Financial Conduct Authority opens consultation further to the Consumer Rights...
(Source: Eversheds LLP) 15-06-2015 On 5 June 2015, as part of its Quarterly Consultation, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) proposed amendments to existing FCA rules and guidance. The proposed...
View ArticleProcurement Policy Note 11/15 - Acceptance of unstructured electronic...
(Source: Eversheds LLP) 29-06-2015 From 30 June 2015, Central Government Departments, their Executive Agencies and Non-Departmental Governing Bodies ("in-scope organisations") will have to accept...
View ArticleGlobal employment briefing: United Kingdom, January 2014 (Eversheds LLP)
(Source: Eversheds LLP) United Kingdom | Employment and labour law 30-01-2014 Upcoming changes to UK employment law A number of Government changes to UK employment law are anticipated in the first half...
View ArticleEducation Students Briefing: OFT report on Universities’ Terms and Conditions...
(Source: Eversheds LLP) United Kingdom | Education 29-04-2014 In February 2014 the Office of Fair Trading published a report entitled Universities' Terms and Conditions. The report considered the...
View ArticleREDR Eversheds In Focus - Winter 2013/14 edition (Eversheds LLP)
(Source: Eversheds LLP) United Kingdom | Real estate dispute resolution 07-02-2014 Welcome to the . Since our last edition, there has been an interesting case on validity of break...
View ArticleProposed changes to tax reliefs for television programmes and video games...
(Source: Eversheds LLP) United Kingdom | Media | Tax planning and consultancy | TMT 10-04-2014 Précis The Chancellor, in his Budget Statement on 19 March 2014, proposed changes to tax reliefs for...
View ArticleUK: Bristol Water self-lay commitments (Eversheds LLP)
(Source: Eversheds LLP) Energy and Natural Resources 19-05-2015 Ofwat has concluded its Competition Act investigation into allegations that Bristol Water (BW) abused a dominant position to discriminate...
View ArticleUK: Consultation on sustainability and reporting provisions for biomass...
(Source: Eversheds LLP) United Kingdom | Energy and Natural Resources 18-06-2014 This week, The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have published a consultation which seeks views on...
View ArticleEversheds' multijurisdictional guide to the Consumer Rights Directive...
(Source: Eversheds LLP) Eversheds has produced a guide to the CRD that looks at how the CRD will change the laws of 15 EU countries. Click here to access a copy of the guide. The Polish proposal for a...
View ArticleCP14/27 Quarterly Consultation Paper No. 7 (FCA - Financial Conduct Authority)
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) Published: Today Last Modified : Today Once a quarter, we consult on proposed miscellaneous amendments to our Handbook. These tend to be minor changes but we...
View ArticleExport Control: New DDTC Export Requirement For Foreign Persons (Eversheds LLP)
(Source: Eversheds LLP) Competition, EU and regulatory 04-11-2014 On 1 October 2014, the U.S. Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls ("DDTC") implemented a new requirement for...
View ArticleEducation HR e-briefing 561: Zero hours contracts - Government launches...
(Source: Eversheds LLP) United Kingdom | Education 19-12-2013 The Government has today published a consultation on zero hours contracts ("ZHC") following months of controversy in the media concerning...
View ArticleEversheds comment: UK Consumer Rights Bill begins Parliamentary passage...
(Source: Eversheds LLP) On Thursday 23 January 2014 the UK Consumer Rights Bill was finally introduced to the House of Commons and, as a result, will start its Parliamentary progress. The intention of...
View ArticleUK HR ebrief: Zero hours contracts – Government launches consultation...
(Source: Eversheds LLP) United Kingdom | Employment and labour law 19-12-2013 The Government has today published a consultation on zero hours contracts ("ZHC") following months of controversy in the...
View ArticleEducation Procurement Briefing: Procurement Lawyers' Association:...
(Source: Eversheds LLP) 11-06-2015 The European Commission is currently consulting on the effectiveness of the provisions of Directive 2007/66/EC on...
View ArticleThe new Italian Framework on Consumer Protection and the related enforcement...
(Source: Eversheds LLP) Competition, EU and regulatory Consumer 15-09-2014 The Legislative Decree No. 21/2014 The legislative Decree no. 21 dated 21 February 2014 (the "Decree") implementing the...
View ArticleUK: Government response to further consultation on changes to financial...
(Source: Eversheds LLP) Energy and Natural Resources 25-11-2014 The UK Government has today published its response to the 2 October further consultation (the "Further Consultation") which was to...
View ArticleUK HR e-briefing - Zero-hours contracts: further consultation (Eversheds LLP)
(Source: Eversheds LLP) Employment and labour law 26-08-2014 Following its proposal to ban 'exclusivity clauses' in zero hours contracts (ZHCs), the Government has launched a public consultation on how...
View ArticleUK Consumer Rights Bill and the impact on the TMT sector: Major changes ahead...
(Source: Eversheds LLP) 09-12-2014 Précis The second sitting of the House of Lords' Committee took place on 15 October 2014 to consider the new UK Consumer Rights Bill (the Bill). The government...
View ArticlePoland implements EU Consumer Rights Directive – how will businesses be...
(Source: Eversheds LLP) Poland | Consumer | Retail 15-07-2014 The EU Consumer Rights Directive required businesses across the EU to comply with its requirements from 13 June 2014. EU member states have...
View ArticleEducation HR e-briefing 587: Zero hours contracts further consultation...
(Source: Eversheds LLP) 02-09-2014 Following its proposal to ban 'exclusivity clauses' in zero hours contracts (ZHCs), the Government has launched a public consultation on how it can effectively...
View ArticleUnfair terms and consumers: Are you ready for the proposed unfair terms...
(Source: Eversheds LLP) United Kingdom | Consumer | Financial institutions Unfair terms and consumers: Are you ready for the proposed unfair terms reform? This briefing is relevant to you if you are...
View ArticleUK Consumer Rights Act: Major changes ahead in 2015 (Eversheds LLP)
(Source: Eversheds LLP) Commercial contracts Technology, Media and Telecoms 27-05-2015 The Consumer Rights Act (the "CRA") received Royal Assent on 26 March 2015 and is expected to, for the most part,...
View ArticleRetail Speed Brief: Consumer Rights Bill to become law on 1st October 2015...
(Source: Eversheds LLP) 17-12-2014 The Government has recently announced that the Consumer Rights Bill is intended to become law on 1st October 2015, subject to the ongoing Parliamentary process. The...
View ArticleConsumer Rights Bill to become law on 1 October 2015 (Eversheds LLP)
(Source: Eversheds LLP) The government has recently announced that the Consumer Rights Bill is intended to become law on 1 October 2015, subject to the ongoing parliamentary process. The Bill is highly...
View ArticleEducation Student Issues e-briefing: CMA Consultation - draft advice on...
(Source: Eversheds LLP) 11-12-2014 On 19th November 2014, the Competition and Markets Authority (the "CMA") launched its consultation on draft consumer protection law advice, which it proposes to...
View ArticleUK Consumer Rights Bill and the impact on financial institutions: Major...
(Source: Eversheds LLP) United Kingdom | Financial institutions 31-07-2014 The second reading of the new UK Consumer Rights Bill (the Bill) took place in the House of Lords on 1 July 2014. The...
View ArticleRetail finance round-up (Eversheds LLP)
(Source: Eversheds LLP) 11-06-2015 Legal, regulatory and industry news for the retail finance sector FCA issues policy statement 15/3 on Guaranteed Asset Protection insurance The FCA has published...
View ArticleRight of redress: legal challenges for producers and sellers in Poland...
(Source: Eversheds LLP) Competition, EU and regulatory 18-01-2016 The new regulation on the right of redress may significantly affect all sellers in the chain of contracts ending with consumers, i.e....
View ArticleRetail finance round-up - 12 November 2015 (Eversheds LLP)
(Source: Eversheds LLP) Financial institutions - Retail finance 12-11-2015 The FCA has this week published its consultation paper on the future regulatory treatment of Consumer Credit Act regulated...
View ArticleRetail Finance Round-up: Key developments and horizon scanning (Eversheds LLP)
(Source: Eversheds LLP) Financial institutions - Retail finance 13-01-2016 With the retail finance sector experiencing significant regulatory and legislative change, we reflect on the key developments...
View ArticleCP16/8: Quarterly Consultation Paper No. 12 (FCA - Financial Conduct Authority)
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) Once a quarter, we consult on proposed miscellaneous amendments to our Handbook. These tend to be minor changes but we still want to get your feedback on our...
View ArticleCP15/42: Quarterly Consultation Paper No. 11 (FCA - Financial Conduct Authority)
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) Published: TodayLast Modified: Today Once a quarter, we consult on proposed miscellaneous amendments to our Handbook. These tend to be minor changes but we...
View ArticleDual-use export control policy review: consultation open (Eversheds LLP)
(Source: Eversheds LLP) Competition, EU and regulatory Diversified industrials Energy and Natural Resources Financial institutions Technology, Media and Telecoms 17-07-2015 The European Commission has...
View ArticleRetail Finance Round-up - 8 October 2015 (Eversheds LLP)
(Source: Eversheds LLP) Financial institutions - Retail finance 08-10-2015 The theme for this week is complaint handling. The FCA has announced that it intends to consult before the end of 2015 on the...
View ArticleRetail finance round-up - 10 September 2015 (Eversheds LLP)
(Source: Eversheds LLP) Financial institutions - Retail finance 10-09-2015 The Consumer Rights Act 2015 Commencement Order has now been published confirming that the substantive provisions of the...
View ArticleRetail Finance round-up - 21 January 2016 (Eversheds LLP)
(Source: Eversheds LLP) Financial institutions - Retail finance 21-01-2016 There has been a lot of activity from the regulator this week with the PRA publishing a consultation paper on buy-outs of...
View ArticleRetail Finance round-up - 11 December 2015 (Eversheds LLP)
(Source: Eversheds LLP) Financial institutions - Retail finance 11-12-2015 Personal accountability is the theme for this week with the FCA publishing Policy Statement 15/29: Strengthening...
View ArticleThe FCA's MiFID II consultation: a let off for fund managers? (Eversheds LLP)
(Source: Eversheds LLP) Financial institutions - Asset managers and funds 18-12-2015 The FCA published CP 15/43 (CP) , the first of its consultation papers on the implementation of the Markets in...
View ArticleThe Consumer Rights Act 2015 – Less Than A Month To Go… (Eversheds LLP)
(Source: Eversheds LLP) Consumer Education Energy and natural resources Financial institutions Food and drink Retail Technology, Media and Telecoms Transport 15-09-2015 The UK's new...
View ArticleConsumer Rights Act and the impact on financial institutions (Eversheds LLP)
(Source: Eversheds LLP) Financial institutions - Retail finance 16-10-2015 The Consumer Rights Act came into force on 1 October 2015. As a result, consumers now have enhanced rights and firms will need...
View ArticleEducation e-briefing: The Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015 - a new legal...
(Source: Eversheds LLP) 26-03-2015 Background The Bill that was ultimately to become the Higher Education (Wales) Act was introduced into the National Assembly on 20 May 2014. The Bill's aim was to...
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