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BLOG: Transfer pricing, permanent establishment and diverted profits tax reform The changes proposed by the UK government in its consultation on the reform of the transfer pricing, permanent establishment and diverted profits tax legislation are intended to ensure equal treatment between multinationals and other enterprises, simplify... HK CFA Clarifies Effect of Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses on the Court's Insolvency Jurisdiction The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) has recently in Re Guy Kwok-Hung Lam  confirmed that, where a dispute in respect of a petition debt is subject to an exclusive jurisdiction clause (EJC), the Hong Kong court should generally hold the petition... Employment Bulletin - June 2023 Topics covered in this bulletin: Withdrawal of check-off arrangement was breach of contract not accepted by employees New family leave rights and protections Guidance on responding to data subject access requests Horizon scanning Withdrawal of che... Tax and the City Review for June 2023 In their latest Tax and the City article, Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews consider HMRC’s revised and expanded guidance on the loan relationships unallowable purpose test, noting that it is subject to change as some of the cases which it references are no... The next frontier: EU/UK competition law and labour markets Competition authorities are increasingly focusing their enforcement actions on labour market issues. Practices such as wage-fixing, no-poach and non-compete agreements, and the exchange of competitively sensitive information are coming under the regulator... EFIG: European Banking Newsletter - January 2023 Development's in this month's edition include:  IT and Cyber Risk - ECB publishes key observations from the 2022 horizontal analysis of IT and cyber risk  Managing ML/TF risks when providing access to financial services - EBA publish... The Space Law Review – 4th edition - Taxation chapter For companies in the space industry, tax is an important factor in determining where to base themselves. This chapter surveys the basic conceptual framework relevant to the direct taxation of space companies, focusing particularly on the operation of sate... The UK Energy and Infrastructure Market: Reviewing 2022 and What's to Come in 2023 In this review, we look back at key developments in the UK and consider what’s to come in 2023, including plans for offshore wind and nuclear generation, maturing schemes for CCUS and hydrogen, and significant developments for the UK’s water, transport an... BLOG: Digital Services Taxes: draft MLC provisions published by the OECD For the second year running, the OECD provided an update on the two-pillared international tax reform project just days before Christmas. On 20 December 2022, it released draft Multilateral Convention (MLC) provisions on digital services taxes and other r... Listed companies: what to expect in 2023 - Part 1 After a year shaped by geopolitical tensions, UK political turmoil, the fall-out from Covid-19 and economic volatility, we look at developments anticipated this year that will affect the rules and expectations around companies listed in the UK. In this fi...