Unilateral Agreement in UK Law
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Unilateral notice under an SPA not sufficient to stop limitation period expiring
A unilateral notice relating to a tax liability under a share sale and purchase agreement was not a valid notice within the relevant limitation period for a claim. The construction of a unilateral ......A unilateral notice relating to a tax liability under a share sale and purchase agreement was not a valid notice within the relevant limitation period for a claim. The construction of a unilateral notice must be viewed objectively, having ... ...
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Dispute Resolution Post-Brexit Transition Period
For the duration of the Brexit transition period, the UK/EU Withdrawal Agreement provided for EU law to continue to apply to the UK. The transition period concluded on 31 December 2020 and, as wide...... ... duration of the Brexit transition period, the UK/EU Withdrawal Agreement provided for EU law to continue to apply to the UK. The transition period ... The UK has, however, taken unilateral steps to limit the impact of the end of the transition period on issues ... ...
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UK to Vote on “Magnitsky” Sanctions Against Human Rights Violators
UK Parliamentarians will be voting on the introduction of unilateral sanctions targeting human rights violators, under similar provisions as are in force in the US under the Magnitsky Act. Should t...
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Blacklines Comparison of the New UK/EU Withdrawal Agreement Terms
Yesterday, the EU and U.K. in principle agreed new terms for the withdrawal agreement giving effect to the U.K.’s exit from the European Union. These include a revised political declaration and pro...... ... These include a revised political declaration and protocol concerning Northern Ireland replacing the controversial backstop. An amended unilateral declaration on consent in Northern Ireland by the U.K. was also published. Attached to this client note are comparison documents showing the changes ... ...
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UK Finance Publishes Brexit Quick Brief
On October 11, UK Finance published a Brexit quick brief on equivalence in a future EU-UK trade framework for financial services (“BQB12“). This was developed in collaboration with Clifford Chance ...... ... through a mix of binding commitments in an EU-UK free trade agreement (“FTA“) or association agreement, unilateral legislative and ... ...
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Contractual Flexibility Clauses Must Be Clear And Unambiguous To Give An Employer A Right To Make Unilateral Changes
... ... That consultation was ultimately unsuccessful in reaching agreement and, in spring 2013, the NAO sought to impose the changes on its employees unilaterally, relying on what it asserted was a clause in the employees' ... ...
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Contractual flexibility clauses must be clear and unambiguous to give an employer a right to make unilateral changes
In the case of Norman and others v National Audit Office UKEAT/0276/14, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) confirmed that flexibility clauses in employment contracts which seek to give employer...
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Consumer Credit: Protection The Parties - Key Issues In Consumer Credit
... ... not only agreements for cash loans but every form of agreement ... involving credit (including hire agreements). The scope of the Act ... terms of the agreement. Indeed, both unilateral variation and ... mutual variation of a consumer credit agreement are ... ...
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Unilateral Undertakings - Avoid Unnecessary Payments
... ... The obligations are usually agreed with the local planning authority and documented in a section 106 agreement. However, it is also possible to volunteer an obligation by providing a unilateral undertaking. Giving such an undertaking can enable a developer to ... ...
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Planning Obligations And Unilateral Undertakings - A Need For Care
... ... The revised Section 75 makes provision for a new type of planning agreement (a good neighbour agreement), for unilateral planning obligations and for the modification of planning agreements/obligations. While it still early ... ...
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