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This record has been archived and is no longer being updated. This Timeline sets out the principal milestones linked to Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (OJ L 305, 26.11.2019, p. 17) (the Whistleblowing Directive). Member States had to implement the Whistleblowing Directive’s provisions in domestic law by 17 December 2021. As the Whistleblowing Directive was not carried across into EU retained law after IP completion day (31 December 2020), it does not apply in the UK. 2021 29 June 2021 — Council of the EU — Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Proposal for a Regulation on Markets in Crypto-assets, and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 The Council of the EU released the EDPS’s opinion, dated 24 June 2021, on the European Commission’s proposal for a regulation on markets in cryptoassets and for amendments to the EU Whistleblowing Directive; the EDPS expressed support for the proposal and also outlined several suggested revisions...
This Checklist outlines the key matters a tenant should weigh up if the landlord becomes insolvent. A tenant must continue to fulfil its obligations under the lease, and should promptly contact the insolvency practitioner, as the tenant will need the information set out below. Swift contact is important because guidance on payments and other particulars will be required. Who should rent be paid to? Rent must still be paid in line with the lease. Where the landlord is in administration, liquidation or bankruptcy, or a receiver has been appointed over the property, payment should be made to the administrator, liquidator, trustee in bankruptcy or receiver, as applicable. Under a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), rent may instead be due to the CVA supervisor, subject to the CVA terms. The insolvency practitioner will usually serve notice on the tenant confirming where rent must be sent. Is the landlord holding a rent deposit? You should consider whether the rent deposit deed has been drafted so the deposit is held...
Manolete Partners Plc v Howarth [2025] EWHC 2294 (Ch) What are the practical implications of this case? This judgment marks a significant victory for company directors and a sharp reminder to office‑holders and those pursuing claims on their behalf: contemporaneous records are paramount. The court condemned the failure to retain and produce meeting notes, emails and working papers, noting that gaps in the paper trail can justify adverse inferences. Insolvency practitioners should, therefore, keep meticulous files of the advice provided and the decisions taken. The court also affirmed that directors are entitled to place reliance on insolvency specialists’ guidance. Where a director behaves openly and follows the directions of a CVA supervisor, later accusations of preference or undervalue are harder to sustain. The evidential onus accordingly returns to the applicant, who must prove misconduct with cogent evidence. Further, the ruling indicates that salary‑for‑loan‑swap arrangements can be valid and commercially rational where structured to minimise PAYE/NIC and where they substitute, rather than add to, salary. Finally, the decision sounds a...
Farnsworth v Chave [2025] EWHC 2677 (Ch) What was the background? This judgment addresses a threshold question arising in unfair prejudice litigation between Adam Farnsworth and Kevin Chave, joint equal shareholders and directors of Essex and East London Van Services Ltd (the Company), a quasi-partnership company. Aaron Chave (Aaron), Mr Chave’s son, worked for the Company as a fitter from September 2014, progressing to senior fitter/supervisor, before resigning on 2 May 2023. After Aaron left, Mr Chave transferred his shareholding in the previously dormant Kent Van Solutions Ltd (Kent) to Aaron and other family members, with Aaron becoming a director of Kent and commencing trading in competition with the Company. By an order of 12 February 2025, the court directed a preliminary issue, determined in this judgment, namely whether Aaron and Kent should remain respondents to Mr Farnsworth’s cross-petition, Aaron and Kent seeking to be released. Mr Farnsworth alleged that Mr Chave had conspired with Aaron to damage the Company by reviving Kent, and that Aaron had breached...
In this issue: New technologies Internet Data protection Media Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Reputation management Telecommunications LexTalk®TMT: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information New technologies DSIT releases report and impact assessment on copyright and artificial intelligence DSIT, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Intellectual Property Office have jointly issued a report and an impact assessment exploring the use of works protected by copyright in the training and development of AI systems. These have been published pursuant to sections 135 and 136 of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025. See: LNB News 18/03/2026 44. EDPS unveils Compass on supervision and enforcement under the EU AI Act The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has released its Compass setting out its expanded role under the EU AI Act as a market surveillance authority...
This Practice Note is aimed at law firms regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). It sets out the SRA’s supervisory and enforcement powers under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, as amended (MLR 2017), and how these have been broadened by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA 2023). A separate Practice Note explains how to get through an SRA anti-money laundering (AML) inspection: How to survive an SRA AML inspection. For wider guidance on the SRA’s supervision and enforcement roles, see the following Practice Notes: SRA’s supervision function SRA’s enforcement function SRA enforcement strategy Regulatory status of the SRA under the AML regime The MLR 2017 designate professional bodies with responsibility for AML supervision. The Law Society is the named supervisor for solicitors and law firms in England and Wales, but it delegates regulatory functions to the SRA, so the SRA is responsible for ensuring the solicitors and...
When deciding how a deed or contractual agreement should be signed, the execution block to use will vary according to: the type of document (for example, a contract or a deed) who is signing on behalf of the entity (the company itself, an administrator, liquidator, administrative receiver, receiver, nominee or supervisor) Type of document Broadly, documents fall into two groups: agreements/contracts, which require valuable consideration deeds, for which consideration is not needed Deeds are instruments that: state on their face that they are intended to take effect as a deed are properly executed as a deed Because deeds must be executed in the presence of a witness to be binding, they carry a stronger presumption of validity than instruments simply signed by the parties, or those under seal. The witness should ideally be independent (not the party’s solicitor, colleague, spouse, family member, or another party to the deed)...
One of the principal aims of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the EU GDPR), is to bring about consistent implementation and enforcement of data protection across the EU and EEA in practice. Under the EU GDPR, every Member State may designate one or more independent public bodies to oversee application of the EU GDPR, ie a ‘supervisory authority’, as appropriate. This Practice Note: sets out the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) outlines the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) compiles a consolidated list of supervisory authorities in the EU and EEA For guidance on sanctions and enforcement under the EU GDPR, see Practice Note: EU GDPR—sanctions and enforcement. The EDPB The EDPB sits at the heart of the EU GDPR framework and its guidance and opinions carry considerable weight. It is made up of the head of each EU national supervisory authority, together with the EDPS. The EDPB succeeded the Article 29 Working Party (Working Party),...
A complaint may cover any statement of dissatisfaction regarding the service provided by us. Complaints can arrive in writing (eg letter, email, social media, or online review platforms) or be made verbally, in person or by telephone. If a client, or any individual linked to a matter on which you are working, or for which you are supervisor, raises a concern or complaint, you must notify [ insert name of person responsible for handling complaints ] using this Internal complaint report form. This remains the case even if you consider the issue could/should be managed informally...
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Instructions for completion When commencing a new matter for a first-time client, please complete this form together with the new matter form. Ensure both are fully completed before submission to [ state who ], and keep a duplicate copy on the matter file. 1 Fee earner and source of instructions Fee earner or team [ Insert fee earner or team name ] Name of supervisor [ Insert name of supervisor ] Source of client Please tick ☐ Recommendation from an existing/former client ☐ Referral from another solicitor or professional: [ state who ] ☐ Referral from an introducer: [ state who ] ☐ Direct approach from a prospective client ☐ Other: [ describe ] Purpose and intended nature of the business relationship [ Insert details ] 2 Client details It is crucial that we accurately record specific information in the correct format at all times. [ Ensure the client's full name and address...
(1) This section applies where a voluntary arrangement approved by a [decision of the debtor's creditors pursuant to] section 257 has taken effect.(2) The person who is for the time being carrying out, in relation to the voluntary arrangement, the functions conferred by virtue of the approval on the nominee (or his replacement under section [256(3), 256A(4)] or 258(3)) shall be known as the supervisor of the voluntary arrangement.(3) If the debtor, any of his creditors or any other person is dissatisfied by any act, omission or decision of the supervisor,