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The EU AI Act: Challenges and questions for AI Providers as the Act starts to bite The EU AI Act (the Act) has been taking effect in stages since 2025, with further obligations scheduled to take effect right through to 2030. Against that backdrop, 2 August 2026 marked an important staging post, bringing into force the Article 50...
Takeover trends in 2026 The value of firm offers made so far in 2026 has already far exceeded total takeover value recorded in 2025. In our latest Strategic M&A publication we explore the key drivers shaping UK public M&A this year, current emerging trends and tactics,...
William Turtle William has extensive experience in a wide range of competition and regulatory matters, including merger control, antitrust, global investigations, competition litigation and State aid.
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The Mergers And Acquisitions Review Thirteenth Edition Eu Chapter
Hemita Sumanasuriya Hemita is a partner in the corporate and M&A practice, and focuses on public takeovers, domestic and international private M&A, joint ventures and equity capital markets work.
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TOGCs and leases - a rich tapestry As the Bayeux Tapestry pays its visit to London, bringing with it the spirit of entente, it seems as good a time as any for a UK tax lawyer to discuss a recent decision of the European Court on VAT. Last week, the CJEU handed down its judgment in A&P Deco...
ChatGPT, Reddit, and Roblox Join the DSA Big Leagues: What the Designation Means for Businesses On 31 August 2026, the European Commission designated OpenAI's ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine (“VLOSEs”) and Reddit and Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms (“VLOPs”), bringing them within the Digital Services Act’s (“DSA”) most demanding...
Data centres and permanent establishments: Italy’s expanding enforcement meets treaty limits In recent years, Italy has become one of the jurisdictions most closely scrutinising whether digital infrastructure can give rise to a permanent establishment (PE). Data centres are increasingly relevant because they provide the physical nexus through...
Drawing the line: when does an online store escape the Italian DST's marketplace definition? Introduction  The first reported Italian judicial decision on the Digital Services Tax (DST) provides welcome guidance for online retailers operating hybrid business models combining direct sales and intermediation activities. In Judgment No. 292/2026,...
Cleaning the (patent) pool: Supreme Court opens the door to judicial determination of FRAND rates for patent pool SEPs In another example of the English courts’ willingness to accept jurisdiction to determine fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) rates for standard essential patents (SEPs), the Supreme Court has recently handed down its decision in the...
Creative differences: Wider implications of TikTok's Upper Tribunal loss The Upper Tribunal (UT) has dismissed TikTok’s appeal on the preliminary issue of the ICO’s power to impose a monetary penalty, without first seeking a court order, given the purpose of TikTok’s processing. As discussed in our previous blog, in 2023 the...