News & publications

• The proposed FSA Remuneration Code
  This is due to come into force on 1 January 2011. There have been a number of important changes to the proposed regulations which will cover some 2,500 credit institutions and investment firms, so our briefing note is likley to be of interest to you if your business will be affected by the Code.
• The recently issued guidance on the application of the Bribery Act 2010
  This provides some welcome clarity on the new corporate offence of failure to prevent bribery, and how a company's policies can act as a defence to prosecution. We also consider the vexed issues of how and when legitimate corporate hospitality becomes illegal bribery.
• A preview of the changes to the flexible working regime
  The changes due to come into force next April will see the right to request flexible working extended to a greater number of employees and we consider some of the consequences for employers.
• Recent Employment Tribunal statistics
  A look at whether the statistics have anything to tell us about typical awards for unfair dismissal and discrimination claims in light of several recent high-profile and high-value cases.
• Some points of interest in the pension sphere
  We examine the likely effect of the recently-announced reforms that could see pensions under occupational schemes increase in-line with the CPI rather than the RPI from 2011.
• The Determinations Panel
  We review the reasons given by the Determinations Panel for its issue of financial support directions (FSDs) to six group companies following the collapse of Lehman Brothers, which looks likely to spark an ongoing battle over the Regulator's powers and use of such directions.

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