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The future of remuneration: to CRD V and beyond... The Capital Requirements Directive V (known as CRD V) introduces a number of remuneration requirements affecting banks, building societies and designated investment firms. The UK is required to onshore these requirements under the terms of the EU Withdraw... Brexit and Geographical Indications You may not be familiar with the trade mark related term ‘geographical indication’ (GI). However, more than likely you have eaten a product protected by a GI: such as Parma Ham, Champagne and Roquefort cheese to name a few. GIs are protected by a number o... Parliament approves ICO code of practice which aims to make children safer online On 12 August the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued the long awaited Age appropriate design code of practice for online services, which seeks to enhance the safety of the online environment for children. The code, which has now been approved b... Brexit's impact on the new P2B (Platform to Business) Regulation This month the UK Government published a Brexit SI amending the EU’s new Platform to Business Regulation to ensure the regulation works for a post Brexit (or more accurately, post transition period) UK. What is the Platform to Business Regulation (“P2B Re... Brexit's impact on the new P2B (Platform to Business) Regulation This month the UK Government published a Brexit SI amending the EU’s new Platform to Business Regulation to ensure the regulation works for a post Brexit (or more accurately, post transition period) UK. What is the Platform to Business Regulation (“P2B Re... Accounting standards equivalence: it doesn't need to be mutual In the non-binding Political Declaration that accompanied the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK and the EU committed, in relation to their respective financial services regulatory frameworks, to “start assessing equivalence with respect to each other under the... Prospectus equivalence: it doesn't need to be mutual In the non-binding Political Declaration that accompanied the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK and the EU committed, in relation to their respective financial services regulatory frameworks, to “start assessing equivalence with respect to each other under the... The next normal: what comes after the "new normal"? The last few months have, I think, made it clear that there will be no single sweeping return to "normal". However, as restrictions start to lift (however temporarily) and the end of both lockdown and the Brexit transition period appear on the horizon, th... Brexit designs update As the end of the Brexit Transition Period nears, both the European Commission (EC) and UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) have released stakeholder notices in relation to the treatment of Registered Community Designs (RCDs) and Unregistered Communit... First criminal judgement on cum/ex transactions published in Germany The 12th Criminal Division of the Regional Court of Bonn gave its judgement in the first criminal trial on cum/ex transactions in Germany on  18 March 2020 (it had found a rather sudden end due to the COVID-19-Lockdown in Germany). On 25 June 2020, the Bo...