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Competition & Regulatory Newsletter (1 - 14 September 2021) CMA imposes record fine for breaches of IEO. The UK Competition and Markets Authority has imposed a record penalty of £325,000 on ION Investment Group Limited and ION Trading Technologies Limited for breaching an initial enforcement order impos... Employment protections on insolvency This briefing addresses six questions relating to the employment protections available to employees of insolvent companies in Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Government support has helped ... Transition to synthetic LIBOR by statute This Briefing outlines the scope of application of synthetic LIBOR (based on current information) and the impact of the Bill on references to LIBOR in legacy contracts that are not actively transitioned to alternative rates ahead of the relevant deadline.... EFIG: European Banking Newsletter - September 2021 Development's in this month's edition include: Security-based swap entities – ECB and SEC sign Memorandum of Understanding SSM Regulation – ECB amending decision on supervisory data reported to national competent authorities publi... Employment Bulletin - September 2021 Sexual harassment; Maintaining higher pay not a reasonable adjustment; National Disability Strategy; burden of proof in discrimination; Resignation from alternative employment could be constructive dismissal Topics covered in this bulletin: New duty t... The Shareholder Rights and Activism Review - 6th edition - United Kingdom chapter Partners Claire Jackson, Filippo de Falco and Christian Boney have contributed a chapter to The Law Reviews 6th Edition of The Shareholders Rights and Activism Review. The chapter considers the legal and regulatory framework in UK shareholder activism, ke... BLOG: Health and Social Care Levy of 1.25% hits employment income at 2.5% The UK Government announced its "Build Back Better" plan for health and social care, including a funding proposal based on the introduction of a 1.25% Health and Social Care Levy plus an increase in dividend taxation by 1.25 percentage points.  ... Corporate Group Liability and ESG - A good time to review For corporate groups, addressing Environment, Social and Governance factors (ESG) successfully will require a co-ordinated effort across the whole of the group. New legislation and case law including Okpabi, Vedanta and Maran , as well as a general harden... BLOG: Q: What's unallowable, but not disallowed? The question "what's unallowable, but not disallowed?" is the riddle thrown up by the latest First-tier Tribunal decision on the loan relationships unallowable purpose rule in Kwik-Fit. Delivering Net Zero: The UK Hydrogen Strategy - Investable or a risky business (model)? To create a viable low carbon hydrogen economy in the UK, a business model will be required which both encourages investment in production and stimulates demand in this nascent sector. Careful risk allocation will be key to the success of hydrogen product...