Unexplained Wealth Orders (“UWOs”) remain at the forefront of legal agenda following the judgment handed down by Justice Supperstone last week dismissing the application of Zamira Hajiyeva to overturn the UWO applied for by the National Crime Agency (“NCA”). By way of reminder, a UWO can be obtained if the High Court is satisfied that: […]
Read more >We are pleased to bring you the fifth edition of Druces’ property e-bulletin. Aimed at a property professional/adviser readership, our intention is to bring you a regular collection of interesting recent property and planning focused news items. The topics covered will be broad ranging, with each article a bite-sized consideration of some of the sector’s most topical […]
Read more >On 24th September 2018 the UK Government published four technical notices setting out what it believes are the implications on intellectual property rights (IP) in the UK if the UK were to leave the EU on 29 March without an agreement in place about its future relationship. In this article we will look at copyright, […]
Read more >Islamic property finance is becoming increasingly mainstream. City of London Law firm Druces specialises in Sharia complaint property finance. How do you ensure Sharia compliance and what services do you offer? The market and demand for Sharia compliant structures has grown markedly in the last decade. Interestingly, demand for finance from Islamic finance institutions has […]
Read more >HMRC introduced “Requirement to Correct” (“RTC”) legislation to encourage those with undeclared offshore tax liabilities (relating to Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax or Inheritance Tax) to disclose such liabilities before 30th September 2018. The deadline coincides with the date by which more than 100 countries will exchange data under the Common Reporting Standard (“CRS”). It […]
Read more >The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has held that, contrary to the opinion of Advocate General Tanchev in December 2017, a gap of five months in an undertaking’s activities does not necessarily preclude a transfer for the purposes of the Acquired Rights Directive (2001/23/EC) (ARD). The Claimant, Mr. Sigüenza, worked as a […]
Read more >Anyone who has acquired a business as a going concern will be aware of The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (“TUPE”) and its far reaching application. TUPE legislation exists for good reason: to ensure automatic transfer of employment for employees when the business for which they are working is transferred. You cannot […]
Read more >Injunctions are a powerful tool for employers who need to protect their businesses against departing employees, where the departing employee, or team, intends to set up in competition. An employer may need to seek more than one interim injunction to protect their position before a claim is issued against the departing employee(s) and a date […]
Read more >Adverse internet search results based on an individual’s name can have a negative impact on their right to privacy and have damaging consequences whether that be personal, professional or both. It is not legitimate for search engines to return adverse results against individuals where the information is out of date, inaccurate, irrelevant or of no […]
Read more >A number of changes to the Immigration Rules were set down in Parliament on 15 June 2018. The changes set out below came into effect on 6 July 2018. Changes to the Tier 2 cap for doctors and nurses The Home Office is removing the restriction on the number of doctors and nurses who can […]
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