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IP No Deal Planning This briefing summarises the key issues for businesses in the event of a no deal Brexit, together with a comparison of the likely position if a deal is reached. In the area of IP, the UK Government has been proactive in setting out guidance should no deal... Competition & Regulatory Newsletter General Court annuls €33.6m HSBC Euribor cartel fine On 24 September 2019 the European General Court annulled a €33.6m fine that the European Commission had imposed on HSBC in December 2016 for its participation in the Euribor cartel. While the court larg... Competition & Regulatory Newsletter European Commission fines Qualcomm for predatory pricing On 18 July 2019 the European Commission announced its decision to fine Qualcomm €242 million for abusing its market dominance in 3G chipsets by engaging in predatory pricing with the aim of forcing ... Pensions Bulletin same sex survivor benefits; Upper Tribunal ruling on FSD; Investment Governance guidance; future of trusteeship and governance; PASA guidance on transfers from DB schemes Topics covered in this bulletin: New law Equalisation of same sex survivor benefits... What are your losses worth? Subject to a £5m deduction allowance, UK corporation tax payers may use carried-forward income losses against up to only 50% of their profits. In July, the government has published draft legislation to extend this restriction from 1 April 2020 to ca... Brexit Essentials: Where do we go from here? This issue of Brexit Essentials outlines the possible outcomes and some of the legal constraints that might shape the UK’s future relationship with the EU. “I don’t want no deal as the outcome..I don’t want to lead with a WTO solu... When a notice isn't a notice... English law governed acquisition agreements commonly require the purchaser to notify the seller of any claim against the target - for example by a tax authority - which could give rise to a claim by the purchaser against the seller - for example under a t... The Transfer Pricing Law Review and UK chapter Preface by Steve Edge and Dominic Robertson for the inaugural edition of The Transfer Pricing Law Review, which aims to give readers a high-level overview of the principal transfer pricing rules in 17 countries. UK chapter by Steve Edge and Orlaith Kane. ... Non-Hong Kong Companies / HK Listed Companies – Requirement to Disclose Prescribed Information in Contracts and Other Documents by 1 August 2019 Non-Hong Kong Companies / HK Listed Companies – Requirement to Disclose Prescribed Information in Contracts and Other Documents by 1 August 2019 From 1 August 2019, all companies incorporated outside Hong Kong that are registered under Part 16 of the Hong... Competition & Regulatory Newsletter Commission fines Sanrio €6.2 million for restricting cross-border sales of merchandising products On 9 July 2019 the European Commission announced its decision to fine Sanrio Company, Ltd. €6.2 million for entering into anti-competitive licensing agreemen...