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Diversity and inclusion: a regulatory issue In this blog post we reflect on recent speeches delivered by the Financial Conduct Authority on the importance of diversity and inclusion. Tax Day! The UK Government has, in its own words, published "more than 30 tax updates, consultations and documents in a move to strengthen policymaking and modernise UK tax system" as part of the tax policies and consultations update on 23 March 2021, ot... Sales out of administration in the UK - The top five things for potential buyers to know The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has seen some well-established and high profile names, particularly on the British high street, enter into UK insolvency processes. Debenhams, Arcadia, Laura Ashley, Oasis, Warehouse and Jaeger are just some of the b... Extra-territoriality in a post-Brexit world As UK and EU businesses grapple with the complexities of the post-Brexit world, one of the first key questions for businesses from a data privacy perspective is whether their processing is subject to the UK or EU regime (or both). This briefing consi... Tax and the City Review for March 2021 Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews look at Budget 2021 and the review of bank taxation in particular; the publication by the OECD of the International Compliance Assurance Programme handbook; and the CA decision in Eastern Power Networks. Budget 2021 announces an... Is your joint copyright work purple or red/blue? Joint ownership of copyright can be a commercial headache. It is important to be aware of the final decision in the drama of Martin v Kogan in relation to the screenplay of Hollywood film Florence Foster Jenkins. The case is significan... The difficulties with deeming - VAT, groups and time of supply Clashes between deeming provisions in a complex tax code inevitably give rise to tricky technical questions and, quite often, litigation.  The recent case of The Prudential Assurance Company Limited presented the First-Tier Tribunal with such a conun... EFIG: European Banking Newsletter - March 2021 Development's in this month's edition include: Supervised entities - ECB publishes updated list of supervised entities Stress test – EBA launches 2021 EU wide exercise  Single Resolution Board – SRB publishes Q3 2020 MREL das... The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations - 5th edition - United Kingdom chapter The Fifth Edition of Global Investigation Review’s Guide to Global Investigations is the premier practitioner-led guide, covering every stage of an investigation as well as local advice on topics such as privilege and employee rights from twenty-fiv... Employment Bulletin - March 2021 TUPE service provision changes; drivers were workers not self-employed; public interest test; whistleblowing detriment; Gender pay gap reporting; “all reasonable steps” defence to harassment European Court ruling on multiple transferees appli...