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Share splitting and takeover schemes: the Dee Valley case A short briefing note on the High Court's ruling in Re Dee Valley Group plc and its implications for takeovers implemented by way of schemes of arrangement In Re Dee Valley Group plc, the court was asked to consider the validity of splitting shareholdings... P&E Update: Employment/Employee Benefits Bulletin Trade Union Act; New rates of National Living Wage; Refusal of time off; Dismissal for using confidential information; Employer made unlawful offer; Gender pay gap; Topics covered in this bulletin: New Law Trade Union Act 2016: implementation dates New r... P&E Update: Pensions Bulletin Gender pay gap; anti-franking incorrect benefit quotes; Age discrimination transitional pension provisions; link between injury and benefit; ICO guidance; pensions tax on overseas pensions   Topics covered in this bulletin: The Watch List New Law Gender ... Tax and the City briefing for February 2017 Jeanette Zaman and Zoe Andrews discuss, inter alia, the impact of Brexit on financial services and the Commission's preliminary view on possible State aid in favour of GDF Suez. As a hard Brexit is announced, financial services welcome the confirmati... Implementation of the Damages Directive across the EU Update on the implementation process and the scope for a harmonised cross-EU approach; key implications for clients potentially involved in competition damages actions The Damages Directive, which seeks to promote and harmonise the private enforcement of ... Competition and Regulatory Newsletter ECJ dismisses majority of appeals in bathroom fittings cartel cases ECJ dismisses majority of appeals in bathroom fittings cartel case The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has handed down its judgments on appeals against the General Court’s rulings in the ... What does the UK Government’s proposed industrial strategy mean for UK competition policy? The UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy last month published its highly anticipated Green Paper on “Building our Industrial Strategy" The UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy last month published its highly... DOTAS: where are we now? Jeanette Zaman and James Hume examine the effects of the financial products hallmark (Tax Avoidance Schemes (Prescribed Descriptions of Arrangements) Regulations, SI 2006/1543, reg 19), introduced last year. Last year’s introduction of the financial produ... Restructuring Regimes at the Cross-Roads: Reform or Reflect? Considers the key elements of the EU harmonisation drive and asks whether this is the time to reform, or the time to pause and reflect.  In November 2016, the EU Commission published a draft directive that sets out an ambitious vision for partial ha... Insurance outlook 2017 A review of the ECJ’s ruling in McFadden v Sony, addressing the liability of providers of free and open Wi-Fi services for copyright infringement. This newsletter highlights selected legal and regulatory developments in insurance. In our 'Insu...