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“Knock knock… It’s the ICO!” - The UK regulator’s powers of entry and inspection This briefing looks at the ICO's expanded powers to enter and inspect business premises and sets out actions organisations should consider in the event of an ICO inspection of their premises The GDPR grants regulators powers to obtain access to contr... Data Protection and Privacy Newsletter GDPR application and related legal changes, ICO’s powers of entry and inspection, Regulator guidance, EDPB on Transparency, Data breaches, International transfers, ICO regulatory cooperation, Delay to e-Privacy Regulation, Views from… Canada, Data Protect... Incentives Bulletin UK Corporate Governance Code; Prospectus Directive: New thresholds for exemption from prospectus requirement; Finance Bill 2018 draft legislation; Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive beneficial ownership Topics covered in this bulletin: FRC publishes r... Competition and Regulatory Newsletter Court of Appeal brings UK approach to MIFs in line with the European Commission: MasterCard, Visa on the hook Court of Appeal brings UK approach to MIFs in line with the European Commission: MasterCard, Visa on the hook In its judgment of 4 July 2018 the ... New Corporate Governance Code: Key Considerations This briefing looks at the FRC's new Code on Corporate Governance and whether and, if so, how the FRC has accommodated the key concerns expressed by stakeholders on the draft Code circulated in December 2017 The FRC has today released its new Code on Corp... Pensions Bulletin Pensions Regulator powers; DWP consults on ESG and stewardship; social investment Law Commission report; Regulator issues revised quick guide on Chair statements; Pension scams code Topics covered in this bulletin: New Law Government proposals on Pension... Tax and the City briefing for July 2018 Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews consider the decisions in Ardmore (source of interest) and Project Blue (anti-avoidance). They also look at the new EU intermediaries rules, the updated HMRC guidance on publishing tax strategy, and the decision in the Netherland... Employment Bulletin corporate governance reporting requirements; Misconduct by disabled employee; employer access employees’ online accounts to protect confidential information?; Whistleblowing: how much information is required?; Employment status Topics covered in this bull... Brexit Essentials: Jurisdiction agreements: new developments Briefing on English jurisdiction agreements and how they can be upheld in the EU27 post-Brexit. Considers Recast Brussels Regulation in context of draft Withdrawal Agreement In the latest of our Brexit Essentials series of briefings, we consider recently... Competition and Regulatory Newsletter European Commission orders Luxembourg to recover illegal State aid from Engie The European Commission found that Luxembourg tax rulings afforded Engie an unfair advantage over other companies, contrary to the EU State aid rules. Luxembourg will have to re...