorogued. The premise of the LFRA is to provide Leaseholders with more rights and protections and to make extending their lease or buying their freehold easier and cheaper.
Read MoreOur quarterly employment law newsletter, dealing in this edition with recent cases and proposed changes to fire and re-hire practices and the use of fit notes
Read MoreSection 21 ‘no-fault‘ evictions are a provision of the Housing Act 1988 which, in general terms and subject to certain preconditions, allows landlords to evict tenants at the end of the fixed term of an assured shorthold tenancy without providing a reason and on giving at least two months’ notice.
Read MoreAs you may already be aware, a new piece of legislation called the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) brings in a number of changes aimed at tackling the abuse of corporate structures in the UK by increasing the transparency of corporate entities.
Read MoreOur quarterly employment law newsletter, dealing in this edition with recent cases, new legislation and changes effective from 6 April 2024
Read MoreThis guidance note sets out an overview of the Government’s proposals on changes to service charge legislation in light of the incoming Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill.
Read MoreThe Government is in the course of introducing a radical bill which seeks to reform the current system of leasehold in the UK
Read MoreAs part of the UK Government’s clamp down on corporate fraud, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the Act) was given Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. The Act will bring in a number of changes aimed at tackling the abuse of corporate structures in the UK by increasing transparency of corporate entities.
Read MoreThe Building Safety Act 2022 (“the BSA”) created statutory protections for tenants of qualifying buildings in order to cap service charges payable in relation to works required to rectify building safety defects.
Read MoreThe King’s Speech on 7 November briefly touched on the long-awaited leasehold reforms by promising to make it “cheaper and easier for leaseholders to purchase their freehold and tackling the exploitation of millions of homeowners through punitive service charges”.
Read MoreThird time lucky with US UK Data Transfers?
The distance between London and Washington is 3,674 miles. For data transfers this journey has proven difficult. We have had the Safe Harbor and the Privacy Shield – mechanisms agreed by the EU and US to facilitate the flow of data from the EU to the US. Both were set aside by the European Court of Justice.
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