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SFC invites consultation on conduct requirements for bookbuilding and placing activities A briefing summarising the consultation paper published by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission on governing market intermediaries’ bookbuilding and placing activities. Summary In February 2021, the Securities and Futures Commission (t... Competition Law in the Digital Age This edition covers the European Commission’s proposed Digital Markets Act, the German Digitalisation Act, the UK probe into Google’s Privacy Sandbox project and the international review of the Google / Fitbit transaction.  Our Competiti... Reinventing the 9-5 - Working from... where? And when? The legal restrictions preventing us from attending the workplace unless it is not “reasonably possible” to work from home no longer apply. Instead, we now have legal restrictions on gatherings, unless these are “reasonably necessary&rdq... Pensions Bulletin - March 2021 In this month’s Pensions Bulletin, we consider three significant consultations regarding the Pension Regulator (TPR) and its powers: the proposed approach of TPR to the new criminal sanctions under the Pension Schemes Act 2021 (PSA), the draft conso... Competition and Regulatory Newsletter Secretary of State refers Fox/Sky merger to the CMA on public interest grounds Secretary of State refers Fox/Sky merger to the CMA on public interest grounds On 20 September 2017 the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Karen Bradley,... Hong Kong Takeovers - Gathering of Irrevocable Undertakings The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has issued a clarification in relation to the rules which regulate the gathering of Irrevocable Undertakings from shareholders in advance of an announcement regarding an offer or possible offer. The Hong Kon... Trade Mark Litigation in the UK (England and Wales): Overview An overview of trade mark litigation in the UK written by Slaughter and May for Thomson Reuter's Trade Mark Litigation Global Guide 2017. This overview of trade mark litigation in the UK, written by Slaughter and May, forms part of Thomson Reuter's Trade ... The Insolvency Review - England & Wales (fifth edition) Discusses market trends and recent case law and gives an overview of statutory framework and substantive law underpinning the insolvency regime in England and Wales. This chapter from the 5th edition of the Insolvency Review discusses market trends and r... Tax on inbound investment 2018 Overview of tax on inbound investment in the UK written in Q and A format for inclusion in a book containing an international comparative analysis of tax on inbound investment in various jurisdictions. This chapter, written in Q & A format, considers ... Real Estate newsletter highlighting recent legal and regulatory developments in property Real Estate newsletter highlighting recent legal and regulatory developments in property. Topics include: rights to use sports and leisure facilities - Regency Villas Title v Diamond Resorts landlord's intention to redevelop - S Franses v The Cavendish...