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Competition & Regulatory Newsletter: Two Advocate General opinions issued in relation to sports competitions: European Super League and International Skating Union cases In recent weeks, Advocate General Rantos has issued two opinions that could have a significant impact on future cases related to sports competitions, should the European Court of Justice agree with the Attorney General’s conclusions. In the European... Listed companies: what to expect in 2023 - Part 2 After a year shaped by geopolitical tensions, UK political turmoil, the fall-out from COVID-19 and economic volatility, we look at developments anticipated this year that will affect the rules and expectations around companies listed in the UK. In this se... Insurance Outlook 2023 In this briefing we look ahead to expected legal and regulatory developments affecting the insurance industry during 2023. This includes prudential regulatory reform, changes to insurer insolvency rules, a new retail disclosure regime, the introduction of... EFIG: European Banking Newsletter - January 2023 Development's in this month's edition include:  IT and Cyber Risk - ECB publishes key observations from the 2022 horizontal analysis of IT and cyber risk  Managing ML/TF risks when providing access to financial services - EBA publish... The Space Law Review – 4th edition - Taxation chapter For companies in the space industry, tax is an important factor in determining where to base themselves. This chapter surveys the basic conceptual framework relevant to the direct taxation of space companies, focusing particularly on the operation of sate... BLOG: Digital Services Taxes: draft MLC provisions published by the OECD For the second year running, the OECD provided an update on the two-pillared international tax reform project just days before Christmas. On 20 December 2022, it released draft Multilateral Convention (MLC) provisions on digital services taxes and other r... Listed companies: what to expect in 2023 - Part 1 After a year shaped by geopolitical tensions, UK political turmoil, the fall-out from Covid-19 and economic volatility, we look at developments anticipated this year that will affect the rules and expectations around companies listed in the UK. In this fi... The Subsidy Control Act: What you need to know about the UK's new subsidy control regime The Subsidy Control Act 2022 will come into full effect on 4 January 2023. The UK Government has also published the final versions of the regulations defining the categories of subsidies that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will review. The ... Taking cases closer to home - The 7th year of antitrust enforcement in Hong Kong The Hong Kong Competition Commission (Commission) started its 7th enforcement year with an announcement on its enforcement priorities aimed at bringing the greatest overall benefit to competition and consumers in Hong Kong. In this briefing, we take a loo... BLOG: Electricity Generator Levy Draft legislation for the Electricity Generator Levy (EGL) was published on 20 December 2022 for inclusion in the Spring Finance Bill. It was published alongside a new “supplementary technical note”, intended to help generators prepare for the EGL. The te...