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WBD action case study: helping families through difficult times
26 Nov 2020
After two years of fundraising, in 2019 our Bristol Office reached its ambition of raising £80,000 for St Peter's Hospice. Bristol's only adult hospice caring for 2,000 patients every year. Our support for St Peter's Hospice was inspired by the memory of one of our Bristol based partners, Robert Pope, who passed away in April 2016 and was cared for by the hospice at the end of his life.
WBD action case study: firmwide support for foodbanks
26 Nov 2020
In August 2017, I read an online article about the West End Foodbank in Newcastle. The article highlighted the fact that this foodbank, close to our office, was the most utilised in England, and that the demand for food grew substantially during school holidays. I was aware that there were foodbanks throughout the UK but had no real idea of how they operated, who used them, how we could donate, and how donations are utilised. The article stated that without school meals or breakfast clubs, many children would not receive a hot meal during school holidays, and parents were struggling to feed their families.
WBD's energy sector team advises on community-led wind turbine project
26 Nov 2020
Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised Ambition Community Energy (ACE), a community interest company set up by local resident-driven charity Ambition Lawrence Weston, on its successful planning application for a 150m-tall wind turbine in Avonmouth, near Bristol.
FAQs - extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
26 Nov 2020
On 31 October the Prime Minister announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme) will be extended until December and the Chancellor announced on 5 November that it will be extended until 31 March 2021. This FAQ deals with the changes to the Scheme that apply from 1 November.
Navigating financial regulation in 2021
24 Nov 2020
Finally, the transition period will end on 31 December 2020, and, at the time of writing, negotiations between the UK and EU give no indication that they will be anything other than standard "third countries" to each other from 2021 – albeit third countries with very similar legislation.
GMP equalisation – transfers out
24 Nov 2020
Judgment in the supplementary Lloyds Bank case was handed down on 20 November 2020, providing some clarification as to the actions which must be taken by trustees of defined benefit pension schemes to address unequal guaranteed minimum pensions (GMP) where that GMP was transferred between occupational pension schemes.
Court finds no 'classic' bait and switch selling where there is no confusion
20 Nov 2020
'Bait and switch' selling is the act of marketing certain goods, but then substituting alternative goods when such goods are supplied. At its broadest, it is any attempt to get customers to accept something different from what originally attracted them. Such acts may be restrained if they are deemed to constitute an actionable misrepresentation.
UK Intellectual Property Office announces requirement for UK address for service
20 Nov 2020
Applicants for UK trade marks, designs and patents will be required to appoint a UK address for service going forward, according to a recent announcement by the UK Government.
Further recognition following award nominations for WBD's corporate team in Newcastle
20 Nov 2020
Following the team's recent successes in the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners publications, and following a strong flow of transaction activity since March 2020, our Newcastle based corporate team has been shortlisted for, and it's deals recognised in, a number of categories at the upcoming Insider North East Dealmakers Awards 2020.
