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Levelling the playing field - The EC's White Paper on foreign subsidies The European Commission recently published a White paper setting out its proposals for measures to address the impact of subsidies from non-EU countries on trade within the EU. For EU Member States the use of such subsidies is already controlled by the EU... The slow but inevitable shift from the EU financial services rulebook In recent weeks, we have gained some limited visibility on the UK’s intentions for the post-Brexit regulatory framework for financial services in a series of written statements, papers, and consultations.  These documents refer to a range of regulatory re... Three little words... We all know the difference three little words can make.  But in the case of VAT, those three little words turn out not to be "I love you" but the rather less romantic "acting as such".  For those of you thinking about a romantic dinner out as restaurants ... EU Trade Marks after the Brexit transition period It’s now less than 6 months until the end of the Brexit Transition Period. Both the European Commission (EC) and UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) have recently released stakeholder notices in relation to EU Trade Marks (EUTMs) from 1 January 2021. ... Is it exempt or can we apportion? According to a German saying, “before the court and at sea, one is in God's hands.” The CJEU’s decision in Blackrock shows that, for investment managers, VAT is indeed a rough sea. Going beyond the question that had, strictly speaking, been referred to it... Over to you: the CMA hands the baton of UK digital regulation to the new Digital Markets Taskforce On 1 July 2020, the CMA published a Report, which concludes a year-long market study into online platforms and digital advertising in the UK.  The CMA confirmed its recommendation in the Interim Report not to refer to a market investigation (i.e. an in-de... You have a new notification: Federal Court of Justice upholds FCO’s antitrust decision against Facebook's broad data collection practices in Germany You might still remember the FCO’s landmark decision in February 2019 against Facebook’s processing of user data, finding that Facebook:  is the dominant company in the German market for social networks having built a unique database for individual use... Femtech: a bright future ahead Move aside fintech, regtech, edtech and proptech – there’s a new buzzword in town. Femtech encompasses software, hardware (including wearable devices) and other tech-driven products and services aimed at enhancing women’s health and wellbeing. From menstr... Still waiting for closure: adjudicating a taxpayer’s domicile status If HMRC requests information that is required only if a prior substantive conclusion is correct, can a court decide the substantive issue in the context of the taxpayer’s challenge to the information notice? And if the court can, should it do so? In Henke... Cross-border recovery of tax debts through set-off If one Member State requests assistance from another Member State in respect of the recovery of a debt under the Mutual Assistance Recovery Directive (MARD), the requesting state’s claim is treated is if it was a claim of the requested state. In Pantochim...