This week’s edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) a further important update on the HMCTS reform project, including a link to a YouTube video walking professional users through the online portal process, (2) the calling of a General Election on 4 July 2024 and the implications for employment law and pensions reform, (3) the latest Labour Party plans for employment rights, (4) regulations completing the commencement of REUL(RR)A 2023, (5) regulations to bring into effect the Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement, (6) company car advisory fuel rates from 1 June 2024, (7) an EAT decision finding a tribunal had applied the wrong test when considering liability of agents under the Equality Act 2010, (8) a Court of Appeal decision on the scope of contract worker discrimination, (9) a letter from the Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee setting out key the themes and conclusions of its inquiry into the rights of older people, (10) publication of the Inclusive Britain second update report, (11) the Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Act 2024, (12) a First Tier Tax Tribunal decision on CJRS claims, (13) the ‘falling’ of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill in the General Election ‘wash-up’, (14) a successful High Court trade union strike out application of claims arising from a workforce reorganisation, (15) a High Court decision upholding the confidentiality of misappropriated documents, despite previous deployment in tribunal proceedings, (16) the Council of the EU adoption of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, (17) a new Practice Note from the Lexis+® UK Employment team tracking the main political party employment pledges and policies ahead of the General Election, (18) dates for your diary, (19) updates to our case tracker, legislation tracker and horizon scanner, and (20) new Q&As.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of the recently announced Independent Sentencing Review and the outcomes that can be expected from it, of the FCA’s updated internal whistleblowing policy following staff complaints and of some of the unique learning points from the failure to prevent fraud guidance and the likelihood of increased enforcement activity as a result of the offence. Also included is news of the new Supreme Court Rules and Practice Directions along with the launch of a new online case management system, of the EA’s guidance on appealing regulatory decisions and of a company being fined £1.6m for health and safety breaches. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This Resource Note outlines the main provisions of Rules 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 of the AIM Rules for Companies (AIM Rules), which deal with the disclosure of corporate transactions by an AIM company. It highlights relevant materials, commentary and guidance from the London Stock Exchange (LSE), as well as Lexis+® UK analysis and resources, to give practical guidance on the interpretation and application of Rules 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 of the AIM Rules. Material covered in this Resource Note include: • the AIM Rules • the AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers (Nomad Rules) • Inside AIM, the periodic publication from the AIM Regulation team • AIM Notices, which are issued periodically, and contain information on AIM regulatory and administrative matters • Lexis+® UK and Lexis®Library resources. Setting the scene • Rulebook: AIM Rules for Companies • What it covers: Rules 12 to 16 contain the disclosure and other requirements an AIM company must comply with when it undertakes a corporate transaction.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of the effectiveness of the British jury system, of how the digitalisation of the global financial industry and acceleration of the use of new technologies has led to the proliferation of various new types of financial crime and of government plans to nullify non-disclosure agreements that prevent victims from reporting potential crimes. Also included is news of updates to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2020 which have come into force, of two successful Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) prosecutions and of an increase in the hourly recovery rate for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) under the Fee for Intervention regime. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

This week's edition of Corporate Crime weekly highlights includes analysis of an EU court ruling which considered whether a notary breaches EU sanctions on Russia when authenticating the sale of a property owned by a Russian firm. Also included is news of the government’s update on the implementation of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, of Defra’s policy statement on the Water (Special Measures) Bill which sets out how the provisions in the Bill are intended to be applied, of the first individual charged by the FCA for running illegal crypto ATMs and of an update to the UK’s Russia sanctions relating to the provision of legal advisory services. All this, and more, in this week’s Corporate Crime highlights.

Welcome to the 3 April 2025 highlights from the Immigration team, which provides links to key news stories from the last week, as well as a round-up of new and updated content in Immigration.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the In-house weekly highlights, a curated summary of news analysis and new content from across the legal landscape. These highlights focus on key risk & compliance, commercial, corporate, information law and employment developments that will be relevant to most in-house lawyers.

This week's edition of Public Law weekly highlights includes further news on the general election including Bills passed by Parliament during wash-up and guidance for civil servants ahead of the election. It includes new regulations completing the commencement of REUL(RR)A 2023 and the new suite of guidance documents in relation to the Procurement Act 2023. Additionally featured are selected Brexit headlines on implications for Northern Ireland if UK left the ECHR and the latest Brexit SIs. This edition further includes updates on the general election, public procurement, constitutional and administrative law, State accountability and liability, equality and human rights and subsidy control and State aid. Cases this week include expert analysis on a decision concerning informative protesting outside court.

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. A significant restructuring of the UK listing regime came into effect on 29 July 2024 which included the removal of the premium and standard listing segments and the creation of a single listing category for equity shares in commercial companies. The commercial companies category is heavily disclosure-based and sits alongside other listing categories such as the shell companies, secondary listing and closed ended investment fund categories.  The UK Listing Rules sourcebook came into force to implement the changes and the Listing Rules sourcebook was revoked. For further information see Practice Note: Reform of the UK listing regime—fundamentals. This Resource Note reflects the listing regime prior to 29 July 2024 and has been retained for reference purposes. This Resource Note highlights relevant commentary, analysis and resources to assist with the interpretation of, and provide practical guidance on the application of, Chapter 11 of the former Listing Rules in force prior to 29 July 2024. Materials covered in this

Welcome to this week’s edition of the In-house weekly highlights, a curated summary of news analysis and new content from across the legal landscape. These highlights focus on key risk & compliance, commercial, corporate, information law and employment developments that will be relevant to most in-house lawyers.

This Practice Note focuses on the disclosure requirements applicable on and from 6 April 2014 to occupational and personal pension schemes under the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2013, SI 2013/2734 (the 2013 Disclosure Regulations). For information on the disclosure requirements applicable outside of the 2013 Disclosure Regulations, see Practice Note: Event-specific disclosure requirements for occupational and personal pension schemes. For information on the disclosure requirements that were applicable before 6 April 2014 to occupational and personal pension schemes, see Practice Notes: Occupational pension schemes—disclosure requirements before 6 April 2014 (ARCHIVED) and Personal pension schemes—disclosure requirements before 6 April 2014 [Archived]. In this Practice Note, any reference to 'trustees' includes, in the context of a contract-based scheme, the managers of the scheme. Introduction of new disclosure regime from 6 April 2014 The 2013 Disclosure Regulations came into force on 6 April 2014 and consolidate the disclosure requirements previously contained in: • the Occupational Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 1996, SI 1996/1655—repealed, and • the Personal Pension

This Resource Note highlights relevant commentary, analysis and resources to assist with the interpretation of, and provide practical guidance on the application of, UKLR 6 of the UK Listing Rules which sets out requirements with continuing application for a company listed in the equity shares (commercial companies) category (also referred to as the commercial companies category). Materials covered in this Resource Note include, where relevant: • the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Handbook • FCA guidance in its Knowledge Base—Procedural notes and Technical notes (which constitute formal guidance and are binding on the FCA) • FCA consultation papers (CP), discussion papers (DP), policy statements (PS) and feedback statements (FS) • Primary Market Bulletins and other publications of the FCA • former UKLA technical and procedural notes and the UKLA's newsletter List!, where still relevant to the interpretation or application of a provision • assimilated EU legislation • EU Directives and EU Regulations, where relevant to interpretation of a provision • Lexis+® UK Practical Guidance and Lexis+® Research resources UKLR 6—Setting the scene • What