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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... UK implementation of DAC 6 The draft regulations to implement EU Directive 2018/822 (DAC 6) in the UK have been published alongside a consultation document. HMRC requests responses by 11 October 2019. Legislation must then be introduced by 31 December 2019 and will be accompanied b... UK implementation of DAC 6 The draft regulations to implement EU Directive 2018/822 (DAC 6) in the UK have been published alongside a consultation document. HMRC requests responses by 11 October 2019. Legislation must then be introduced by 31 December 2019 and will be accompanied b... Taxing the new self-employed The question of how the tax regime should adapt to reflect modern working practices is a difficult one. There has been a rise in the number of self-employed since 2000 (which interestingly predates the GIG economy) but the average profits of the self-empl... The SFC signs a tri-partite MOU on audit working papers with the MOF and CSRC This client briefing will discuss why the SFC needs to access audit working papers held in the Mainland, the scope of the MoU and its implications on the SFC’s enforcement capabilities going forward. To smoothen the process of obtaining audit working pape... Marriott's £99m fine - lessons for M&A This briefing considers cyber and data risks in M&A in light of Marriott's recent announcement on 9 July that the UK Information Commissioner intends to fine it £99m. Marriott announced on 9 July that the UK Information Commissioner intends to fine it... UK publishes draft legislation and guidance for digital services tax On the same day as the US begins an investigation into whether the 3% digital services tax (DST) adopted by the French is damaging to US businesses with a view to taking retaliatory action, the UK publishes for consultation draft legislation and draft gui... Cheap as chips? Controversial judgment could have significant implications for the global wireless communications industry A watershed ruling handed down by a California federal court in May delivers a fundamental blow for SEP holders, upending long-established SEP licensing practices. A watershed ruling handed down by a California federal court in May delivers a fundamental ... Tax and the City Review for July 2019 Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews consider the Upper Tribunal’s decision in Development Securities, the Court of Appeal’s decision in Minera Las Bambas and the FTT’s decision in ANO (No.1) Limited. They also review the latest tax gap figures. T... Transforming Interest Rate Benchmarks – Are you ready for Risk Free Rates? This briefing outlines the reasons for the differing pace of transition to RFRs between asset classes and how RFRs are starting to be used in mainstream financial products. Supervisory pressure on the financial sector to reduce LIBOR inventories as quickl...