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THIS CHECKLIST APPLIES TO OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMES ON AND FROM 6 APRIL 2014 For guidance on the duty to issue basic scheme information before 6 April 2014, see Practice Note: Occupational pension schemes—disclosure requirements before 6 April 2014—Basic scheme information (ARCHIVED) and Checklist: Basic scheme information before 6 April 2014—checklist [Archived]. Basic scheme information requirement Under the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2013, SI 2013/2734 (the 2013 Disclosure Regulations), trustees of occupational pension schemes must supply basic scheme information to: prospective members; and members who have not already been sent that information, within one month of the scheme receiving their jobholder information or, if no jobholder information has been received, within two months of their joining the scheme...

Before commencing the arbitration Check limits; confirm SIAC clause; interim relief; tribunal size; proper nominations. Emergency measures Seek Emergency Arbitrator pre-constitution; urgent, Registrar-approved, binding relief. Expedited Procedure Apply pre-constitution; expect sole arbitrator, streamlined process, six‑month award. Commencing the arbitration Serve Notice on Registrar/respondent with required particulars, funding statement, fee. Responding to the arbitration Respond within 14 days; address claims, jurisdiction and counterclaims. Jurisdiction Arbitration proceeds unless screened; tribunal rules; object under Rule 31. Preliminary meeting and directions Attend administrative calls; hold early case management conference. Written statements File Claim, Defence, Counterclaim as directed; state facts, grounds, relief. Evidence Tribunal controls evidence; written testimony allowed; oral examination on request. The hearing Any party may...

This Checklist outlines how to secure an order for assessment of costs owed to a solicitor by their client, together with the steps to be taken. CPR 46.10 sets out the assessment process and identifies the court documents that must be filed. Timing in which an application for assessment must be made Section 70 of the Solicitors Act 1974 (SA 1974) provides the route by which either the solicitor or the ‘party chargeable’ (usually the client) may seek assessment of the solicitor’s bill. When proceeding under SA 1974, s 70, timing is crucial because strict deadlines apply. Whether the invoice has been paid is also material. Under SA 1974, s 70(1), if the client asks for assessment within one month of delivery of the bill, the solicitor is barred from starting any action on the bill, and the client is entitled to an assessment as of right without paying any sum into court...

Under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954), a business lease carries on automatically after the end of the contractual term if the tenant remains in occupation for business purposes. Either party can bring those statutory rights to an end by serving one of the prescribed termination notices. This flowchart explains the steps for an unopposed business lease renewal under the LTA 1954. For the procedure where renewal is opposed, see: LTA 1954 opposed lease renewal procedure—flowchart. For further detail on LTA 1954 security of tenure and the court process, consult Practice Notes: LTA 1954 business lease renewal—proceedings and LTA 1954 business lease renewal—termination. Note 1 Diarise a date at least 12–18 months before the contractual expiry of the existing lease. See Practice Note: LTA 1954 business lease renewal—termination. Note 2 Information must be supplied within one month of service of the notice. A party is obliged to correct any information provided for six months after receiving the notice. This applies to both parties equally...

In this issue: Horizon scanning Worker status and categories Immigration Pay Remuneration Taxation Diversity and the gender pay gap Maternity, parents and carers Whistleblowing Data protection and staff information Confidentiality, obligations and restrictions: enforcement Financial services and banking: employment matters Bribery, modern slavery, tax evasion and fraud Issues arising on termination Employment Tribunals Civil courts and alternative dispute resolution Dates for your diary Trackers Employment resources on Lexis+® LexTalk® Employment: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Horizon scanning Updated Employment Rights Bill to be considered by the House of Lords The updated Employment Rights Bill (ERB), transmitted from the House of Commons to the House of Lords, was issued on 14 March 2025. Its second reading in the House of Lords is scheduled for 27 March 2025...

A UK accountancy practice’s imminent prosecution for failing to stop tax evasion has thrown a spotlight on the country’s weak track record on enforcement, across this area of compliance, though the proceedings may galvanise a renewed push. Bennett Verby, which operates in northern England, is due to stand trial in September 2027, marking the first corporate case for failing to prevent tax evasion since the offence reached the statute book eight years ago. HMRC, the UK tax authority, has recently charged Bennett Verby with failing to prevent the facilitation of UK tax evasion under section 45 of the Criminal Finances Act 2017. Company representatives appeared before a Manchester court earlier this month. No plea has been entered yet, but the firm will reportedly contest the claims. The failure to prevent tax evasion offence was enacted with fanfare eight years ago, in the wake of the 2016 Panama Papers offshore finance scandal and the preceding Swiss Leaks revelations a year earlier, which alleged that companies had assisted wealthy individuals to avoid...

What are the most significant changes introduced by the Act that pension scheme trustees need to prepare for? The most notable reforms in the Act that trustees should be ready for are: Data subject complaints: complaints about the handling of personal data must be acknowledged within 30 days and answered without undue delay. ICO enforcement powers: the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) now has authority to compel interviews and require the production of documents to assess compliance. Data subject access requests (DSARs): the Act codifies the ICO’s existing guidance, meaning (i) trustees must apply a ‘reasonable and proportionate’ search standard when responding; and (ii) the ‘stop the clock’ rule pauses the one-month deadline for a response. Automated decision making (ADM): the Act allows reliance on the full set of lawful bases — including ‘legitimate interests’ — when non-special category personal data is used for significant automated decisions about an individual, provided suitable safeguards are in place. ...

Over the course of the past month, annual adjustments have been made to merger control thresholds in Canada, Italy and the Philippines, while Montenegro has revamped its regime, introducing swifter timetables and more adaptable filing provisions. Canada—thresholds remain the same in 2026 On 2 March 2026, the Canadian Competition Bureau (CCB) confirmed, after its yearly review, that Canadian merger notification thresholds will stay exactly as they are for 2026. The thresholds remain (in brief): size of transaction test: the target must be, or control, an operating business in Canada with more than CDN$93m (approximately €58.9m/US$66.6m) in Canadian assets (book value) or gross revenue produced by those assets from sales in, from or into Canada (ie domestic plus export sales), and size of parties test: all parties and their affiliates (in aggregate) must together hold over CDN$400m (approximately €253.4m/US$286.3m) in Canadian assets or gross revenues derived from sales in, from or into Canada (ie domestic sales, exports and imports) (this threshold is unchanged and...

This tracker captures legislation taking effect in 2026, arranged in chronological order. Updates are published on a month-by-month basis throughout the year, and links to relevant news reports are included where appropriate. For legislation commencing later in 2026, see Practice Note: Legislation tracker—Employment. For measures in force prior to 2026, refer to these Practice Notes: Archived—2025 Legislation tracker—Employment Archived—2024 Legislation tracker—Employment Archived—2023 Legislation tracker—Employment Archived—2022 Employment horizon scanner—dates for your diary Legislation in force—January 2026 Commencement date (unless otherwise indicated) Legislative change 6 January 2026 Exclusivity clauses—protections for low-income and zero hours workers Section 8 of the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) widens the current protections to apply to all zero hours arrangements, whether contractual or not, and covers any restriction on taking work elsewhere. Any such term is void and unenforceable...

A risk with employment cessation events is that they can be set off unintentionally, for example because the last remaining active member of an employer in a multi-employer defined benefit scheme has left. The Employer Debt Regulations, SI 2005/678 were amended with effect from 6 April 2008 to introduce grace periods, a device intended to help employers deal with accidental employment cessation events. For further information on employment cessation events and other section 75 triggers, see Practice Note: When is a section 75 debt triggered? When can a grace period be used? When can a grace period be used? An employer in a multi-employer defined benefit scheme may notify the trustees that it wishes to enter a grace period (by giving a grace period notice) if: that employer ceases to employ active members at a time when at least one other employer still employs active members, thereby creating an employment cessation event, and it intends to employ at least one individual who is an...

Agreement concerning [ insert brief details of the works/project ] at [ insert address of works ] (incorporating, among other things, the JCT Standard Building Sub-Contract Agreement 2024 (SBCSub/A 2024) and the JCT Standard Building Sub-Contract Conditions 2024 (SBCSub/C 2024), each as amended and supplemented as set out in this Agreement and in the Schedules to it). This Agreement is dated the [ insert number ] day of [ insert month ] 20[ insert year ] Parties [ insert name of the Contractor ] (company registration number [ insert number ]), whose registered office is at [ insert address of the Contractor ] (“the Contractor”) [ insert name of the Sub-Contractor ] (company registration number [ insert number ]), whose registered office is at [ insert address of the Sub-Contractor ] (“the Sub-Contractor”) Now it is agreed that: 1 Interpretation In this Agreement, words and expressions carry the meanings respectively attributed to them in the JCT SBCSub/A 2024 and...

This deed is dated the [ INSERT DAY ] of [ INSERT MONTH AND YEAR ]. Parties The persons whose particulars are set out in the Schedule (the Indemnifiers); and [ Insert names of the Joint Liquidators ] of [ insert name and address of the Joint Liquidators’ firm ] (the Joint Liquidators) BACKGROUND [ Insert name of the company ] (the Company) was incorporated in England and Wales under company number [ insert number ]. [ Insert names of the joint liquidators ] are to be appointed as Joint Liquidators of the Company (the Appointment) by the members via written resolution. In consideration of the Joint Liquidators accepting the Appointment, the Indemnifiers agree to indemnify the Joint Liquidators, together with the members and employees of the Joint Liquidators’ firm, in the manner set out herein...

Date provision Substitute the date clause in the share purchase agreement (SPA) with the following updated wording to read: This Agreement is delivered on [ insert day and month ] 20[ insert year ] Recitals Recital (B) Remove ‘legal and beneficial’ from Recital (B) entirely. Definitions Revise the following existing definitions set out in clause 1 (Definitions and interpretation) of the relevant precedent SPA (where used in the SPA): Definition of ‘Business’ Replace ‘the City of London’ with ‘[ Edinburgh OR Glasgow OR Aberdeen ]’ instead. Definition of ‘CRTP’ Replace the definition of ‘CRTP’ with the following new definition: CTPRS means Contract (Third Party Rights) (Scotland) Act 2017; Definition of ‘Encumbrance’ Delete ‘assignment’ immediately preceding ‘right of first refusal’, as Scots law uses assignation rather than assignment. Delete ‘legal or equitable’ immediately preceding ‘third party right’, as Scots law does not recognise this separation of ownership...

In any specific context, a controller handling personal data or information must assess if the processing activity complies with what is now the applicable Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018)...

It is not evident from this Q&A whether the initial term of the Assured Shorthold Tenancies (AST) has lapsed, or whether the fresh tenancy agreement amounts to a renewal or an extension. The Q&A indicates that a replacement tenancy has been issued, at an increased rent compared with the original AST, and for another fixed duration period...

Statutory minimum notice For an overview of the statutory entitlement to a minimum notice period under the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA 1996), refer to Practice Note: Statutory minimum notice. The right to statutory notice in ERA 1996, s 86(1)–(2), prescribes the length of notice needed to end the employment contract of an individual who has been employed continuously for one month or more. For this context, a ‘contract of employment’ includes a contract of service or apprenticeship, whether expressly (orally or in writing) or implied...