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Competition & Regulatory Newsletter (10 - 23 February 2021) European Commission fines gaming companies for geo-blocking practices Commission accepts commitments by Aspen to address its excessive pricing On 10 February 2021 the European Commission announced that it had accepted legally binding commitments offered...

Competition & Regulatory Newsletter (27 January - 9 February 2021) European Commission fines gaming companies for geo-blocking practices European Commission fines gaming companies for geo-blocking practices On 20 January 2021 the European Commission announced that it had decided to fine Valve, owner of the online PC...

Tax and the City Review for January 2021 Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews consider the decisions in Warshaw, Development Securities, and Gallaher; the impact on the UK’s tax rules of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement; and the latest report on the Code of Practice on Taxation for Banks....

Reflections on the EU-UK Co-operation Agreement The EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement (the TCA), which came into provisional effect at 11pm on 31 December, is welcome in terms both of what has been achieved, and in providing a more cordial basis for future EU-UK relations and co-operation. The...

Employment Bulletin - December 2020 Collective redundancies; Age discriminatory changes to salary scales; workers entitled to same health and safety protections as employees; restricting the use of non-compete clauses European Court confirms that collective redundancies should be counted...

Redundancy in Focus: Key takeaways Our recent employment podcast series, Redundancy in focus, addressed the five topics we believe are the most business-critical and our key takeaway document provides an overview and link to each podcast. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruption...

Pensions Bulletin - November 2020 In this month’s Pensions Bulletin, we analyse the Pensions Regulator’s guidance for defined benefit trustees on protecting schemes from sponsoring employer distress. There are also updates on pension scams and the Pension Schemes Bill as...

Data Privacy Newsletter - Issue 14 Slaughter and May Data Privacy Newsletter - Issue 14. Selected legal and regulatory developments in data privacy - November 2020. On behalf of the whole team at Slaughter and May, I hope you are still keeping safe and well during these challenging...

Real Estate Newsletter - November 2020 Topics include: Vacant possession - Capital Park v Global Radio Asbestos remediation - Pullman Foods v Welsh Ministers Telecoms Code - Cornerstone v University of the Arts Benefitted land - Bath Rugby v Greenwood Illegality defence - Stoffel & Co. v...

National Security and Investment Bill - What you need to know now about the UK's proposed new M&A screening powers On 11 November 2020 the UK Government published its much-anticipated National Security and Investment Bill, creating new powers to scrutinise, impose remedies on, or even block, M&A transactions on the basis of national security concerns. This...