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DAC6: over (in the UK) before it’s begun? The UK has effectively repealed DAC6 for the majority of cases. With effect from 11 pm (UK time) on 31 December 2021 – the day before DAC6 reporting was due to begin in earnest - the UK implementing regulations have been amended to disapply DAC6 in ... Mind Your Arbi-jargon - Hong Kong Court grants interim anti-suit injunction to restrain Mainland court proceedings This briefing will discuss the Hong Kong Court’s recent decision to grant interim anti-suit injunction to restrain Mainland court proceedings, in favour of arbitration 本简报将讨论香港法院为支持仲裁而发出的临时禁诉令 In the recent decision of Capital Wealth Holdings Limit... Competition & Regulatory Newsletter European Court of Justice annuls Commission’s decision to accept commitments from Paramount Pictures The European Court of Justice annulled a European Commission decision accepting commitments from film studio Paramount Pictures to stop geo-blockin... Disclosure of climate-related information by listed companies: New rules This briefing discusses the implications of the new Listing Rule requiring companies to make climate-related disclosures that are consistent with the TCFD recommendations. For financial years starting on or after 1 January 2021, premium listed commercial... Competition Law in the Digital Age This edition covers the UK proposals for a new pro-competition regime for digital markets, the Italian investigation into Google and the EC investigations into Amazon. Our Competition Law in the Digital Age newsletter is a quarterly publication intended ... The Convoy saga continues: Chairman’s wide power to exclude votes in a general meeting confirmed This client briefing discusses the Hong Kong courts’ decisions on Convoy Global relating to a Chairman’s decision to exclude votes in a general meeting. The Hong Kong Court of Appeal (CA) and Court of First Instance (CFI) have recently handed... Changing winds: VIE deals subject to Chinese merger control after all For more than a decade, companies structured as variable interest entities (VIEs) were commonly treated as “unacceptable” for Chinese merger control purposes due to their dubious legal status. This notion was recently “rectified” b... Merricks v Mastercard: What does the Supreme Court’s judgment mean for the future of collective proceedings in the UK? On 11 December 2020, the Supreme Court handed down its much-anticipated judgment in Merricks v Mastercard (“Merricks”). The judgment represents a significant development for the future of the UK’s collective proceedings regime. The Supr... EFIG: European Banking Newsletter - December 2020 Development's in this month's edition include: List of Supervised Entities – ECB publishes updated list Climate-related and environmental risks – ECB publishes final guide on supervisory  expectations for SSM banks BRRD, SRM... Incentives Bulletin - December 2020 Financial Reporting Council Review of Corporate Governance Reporting; Federated Hermes letter to FTSE 100 companies; Glass Lewis 2021 UK Proxy Paper Guidelines;  QCA Remuneration Committee Financial Reporting Council Review of Corporate Governance R...