Christopher Luck

May 17, 2024 | cms.law | José Ocaña |Christopher Luck |Tom Callaby |Markus Kaulartz

This Back to Basics note follows our key concepts briefings, which intend to provide high-level insights regarding funds fundamentals, funds vehicles and operational considerations, available here. Digital innovation is advancing and evolving at a fast pace for investment funds with artificial intelligence (AI) being a particularly high-profile topic.  Managers and investors are increasingly looking ahead to how technology can be applied to their activities and operations.

Apr 18, 2024 | cms.law | Christopher Luck |Warren Gordon

18/04/2024The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA), which is aimed at tackling economic crime and preventing abuse of corporate structures in the UK, will not only fundamentally reform the administrative requirements for UK companies, limited liability... Read more

Mar 4, 2024 | cms.law | Amanda Howard |Christopher Luck |Darren Stolzenberg |Ed Kingsbury

The UK’s Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (ECTE Act) originally implemented the Register of Overseas Entities regime in 2022 and as of 21 December 2023 has resulted in over 30,000 registrations at Companies House.

Jan 1, 2024 | cms.law | Christopher Luck |Philip Anderson |Rebecca Quinn

This Back to Basics note follows our key concepts briefings, which intend to provide high-level insights regarding funds fundamentals, funds vehicles and operational considerations, available here: https://cms.law/en/int/publication/cms-funds-group-back-to-basics-briefings. In this Back to Basics, we look at UK Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”), including their requirements, benefits and growing use for fund structures and investment by institutional-type investors in UK real estate.

Jul 31, 2023 | cms.law | Christopher Luck |Simon Johnston |Mike McColl |Warren Gordon

31/07/2023SummaryThe 1st of August 2023 marks the one-year anniversary of the launch of the Register of Overseas Entities (the OE Register) at Companies House and the start of the first annual update process for overseas entities on the register.The Government is also proposing... Read more