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In this issue: Save As You Earn Corporate governance Useful information Dates for your diary Weekly highlights from other practice areas Save As You Earn HMRC updates guidance on SAYE savings arrangements and deductions from pay HMRC has revised its guidance at ETASSUM34120 to confirm that employees cannot use third‑party loans or other finance to boost the amounts saved under an SAYE scheme. The scheme must instead be operated in line with the SAYE prospectus, which specifies that contributions are made via deductions from pay. This further clarification appears to respond to market products where participants receive an immediate refund of monthly contributions from a third party funder, in exchange for an arrangement fee and a share of any profit ultimately realised when the SAYE option is exercised and the shares are sold. For more detail on the requirements applying to SAYE‑linked savings contracts, see Practice Note: How SAYE schemes work and key features. See: ETASSUM34120...

Home Office enforcement and licence revocations In recent years, compliance and enforcement activity has intensified, with more suspensions and revocations. According to the Home Office, last summer it recorded 1,948 sponsor licence revocations between July 2024 and June 2025—over twice the 937 in the prior year, and far above the 261 and 247 recorded in earlier years. This sharp rise is linked to the expansion of digital compliance checks, underpinned by broader data sharing with HMRC on PAYE records, which enables the Home Office to spot more swiftly and accurately when a sponsored worker is not being paid in line with their CoS. This information exchange is expected to scale up further, with revocations likely to climb as a result. Collaboration with other government departments has also enhanced the Home Office’s ability to oversee sponsor obligations remotely, reflected in the shift from traditional in-person compliance audits to predominantly digital reviews for sponsors...

Muller UK and Ireland Group LLP and others v HMRC [2026] EWCA Civ 248 The second, third and fourth appellants (the Corporate Members) were part of the Muller multinational corporate group trading in dairy products. In 2013, those appellants moved their respective trades and assets, including intellectual property and goodwill, to the fourth appellant, Muller UK and Ireland Group LLP (LLP), receiving membership units in the LLP in exchange. The LLP recorded amortisation of the assets and goodwill (the Material Assets) in its accounts on a straight-line basis over five years. When calculating their taxable profits from the LLP for the 2013–18 accounting periods, the Corporate Members claimed deductions for that amortisation under Part 8 of the Corporation Tax Act 2009 (CTA 2009). HMRC rejected the claims on the footing that the Material Assets did not satisfy the Part 8 ‘gateway’ in CTA 2009, s 882(1)(b) (as then in force). That provision removed from Part 8’s scope assets obtained from a related party. While Part 8 does not expressly...

What are property derivatives? Property derivatives are contracts where payments are linked to property prices used as the reference rate, determining what each party owes the other. They are available over the counter (OTC) or traded on exchanges. This remains a niche area for specialist investors, and usage in the UK has stayed limited. Why are property derivatives used? As with other financial derivatives, there is no single rationale for using them. They allow participants to gain exposure to movements in property values and can be used for speculation, hedging existing property positions, or transferring risk across portfolios. Such contracts provide a cost-effective route to express a view on property prices without the expense of direct investment. They are not typically subject to taxes such as stamp duty that would otherwise arise on direct property purchases. In line with other derivatives, they can also enable an investor to short the property market or a particular sector when they hold a negative outlook on future performance. Insurance companies,...

The grid below outlines notification thresholds in line with local legislation across all merger control regimes worldwide, together with additional key jurisdictional details to assess whether merger control filings are necessary, in addition to headline procedural points on timing, whether notifications are compulsory, and whether completion should be suspended or held in abeyance pending clearance for ease of reference. We have sought to balance ease of use and accuracy with fidelity to the original source material, using standardised phrases to condense legal threshold tests whilst preserving essential terms; a key appears below explaining the common phrases adopted to summarise threshold tests (e.g. the meaning of ‘combined turnover’ and that this requirement could be fulfilled by a single party) – see Key and useful information below. We also recommend consulting the merger guides and the underlying law for the precise wording and for further details on the merger control rules in each relevant jurisdiction, as appropriate. Currencies and exchange rates Thresholds are presented in the native currency...

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z This glossary provides helpful (re)insurance and underwriting definitions. For focused guidance on reinsurance terminology, see Practice Note: Reinsurance—essentials. A Accident An unforeseen or unintended event or incident that typically results in damage or injury (physical or financial) to the insured or a third party. Accidental damage Unintended or unexpected harm or damage caused to property or a person. Accidental death benefit Some life insurance policies pay an extra amount, over and above the original sum insured, if the insured dies because of an accident. Act of God (force majeure) An occurrence beyond anyone’s control, such as a natural disaster. Active underwriter The person with primary responsibility and authority to accept insurance and reinsurance risks on behalf of the members of a syndicate in the Lloyd’s market. See also Underwriter. Actuary A qualified professional who...