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This Practice Note draws on the information and guidance that are currently available to date, and will be revised to reflect the new ICO guidance once it has been finalised. Responsibility for recruitment If the employer lacks a dedicated personnel or HR team within the organisation: who will oversee and manage the recruitment process, and who will participate at the different stages of selection? are they fully familiar with the principles of sound recruitment practice, in particular concerning discrimination and other prohibited conduct under the Equality Act 2010, and with data protection under Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2016/679, UK GDPR and DPA 2018, or do they require training? Ensure intended HR staff, line managers and supervisors who will be involved in the recruitment process are available, and that provisional dates, eg for shortlisting and interviews, are diarised in good time as necessary Job description and person specification How has...

In this issue: Probate Trusts Court of Protection UK taxes for private clients Spouses, civil partners and cohabitants HMRC Manuals updates Tax avoidance, evasion and non-compliance Family enterprises and ownership models Pensions, insurance and tax-efficient investments Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland International Question of the week Additional Private Client updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts LexTalk® Private Client: a Lexis+® community New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q&As Useful information Probate Law Commission launches consultation on burial and cremation laws The Law Commission has opened a consultation to modernise burial and cremation law, parts of which are more than 170 years old. Draft proposals cover regulation of burial grounds; grave re-use and reclamation; closed and disused burial sites, and exhumation; rights afforded to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission; and cremation law. Feedback is invited from the public, specialists...

In this issue: EU fundamentals Commercial Data protection and cybersecurity Energy Environment Financial services IP Life sciences International trade Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Latest Q&A EU fundamentals European Commission President unveils new college of commissioners for 2024–2029 The President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, set out proposals for the revised make-up and set-up of the Commission for the 2024–2029 period, following the June 2024 European Parliament elections. She stated the Commission will comprise four women and two men as Executive Vice-Presidents, and that each Executive Vice-President will also hold a dedicated portfolio, to be pursued in close cooperation with other Commissioners on their brief. Reflecting the Draghi report issued in September 2024, the President again underlined the Commission’s focus on competitiveness and reiterated that message. Commissioners-designate must complete several stages before taking office, in sequence. First come confirmation hearings in Parliament, provisionally...

In this issue: Trusts UK taxes for Private Client HMRC Manuals tracker Tax avoidance, evasion and non-compliance Digital assets and cryptoassets International Question of the week Additional Private Client updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts LexTalk®Private Client: a Lexis+® community New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers New Q&As Useful information Trusts Court dismisses claim for declaration of beneficial interests in shares (Fulstow v Francis) In Fulstow v Francis [2024] EWHC 2122 (Ch), the Chancery Division rejected the claimants’ action concerning shares in Capital Land, a company that owns development land. The claimants asked for declarations confirming their beneficial interests in Capital Land shares held by the defendant, together with an order compelling him to sign a stock transfer form to pass to them the shares they asserted were beneficially theirs. The High Court found there was no binding agreement for the transfer of...

1. What is the applicable legislation? The Law on Investment 2020 (Investment Law 2020), effective from 1 January 2021, is the central statute regulating foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam. A number of implementing decrees have been promulgated to steer the Investment Law’s application, including the Guidelines on the implementation of the Law on Investment 2020 and Decree No. 31/2021/ND-CP, dated 26 March 2021 (Decree 31 2021), which provides guidance on several articles of the Investment Law. Together, the Investment Law and its implementing decrees set out the scope, administration and applicable licensing framework for foreign investment in Vietnam. 2. Which government or other body (or bodies) reviews foreign investments? The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) is the principal regulator of FDI in Vietnam, acting mainly through its dedicated agencies, the Business Registration Agency and the Foreign Investment Agency. The MPI works with the competent line ministries for each sector and oversees the provincial Departments of Planning and Investment (each, a DPI) regarding the issuance of...

Context and adoption Escalating volumes of packaging production, coupled with limited re-use, inadequate collection and weak recycling, are major obstacles to delivering in practice a low‑carbon circular economy across the EU. Packaging relies heavily on virgin inputs and accounts for 36% of the EU’s municipal solid waste overall. The Commission reports that 40% of plastics and 50% of paper consumed in the EU are dedicated to packaging. On 11 March 2020, the Commission unveiled a new Circular Economy Action Plan for the EU. This plan, embedded in both the European Green Deal and the EU’s Industrial Strategy, set out measures to make sustainable products standard in the EU and to cut waste. On 30 November 2022, in line with the plan’s commitments, the Commission tabled a draft regulation on packaging and packaging waste, among other things to amend Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 (the Market Surveillance and Compliance of Products Regulation) and Directive (EU) 2019/904 (the EU Single Use Plastics Directive), and to repeal Directive 94/62/EC (the EU Packaging and Packaging...

Introduction When moving petroleum via pipeline, owners generally have two pathways: construct and hold title to a standalone line from the relevant field to the agreed delivery point; or tie-in a dedicated line from the field to adjacent third party pipeline(s). Where the first route is chosen, the field owners commonly enter a Pipeline Operating Agreement (POA) to regulate construction and operations between themselves, with provisions akin to a Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) (see Practice Notes: The purpose and the principles of the joint operating agreement and Joint operating agreement—key clauses for more information on JOAs). Typically, a POA addresses ownership shares, creation of an operating committee and voting rules, capacity entitlements (usually aligned with ownership proportions), allocation of pipeline costs and liabilities, and the appointment of an operator. A POA affords each owner its own capacity to move petroleum through the line without paying a third party for carriage. Alternatively, the field owners would enter into a transportation agreement with the...

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy In line with our [ equality policy ], we are wholly dedicated to ensuring equal opportunity for every employee, worker and applicant, and to removing unlawful and unjust discrimination. We seek to foster a workplace that champions and respects diversity, appointing, recognising and advancing colleagues solely on merit. To evaluate the effectiveness of our [ equality, diversity and inclusion policy ], we track all applications and recruitment activities. The answers you give to the questions below will be used exclusively to review how well our policies and procedures function, and to confirm that we do not, even unintentionally, discriminate against staff or potential staff on the grounds of ethnicity, disability, gender, sexual orientation, age or religion or belief. Any details you provide will be treated as strictly confidential, and will not be available to those directly engaged in the selection process for the vacancy listed. Your response will be separated from your application as soon as it is received...

1 Policy statement 1.1 The Company is dedicated to realising gender equality across our organisation and to putting in place sustained measures that will meaningfully advance progress in narrowing the gender pay gap. We acknowledge the value of building a more inclusive and supportive workplace and of assisting employees at varied life stages, including colleagues experiencing menopause. 2 Plan summary and scope 2.1 Plan period: [ insert period, eg April 2026–March 2027 ] 2.2 Executive sponsor: [ insert name ] 2.3 EDI lead/plan owner: [ insert name ] 2.4 Geographical scope: UK 2.5 Plan objectives: [ insert details ] 3 Legal and policy framework 3.1 Under the Employment Rights Act 2025, employers with more than 250 employees will face a statutory duty to develop an action plan addressing specified matters relating to gender equality, ie: 3.1.1 tackling the gender pay gap; and 3.1.2 offering menopause support. The duty becomes mandatory...

Crisis management panic sheet This Crisis management panic sheet sets out guidance for the immediate aftermath (first 12 hours) of any crisis not addressed by a different dedicated plan. [ Insert organisation's name ] maintains separate plans and strategy documents for particular incidents, eg [ data security breach, internal investigation, dawn raid and business continuity failure ]. Refer as well to the Crisis management action list, which is attached to our Crisis management plan. 1 Assemble crisis management team Form a crisis management team without delay, appointing an individual to lead it. Even with a pre-drafted line-up, always ensure the final composition fits the specific crisis and is kept as lean as practicable. Alert all members at once, with round-the-clock contact and availability. 2 Conduct a preliminary, high-level assessment Carry out an initial review of the incident and its possible worst-case scenario impact and implications in broad terms overall...