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BLOG: TAMD is upon us As part of the UK’s Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that certain “tax administration and maintenance announcements” would follow – they followed on 30 November in a manner similar to tax policies and consultation announcemen... Global Investigations Review’s Guide to International Enforcement of the Securities Laws - 1st edition - United Kingdom chapter As the securities enforcement landscape continues to expand beyond national borders, the Guide to International Enforcement of the Securities Laws seeks to address the most pressing questions in securities law enforcement. With this in mind, Ewan Brown, G... Settled or not? An arbitration agreement extends to a settlement dispute GURKHAS CONSTRUCTION LTD V CRAFT FAÇADE TECH (HONG KONG) CO LTD (FORMERLY KNOWN AS EFT-CRAFT CO LTD) [2021] HKDC 1166 This client briefing discusses a Hong Kong case which concerned an application for a stay in favour of arbitration. GURKHAS CON... Competition & Regulatory Newsletter (10 - 23 November 2021) On 4 November 2021 the Competition and Markets Authority announced its decision to prohibit the completed acquisition by JD Sports of Footasylum for the second time, following an in-depth Phase 2 investigation. In a press release the CMA said that in its ... Tax and the City Review for November 2021 In their latest Tax and the City article, Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews provide an update on the measures relevant to financial institutions in the Autumn Budget and Finance Bill 2022 including bank taxation, the consultation on a re-domiciliation regime, div... Divergence, Convergence and Challenges: Trends on GDPR Enforcement Across Europe and the UK A version of this article first appeared in the Privacy Law & Business UK Report, Issue 118 (November 2021) The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the "GDPR") in May 2018 was a dramatic step forward in emp... Incentives Bulletin - November 2021 Both the Investment Association (the “IA”) and Glass Lewis have this week published their guidance in relation to UK listed companies’ executive remuneration for 2022. In this bulletin, we explore what are likely to be the key issues in ... Global Investigations Bulletin (September 2021) Our latest Global Investigations Bulletin for September 2021 is now available. This month, we discuss the UK’s post-Brexit sanctions regulatory framework, and set out the latest news in global investigations and enforcement actions. Sanctions after Brexi... Employment Bulletin - September 2021 Sexual harassment; Maintaining higher pay not a reasonable adjustment; National Disability Strategy; burden of proof in discrimination; Resignation from alternative employment could be constructive dismissal Topics covered in this bulletin: New duty t... The Shareholder Rights and Activism Review - 6th edition - United Kingdom chapter Partners Claire Jackson, Filippo de Falco and Christian Boney have contributed a chapter to The Law Reviews 6th Edition of The Shareholders Rights and Activism Review. The chapter considers the legal and regulatory framework in UK shareholder activism, ke...