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As 2011 draws to a close, we highlight in this edition some of our top tips for maximising the tax efficiency and flexibility of your executive share plans in the coming year! Our top tips include: • adjusting the form of LTIP awards to provide greater...

The amendments to the Construction Act brought in by LDEDCA are due to come into force in England on 1st October 2011. This means that most construction documents currently used in the UK (such as building contracts, professional appointments and sub-contracts)...

Market professionals consider that securitisation issuance in Europe in calendar year 2011 is likely to reach €100-€150 billion (excluding central bank liquidity trades). This is up from approximately €90 billion in 2010 and underlines a recovery...

The High Court has handed down judgment in Capita Alternative Fund Services (Guernsey) Limited (formerly Royal & Sun Alliance Trust (Channel Islands) Limited (1) and Matrix-Securities Limited (2) v Drivers Jonas (a firm) [2011] EWHC 2336. In his thorough...

The FSA continues its review of the retail structured product market with the release this month of its paper “Retail Product Development & Governance – Structured Products Review”. It is clear that the FSA’s theme of product intervention is here to stay –...

In a time when one regulatory initiative has been completed and another one makes its appearance, the payments industry - faced with such a plethora of legislative measures - is trying to live up to the challenge. This client briefing discusses the key...

The real estate sector is perceived as having one of the highest levels of corruption risk according to a Transparency International UK survey carried out on behalf of the City of London last year. Planning applications, auctions, the interconnected web of contracts...

2013 marked the culmination of the FSA's Retail Distribution Review ("RDR") in the UK with new rules significantly changing the way retail investment products are marketed and sold.  The key points are: New RDR rules in force ban payments...

Given the raft of tax and regulatory reforms that looks certain to continue during 2013, we thought it would be helpful to start the New Year with a calendar of the issues and developments that we are going to be grappling with throughout 2013. These include...

Welcome to the February 2012 edition of the UK: Pensions Update. In this edition we highlight the key changes contained in the Pensions Act 2011 which received Royal Assent on 3 November as well as the recent consultation issued by the Department of Work and...