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The British Energy Security Strategy: A Second Wind On 7 April 2022 the UK government published the long-awaited ‘British Energy Security Strategy’ (the “Strategy”). The Strategy is a relatively short document, set against the backdrop of record high energy prices, driven by increas... BLOG: Third party access to documents in the courts and tribunals Taxpayers bringing appeals against HMRC in the First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) (the FTT) are rightly concerned to mitigate the risk that documents relating to their appeals which contain confidential or commercially sensitive information are not ac... Third party access to documents in the first-tier tribunal (tax chamber): Inherent jurisdiction and inherent risk Taxpayers bringing appeals against HMRC in the First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) are rightly concerned to mitigate the risk that documents relating to their appeals which contain confidential or commercially sensitive information are not accessed by third... Competition & Regulatory Newsletter: Big changes for Big Tech regulation: EU institutions reach agreement on the DMA On 25 March 2022 the EU institutions reached provisional political agreement on the text of the Digital Markets Act. The DMA marks a shift towards ex ante regulation of Big Tech. It will ban certain conduct per se based on the assumed market power of desi... Chambers Global Practice Guides 2022: Corporate Tax: Introduction Steve Edge’s introduction as contributing editor focusses on the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework’s Two-Pillar Solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy. In the coming months, every country will have so... Global Investigations Bulletin (April 2022) In the April 2022 edition of our Global Investigations Bulletin, we discuss the UK’s enforcement of financial sanctions and set out the latest news in global investigations and enforcement actions. Recent publications Evolution not revolution: The ... EU Commission provides practical guidance on how to use SCCs As organisations get to grips with the new documentation for international transfers issued under both the EU and UK GDPRs, questions inevitably arise as to how these updated sets of standard contractual clauses should be used. In our briefing, we discuss... Review of Electricity Market Arrangements in the UK: Fundamental reform begins The Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA) consultation was published on 18 July 2022, but its unassuming launch belies its potential impact. REMA in fact kick-starts a multi-year process of review and potential reforms which may impact almost e... Data Privacy Newsletter - Issue 19 In this issue: Legal updates, case law update, regulator guidance, ICO Enforcement overview, EU GDPR enforcement overview, views from... United States of America, the Lens, Data Privacy at Slaughter and May The last few months have seen rhetoric turn int... Pensions Bulletin - July 2022 Corporate Plan 2022 to 2024; portfolio alignment metric; pension scheme trustees’ investment strategy; guidance on stewardship reporting; Pensions dashboards; authorisation of CDC schemes In this month’s Pensions Bulletin, we cover: The Pe...