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Competition & Regulatory Newsletter: General Court issues judgment in Google Android case On 14 September 2022, the European General Court handed down its judgment in the Google Android case. The GC largely confirmed the European Commission’s infringement decision, but reduced Google’s fine from €4.343bn to €4.125bn and r... EFIG: European Banking Newsletter - September 2022 Development's in this month's edition include:  UCITS and AIFM Directives – ECB publishes opinion on proposed amendments Supervisory sanctions – ECB imposes sanctions totalling €4.765 million on Crédit Agricole S.... Global Investigations Bulletin (September 2022) Our latest Global Investigations Bulletin for September 2022 is now available. This month, we analyse two reports that were commissioned to examine prosecutions at the Serious Fraud Office, and set out the latest news in global investigations and enforcem... Tax and the City Review for September 2022 The UT in Altrad Services Limited decides that a disclosed arrangement intended to deliver capital allowances in respect of ‘magical’ expenditure survived HMRC’s Ramsay challenge. The UT in BlackRock allows HMRC’s appeal on transfe... P&E Update: Employment/Employee Benefits Bulletin European Union (Withdrawal) Bill published; Taylor review; Discrimination and backdating pension rights; Whistleblowing; Age discrimination justifying caps; Supreme Court; EU nationals living in the UK Topics covered in this bulletin: New Law **STOP PRES... P&E Update: Pensions Bulletin Charges member-borne commission; Valuing pensions advice and risk warnings; Social Investment; Pension Schemes Newsletter 88; European Directives; FCA report; BHS; Regulator’s settlement 3rd Coats scheme Topics covered in this bulletin: The Watch List New... FCA prohibits banks locking in future ECM, DCM and M&A business Briefing on FCA paper PS17/13 banning the use of clauses restricting a client's choice of future providers of ECM or DCM services, or M&A services On 27 June 2017 the FCA published policy statement PS17/13, containing final versions of the rules propo... Competition and Regulatory Newsletter CMA launches consultation on leniency applications in regulated sectors CMA launches consultation on leniency applications in regulated sectors On 30 June 2017 the CMA published a consultation document and draft information note inviting comments on propo... Data protection - or protectionism by the back door? This briefing is part of a series of publications on various data protection issues, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which will apply to all Member States from 25 May 2018. This briefing is part of a series of publications on va... Scottish partnerships and the PSC regime This briefing highlights some of the main requirements of the PSC regime as it applies to Scottish partnerships.  The Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017 (the “Scottish Regulations 2017”) introduce a regime...