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The potential of hydrogen: a guide to key European markets This guide is intended to assist investors to navigate the changing regulatory framework for hydrogen across the value-chain and the emerging standards for low carbon hydrogen. Momentum is building for the development of a low carbon hydrogen economy in... Tax and the City Review for June 2022 The OECD’s consultation on the proposed regulated financial services exclusion from the new taxing right for market jurisdictions known as Amount A of pillar one provides an insight into how the exclusion will apply. The OECD’s report for the ... SFC proposes to expand its enforcement powers SFC’s consultation on proposed amendments to the Securities and Futures Ordinance SFC’s consultation on proposed amendments to the Securities and Futures Ordinance Summary On 10 June 2022, the Securities and Futures Commission (the SFC) pub... Employment Bulletin - June 2022 Topics covered in this bulletin: Future of Work Review No injunction to enforce 12 month non-compete clause Dismissal for refusing to return to work for health and safety reasons was not automatically unfair Horizon scanning Future of Work Review ... BLOG: (Greater) goods and (community) services: is it time we rethought charity VAT? Registered charities in the UK benefit from a broad exemption from most tax, so they might be forgiven for assuming that they are also exempt from VAT - but that is not the case. To make it more confusing, the law as HMRC applies it can mean that the same... Competition & Regulatory Newsletter: CMA requires CHC to unwind helicopter services deal The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ordered CHC Group LLC to unwind its £10 million completed acquisition of Babcock’s oil and gas offshore transportation services business. The CMA announced the decision on 1 June 2022 in its fina... Sharing employment information: When is it permissible under the competition ordinance? To attract and hire the best talent, employers will typically try to find out what the latest market trends are, so they can put together a competitive package for prospective employees. Often times this is harmless, but when an employer (or human resourc... Pensions Bulletin - September 2022 funding and investment regulations; Transfer Regulations; debt refinancing; tendering for fiduciary managers and setting objectives for investment consultants; unclaimed benefits allowed trustees to forfeit arrears In this month’s Pensions Bulletin... The Real Estate M&A and Private Equity Review - 7th edition - United Kingdom chapter This law review chapter considers legal, regulatory and market developments in UK real estate M&A and private equity. In addition to providing an overview of the real estate M&A and private equity markets, it offers a summary of the legal framewo... Competition & Regulatory Newsletter: CMA accepts commitments from P&O and DFDS over capacity sharing agreement On 5 August 2022, the Competition and Markets Authority accepted commitments from P&O Ferries Holdings Limited and DFDS A/S to address competition concerns regarding a capacity sharing agreement and joint sailing schedule for freight customers on the ...