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European Commission publishes new regulation targeting foreign subsidies On 5 May 2021, the European Commission published a draft Regulation for a new regime to address the impact of subsidies from non-EU countries on trade within the EU. This follows the White Paper on foreign subsidies that was published by the Commission la... Europe's Groundbreaking Draft Artificial Intelligence Act The EU broke new ground on 21 April 2021 by issuing the draft of its proposed harmonised legal framework on AI (the "AI Act"), the first attempt worldwide to specifically regulate this rapidly developing and often misunderstood branch of technol... An overview of the EU competition rules General overview of the European competition rules applicable to cartels, abuse of dominance, forms of commercial cooperation, merger control, and State aid A general overview of the EU competition rules applicable to companies carrying on business in Eu... The EU Merger Regulation An overview of the European merger control rules This publication provides a comprehensive overview of key issues on merger control in Europe. It considers in particular jurisdictional issues, notification procedure and assessment under the EU Merger Reg... The EU competition rules on cartels Guide to the enforcement of rules applicable to cartels in Europe This publication provides an overview of the competition rules applicable to cartels within the EU. It explains the relevant legislation and who enforces it. It also describes the typical ... The EU competition rules on horizontal agreements Guide to the assessment of horizontal agreements (including the European Commission’s guidelines on horizontal cooperation and the block exemption regulations on research and development and specialisation agreements) This publication explains how ... The EU competition rules on vertical agreements Guide to the assessment of vertical agreements (including the European Commission's block exemption regulations on vertical agreements and motor vehicle distribution) This publication explains how the European competition rules are applied to "v... The EU competition rules on intellectual property licensing Overview of the application of EU competition rules to intellectual property licensing; focus on the EU block exemption for technology transfer agreements including accompanying Guidelines This publication is a guide to the European Commission’s Te... The EU rules on State aid Guide to the rules on State aid within the EU This publication provides an overview of the EU rules on State aid. First, it looks at the notion of State aid - in particular, the conditions that must be satisfied for there to be aid under the EU regime. I... The cautionary tale of Mr Bostan Khan On 30 April 2021 the Court of Appeal handed down its unanimous judgment in Bostan Khan v HMRC. As tax cases go, it is neither the biggest in terms of amounts of tax at stake (except, one assumes, from the perspective of poor Mr Khan) nor the most complex....