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Pensions Bulletin Pensions Dashboards; earnings trigger; qualifying earnings bands; GMP equalisation hearing; Pensions Ombudsman a ‘competent court’; fixed protection certificate revoked; intervention in relation to Southern Water Topics covered in this bulletin: New law ... PS31/18 - Equity Release Mortgages Briefing note on the PRA's policy statement on Equity Release Mortgages On 10 December the PRA published PS31/18, the policy statement to its July consultation on Solvency II and equity release mortgages (ERMs). No doubt to the relief of insurers holding ... Three years on: a brave new world for competition enforcement This client briefing highlights the key developments in Hong Kong in 2018 and over the past three years. It also looks ahead at what is still to come as the competition law regime continues to take shape. Within three years since the Hong Kong Competition... Employment Bulletin Addison Lee drivers are “workers”; automatic loss of right to paid annual leave; loss of long-term disability benefits; Part-time worker was less favourably treated Topics covered in this bulletin: EAT confirms Addison Lee drivers are “workers” European ... New Year's resolutions: new disclosure pilot scheme An article looking at the disclosure pilot scheme which overhauls the existing disclosure rules and will be piloted in the English courts from January 2019 From 1 January 2019 the disclosure pilot scheme will apply to the majority of new and existing proc... Getting the Deal Through: Debt Capital Markets (United Kingdom) 2018 UK and EU legal and regulatory framework of the debt capital markets, and factors which influence the the market, including the documentation and execution of transactions The UK has very active debt capital markets known for their internationalism, sophi... The Unitary Patent and UPC: an important step closer An article, assessing the current status of patent reforms in Europe in the light of the UK’s recent ratification of the UPC Agreement Another milestone has been reached in the progress of long-standing European patent reforms with the UK’s recent ratific... Tax and the City briefing for June 2018 Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews consider, inter alia, the decisions in Leekes (carried forward losses on succession of a trade) and the Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme Trustees (pre-2014 MODs regime) Carried-forward losses on succession of a trade must be str... Brexit Essentials: State aid in the UK post-Brexit - a familiar regime or a step into the unknown? State aid in the UK post-Brexit: a familiar regime or a step into the unknown? After intense speculation since the June 2016 referendum, the UK Government has announced that it is preparing to introduce a self-standing State aid regime in the UK post-Bre... Competition Law in the Digital Age This edition focuses on the measures competition authorities are taking to prepare for digital challenges ahead, the proposal for a Regulation on online platforms, and the recent ruling by the European Court of Justice on price discrimination Our Competit...