Pinsent Masons

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (Directive 2011/61/EU) (AIFMD) was transposed into national law in the UK on 22 July 2013 and introduced requirements concerning transparency and the information which must be disclosed to potential investors prior to making a decision to invest. The principal document for any investor and alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) is the investment prospectus, also known as an information memorandum, which must be drafted to include all information in relation to the investment opportunity to allow an investor to make an informed choice. This Practice Note, written in partnership with Pinsent Masons, lists the prospectus transparency requirements imposed by AIFMD and explores those concepts in relation to preparing an investment memorandum that is fit for purpose.

This note explains how the Assessment of Energy Performance of Non-domestic Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (AEP Regs 2016), SSI 2016/146 apply to commercial property in Scotland.

This Practice Note looks at the territorial application for the prosecution of offences under the Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010) in Scotland and explains how such jurisdictional issues are dealt with within the UK, particularly where cross-border issues arise. It covers the jurisdictional problems under BA 2010 created as a result of the provisions governing the prosecution of conduct committed outside of England and Wales (eg Scotland) as well as the requirements of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) for the investigation of bribery offences in Scotland.

This Practice Note examines the key regulatory requirements and issues when changing the authorised corporate director (ACD) of an open-ended investment company (OEIC), including the background to OEICs and ACDs; the circumstances under which a change of ACD will occur; the practical considerations when removing an ACD and the key procedure and timings for changing the ACD of an OEIC.

This Practice Note considers the differences between the protection given to a purchaser, tenant or lender by an official search with priority (priority search) in England and Wales and an advance notice in Scotland.

This Practice Note looks at the management and maintenance of common areas in residential and commercial developments in Scotland using either a deed of conditions or the development management scheme

This Market Tracker Trend Report examines the current recommendations and guidelines for public companies in relation to ethnic diversity reporting in the UK, focusing on how these have been interpreted, implemented, and reported on by FTSE 100 constituents. The report also examines recent and upcoming developments anticipated to have an impact on this area, and provides companies with expert ‘best practice’ guidance in advance of the upcoming target deadline set by the Parker Review for FTSE 100 companies to have at least one ethnic minority director on the board by the end of 2021.

This Practice Note contains a glossary of common words and expressions used in Scottish property law with the nearest England and Wales equivalent (where relevant) and links to useful property related websites.

This Practice Note considers the different stages in transactions for the sale of commercial property in England and Wales compared to those in Scotland, at pre-contract, contract, post-contract, completion and settlement and post-completion and settlement stages.

This Practice Note considers the different stages in lease negotiations for commercial property in England and Wales compared to those in Scotland, at pre-contract, contract, post-contract, completion and settlement and post-completion and settlement stages.

This Practice Note sets out and examines the remedies of permanent interdict and interim interdict under Scots law. In doing so it considers a number of key concepts including: the nature and scope of final interdict and interim interdict; the Scottish courts’ jurisdiction and discretion to determine actions for interdict; what is required for a competent interdict claim including title and interest, craving interdict, the need for precision, etc; defences to interdict; damages for wrongful interdict; recalling interdicts; challenging the court’s decision to grant or refuse interdict whether final or interim; the ramifications of breaching an interdict; and judicial expenses in relation to interdict.

This Practice Note explores non-UCITS retail schemes (NURS) and comments on investment powers, new rules on NURS investing in illiquid assets, promotion, key investor information documents, and NURS that are funds of alternative investment funds (FAIFs) or property authorised investment funds (PAIFs).

This Practice Note considers the existing community rights to buy in Scotland under Part 2 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 and asset transfer requests under the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015.

This Practice Note provides an introduction to real burdens. It considers how to validly create and exercise real burdens, describes the different types of real burdens, including pre-emptions, redemptions and reversions and how to interpret real burdens when examining title.

This Practice Note considers how real burdens can be enforced and extinguished by discharge, acquiescence, negative prescription and the sunset rule.

This Practice Note looks at the reporting duties incumbent on businesses and persons in Scotland and examines in particular the specific requirements set out in the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (CJL(S)A 2010). It covers the predicate offences, giving rise to the duty to report, and the consequences of failing to report under the CJL(S)A 2010 as well as issues of privilege and the reasonable excuse defence.