The future is bright, the future is Tangerine | DLA Piper
Legal Briefing
For almost 40 years now, the Health and Safety at Work etc Act (HSWA) 1974 has been the bedrock of workplace health and safety law in the UK.
The financial transaction tax | Eversheds Sutherland
Legal Briefing
On 28 September 2011, the European Commission published a draft directive proposing the introduction of a financial transaction tax (FTT) across all of the member states of the European Union. In essence, the FTT would operate to tax all transactions in ‘financial instruments’ to which a ‘financial institution’ is party, provided at least one party …
Rooftop solar PV: issues to consider | Burges Salmon
Legal Briefing
The government’s introduction of the Feed-In Tariff (FIT) for small-scale renewables in April 2010 has led to frenzied activity in the relatively new sector of solar photovoltaic (PV) energy. Since April 2010, many start-up companies have emerged, and there has been a rush to install solar panels to take advantage of tariffs available. However, it …
Security over infrastructure and utilities in Bulgaria | Wolf Theiss
Legal Briefing
Infrastructure development is, and will continue to be, a leading sector of the economy in Bulgaria and Eastern Europe over the next few years. As sponsors and banks conduct much greater due diligence, this article considers which remedies in the security package are effective in practice. This is of course a ‘hot’ issue in the …
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The bank levy: what is it? | Watson Farley & Williams
Legal Briefing
In the run-up to the 2011 Budget, and subsequently, there have been numerous references in the media to the bank levy (the Levy). But what is it, how has it arisen and is it really relevant to in-house counsel, other than those individuals who work within banks?
Pledge of a banking deposit | Baker & McKenzie Habib Al Mulla
Legal Briefing
Under UAE law, the commercial pledge is a possessory pledge, which means that the possession of a pledged asset (but not its ownership) is transferred to a pledgee or to an agreed third party as security for the loan.