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Competition and Regulatory Newsletter No deal? CMA announces standalone post-Brexit competition regime No deal? CMA announces standalone post-Brexit competition regime The UK Government and the CMA have recently announced a framework for the transition to a standalone UK competition regime in...

Deal or No Deal - UK Government issues technical notice on data protection This article analyses the UK Government’s technical notice on a potential no Brexit deal scenario, with a focus on transfers of personal data outside the EEA. On 13 September, the Government published its technical notice on data privacy if there is no Br...

Tax and the City briefing for September 2018 Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews consider, inter alia, the substance requirements for corporate residence, the input tax deduction rules for financial services post-Brexit, and the divergence of views on the transfer pricing aspects of financial transactions. J...

Will the UK regulate AI? In this briefing we look at the Government's approach to regulating AI, set out in its response to the House of Lords AI report and its recent Brexit White paper. We also highlight some other issues discussed in the Government's response to the Lo...

FCA finalised guidance on its approach to Part VII insurance business transfers FCA guidance; Part VII transfers; Brexit-related transfers Briefing note discussing the FCA’s finalised guidance on its approach to Part VII insurance business transfers – FG18/4. Key points discussed include: the extent to which the gu...

Employment Bulletin - July 2023 Topics covered in this bulletin: Court of Appeal confirms CAC jurisdiction over European Works Councils post Brexit Regulations allowing agency workers to replace workers taking industrial action ruled unlawful Injunction to enforce non-compete coven...

Employment Bulletin - November 2022 Topics covered in this bulletin: Future employment legislation CAC’s jurisdiction over European Works Councils post Brexit Dismissal “vanished” on successful appeal even though employee did not want reinstatement Horizon s...

UK CBAM consultation: same stripes or different spots? A comparison with the EU. HMRC and HM Treasury launched a joint consultation on the introduction of a UK carbon border adjustment mechanism from January 2027. It focusses on the design and administration of the proposed CBAM; comments can be submitted until 13 June 2024. Followi...

High Court places impact of Brexit on trade mark infringement on “advance track” The High Court has recently considered trade mark infringement through the use of a competitor’s mark as a Google keyword and in related internet advertising. The case itself was relatively straightforward on the facts, with the court finding that both th...

Recapping Regulation: A big week for fintech It is a good time to check in on the financial regulation lawyer in your life, following a deluge of regulatory updates as the UK sails towards its post-Brexit framework. Here, we recap the updates from the past week that matter to those in the fintech sp...