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UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: how will it work?
In February, we reported on the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero’s confirmation that a UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) would be bought into force by 2027
Global | Publication | July 13, 2018
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On July 6, 2018 the draft Business Contract Terms (Assignment of Receivables) Regulations 2018 were published. These prevent the parties to certain types of contract from restricting the assignment of receivables.
Regulation 2 of the new draft regulations, made under the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, provides that, subject to certain exceptions, a term in a contract entered into on or after December 31, 2018 will have no effect to the extent that it prohibits or imposes a condition, or other restriction, on the assignment of a receivable. A receivable is defined as “a right to be paid any amount under a contract (other than an excluded contract) for the supply of goods, services or intangible assets”.
So far as corporate transactions are concerned, Regulation 4 sets out exclusions for specific types of contract, including a term in a contract "entered into for the purposes of, or in connection with, the acquisition, disposal or transfer of an ownership interest in a firm, wherever it is incorporated or established, or of a business or undertaking or part of a business or undertaking, and which includes a statement to that effect". “Firm" in this context has the same meaning as in the Companies Act 2006, meaning any entity that is not an individual and includes a body corporate, a corporation sole and a partnership or other unincorporated association.
The draft regulations must be approved by the Houses of Parliament.
(Business Contract Terms (Assignment of Receivables) Regulations 2018 – 06.07.18)
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On July 10, 2018 the London Stock Exchange published N13/18, a consultation on amendments to the Admission and Disclosure Standards. The consultation is part of London Stock Exchange’s ongoing preparatory work in order to launch Shanghai-London Stock Connect Segment, expected later in 2018.
The Shanghai-London Stock Connect Segment will be a segment of the Main Market for depositary receipts representing Chinese A-shares that are listed on the Main Board Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The Shanghai-London Stock Connect is a collaboration between the London Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange which enables investors to access Chinese A-shares through a depositary receipt programme listed on the London Stock Exchange and qualifying London Stock Exchange listed issuers to access Chinese investors in Shanghai by listing a Chinese depositary receipt in Shanghai.
The proposed amendments to the Admission and Disclosure Standards include:
Responses to the consultation are requested by close of business on September 7, 2018.
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In February, we reported on the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero’s confirmation that a UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) would be bought into force by 2027
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