Lucy Trevelyan

Lucy Trevelyan is the legal correspondent for Board Agenda. She is an NCTJ-trained journalist and a lawyer. She has edited a number of legal publications including Solicitors Journal, New Law Journal, Counsel magazine, Corporate Rescue & Insolvency Law, and Law Business Review.

Latest Articles by Lucy Trevelyan

  1. European Commission, cross-border trade, EU

    4 May, 2018

    EC proposes simplified cross-border mergers, moves or divisions

    The European Commission has proposed new rules for companies to make cross-border moves, mergers or demergers more simple.

  1. Red whistle

    16 April, 2018

    New EU-wide whistleblower protection law in the pipeline

    Plans for new EU-wide protections for employees who blow the whistle on corporate tax avoidance or cheating on product standards are reportedly about to be released by the European Commission.

  1. EU flag, European Union, EU, shareholder rights directive

    11 April, 2018

    Commission proposes to strengthen EU consumer rights and enforcement

    The European Commission has proposed new consumer protection legislation, which will tighten regulation for businesses across EU member states.

  1. mergers and acquisitions, M&A, takeovers

    20 March, 2018

    Changes to merger thresholds in the UK announced

    Rules to strengthen the UK government’s powers to scrutinise takeovers, which could raise national security concerns in specific areas of the economy, have been updated.

  1. European Union, EU

    13 March, 2018

    EU: new transparency rules for tax advisers agreed

    New transparency rules for intermediaries who design and promote tax-planning schemes for their clients have been agreed by EU members, in a bid to tackle tax avoidance and promote transparency.