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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....
Our latest banking and investment services column for Practical Law In their column for April 2021, Ben, Nick and Selmin consider the FCA's stance on  breaches of the Money Laundering Regulations 2007, the Resolvability Assessment Framework (RAF) and the PRA’s recent Supervisory Statement on outsourcing and...
M&A, Litigation and Regulation - Emerging Themes from the Premier Oil Restructuring The merger of Premier Oil plc (“Premier”) and Chrysaor Holdings Limited (“Chrysaor”) completed on 31 March 2021, with Premier’s shares being readmitted to trading the following day under the new name of Harbour Energy plc...
Pensions Bulletin - April 2021 In this month’s Pensions Bulletin, we look at new guidance for employers and trustees on helping employees with pension options without the risk of contravening financial services legislation. We cover two ESG developments – the new...
The 27-stop shop? The European Commission has accepted jurisdiction in a first test case for its new policy on Article 22 EUMR.  It will now accept – and indeed actively encourage – referral requests from EU Member States that do not have jurisdiction to...
Competition & Regulatory Newsletter (14 - 27 April 2021) Roland loses penalty discount in appeal to the CAT Roland loses penalty discount in appeal to the CAT On 19 April 2021 the Competition Appeal Tribunal issued its judgment dismissing Roland’s appeal against the CMA decision imposing a penalty of...
Real Estate Newsletter - April 2021 Topics include: Restrictive covenant - Re Copleston's Application, Service charge certificate - Sara & Hossein Asset v Blacks Outdoor, Break right - Wigan Borough v Scullindale Global, Working quayside - TW Logistics v Essex, Planning permission...
Tax and the City Review for April 2021 Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews look at the legislation bringing in the new financial institution notice (FIN); Tax Day measures; the consultation on the reform of the taxation of securitisation companies; and the second consultation on notification of...
EFIG: European Banking Newsletter - April 2021 Developments in this month's edition include: NPL management and the COVID-19 crisis – ECB publishes speech by Elizabeth McCaul, member of Supervisory Board  SSM Regulation – ECB publishes guide on setting administrative...
Record-breaking Antitrust Fine: Internet Platforms under the Spotlight in China, Again While it may not come as a surprise to hear that internet platforms are increasingly subject to competition scrutiny in China, the past week witnessed some of the most significant attempts to date by Chinese authorities to address competition and...
Incentives Bulletin - April 2021 In this bulletin, we look across the 2021 AGM season, considering the increase in the use of performance targets intended to incentivise employees to improve the environmental, social and governance performance of the U.K.’s largest public companies...
The Private Competition Enforcement Review –14th edition - EU chapter Competition litigation has been on a continuing upward trajectory across the EU Member States. The EU chapter of The Private Competition Enforcement Review (14th ed) examines the legal framework for EU private competition law enforcement, and discusses...
The long-awaited Euromoney decision has finally appeared. But is it right? For much of last year, Euromoney was paired with Blackrock as a potentially ground-breaking case focusing on a statutory purpose test. Both have now resulted in victory for the taxpayer, through the agency of Kevin Prosser QC, and both show yet...
How have changing working patterns during the pandemic impacted on IP ownership? In this Q&A we consider two important questions: what do changing working patterns mean for the ownership of ‘creative’ works? What can employers do? The Q&A is based on our Lens post Does what happens in Vegas actually stay in...
The Dispute Resolution Review - 13th edition - Brexit chapter The Thirteenth Edition of the Dispute Resolution Review provides an indispensable overview of the civil court systems of 28 jurisdictions and offers a guide to those who are faced with disputes that cross international boundaries. This edition discusses...