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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... Time to re-examine outsourcing The revised European Banking Authority (EBA) outsourcing Guidelines apply to credit institutions and investment firms subject to the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) as well as payment and electronic money institutions; they are also indirectly releva... Getting the Deal Through: Tax Controversy 2020 Richard Jeens is the contributing editor of the 7th edition of this publication which summarises the framework for tax disputes in sixteen different jurisdictions, including the US and the UK. Richard Jeens, Dominic Robertson and Charles Osborne are autho... Insurance Newsletter - September 2019 Part VII transfers; Prudent Person Principle; subordinated debt capital; fair pricing in financial services This newsletter highlights selected legal and regulatory developments in insurance. Topics covered in this edition are: the refusal of the Hig... Who pays UK corporation tax? Earlier this week, HMRC published their annual corporation tax statistics, and they provide some interesting insights into who is paying the tax. What can we learn from Starbucks and Fiat? The European Court ruled yesterday that the EU Commission had not been able to demonstrate that the advance pricing agreement between Starbucks and the Dutch tax authority amounted to illegal State aid.  Competition & Regulatory Newsletter President-elect of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announces her new College of Commissioners On 10 September European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen presented her list of nominees for the next College of Commissioners. In ... Where should the holding company be? In any cross-border merger transaction, an early question will often be where the holding company for the merged group should be located.  This is not just a tax question - the location of the business, stock market requirements and practical issues ... Tax and the City Review for September 2019 Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews consider the decision in Hargreaves Lansdown and the latest cases on tax indemnities. They also look at the UK’s consultation on the implementation of DAC6 and draft legislation following Gallaher. The UT overturns the FTT...