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Are essential suppliers still holding insolvent companies to ransom? Certain providers of essential supplies (gas, water, electricity) have for some time been unable to hold insolvent companies to ransom by demanding payment of outstanding charges as a condition of continued supply.  Legislation extending these measur... P&E Update: Pensions Bulletin (20 Feb 2015) Topics covered in this bulletin: The Watch List 6th April, 2015 changes DB to DC transfers: requirement for financial advice new DC governance requirements and charging restrictions DC pensions guidance: "Second line of defence" New law... Focus on DB to DC transfers and conversions The Pension Schemes Bill 2015 (the Bill), currently making its way through Parliament, includes a requirement that, where a member with "safeguarded benefits" (broadly, defined benefits), or a survivor of such a member, wishes to: transfer th... P&E Update: Employment/Employee Benefits Bulletin (12 Feb 2015) Topics covered in this bulletin: New Law: new rates of statutory payments from April 2015 Cases Round-Up: AG Opinion on collective redundancies "at one establishment" changing terms and conditions: unilateral changes by the employer n... P&E Update: Pensions Bulletin (29 Jan 2015) Topics covered in this bulletin: The Watch List New Law abolition of DB contracting-out: Time is running out banking reform: Pensions regulations laid Tax open market option post-5th April, 2015 Cases Pensions Ombudsman liberation cases b... P&E Update: Employment/Employee Benefits Bulletin (29 Jan 2015) Topics covered in this bulletin: Cases Round-Up employee working remotely from Australia could bring claims in UK whistleblowing claim succeeded even though decision maker did not know about protected disclosure appeal decision takes effect without ... P&E Update: Pensions Bulletin (08 Jan 2015) Topics covered in this bulletin: The Watch List New Law Auto-enrolment Earnings’ Thresholds 2015/16 Tax Taxation of Pensions Act 2014: Update HMRC’s Pensions Newsletter 66 Cases recovery of overpayment: Change of position defen... P&E Update: Employment/Employee Benefits Bulletin (08 Jan 2015) Topics covered in this bulletin: New Law two year limit for holiday pay and other unlawful deductions claims Cases Round-Up ECJ: Obesity may amount to a disability dismissal for offensive tweets TUPE: Whether employees assigned to the organised... Data encryption increasing confidence in the internet The relationship between users, encryption and the law is not always a comfortable one. In this briefing we examine two recent developments in the world of encryption: Google’s use of HTTPS as a ranking signal in its search algorithm the announ... PPF Levy Determination for the Levy Year starting 1st April 2015 This is a summary of action required in respect of last man standing schemes under PPF levy determination for 2015/2016. A. INTRODUCTION 1. Following the publication of the Pension Protection Fund’s (PPF’s) Levy Determination for the 2015/16...