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The ever-growing challenge of managing tax disputes and risks Richard Jeens argues that in a year of considerable surprise and change, some continuity can be found in the government's continued focus on measures designed to tackle tax avoidance and deal with tax disputes. Tax authorities around the world remain... P&E Update: Pensions Bulletin GMP equalisation and contracting-out, evidence by Richard Harrington, pension scams consultation, Pension Schemes Bill, General levy consultation, FCA Asset Management Market Study, FCA consultation Topics covered in this bulletin: The Watch List New L... P&E Update: Employment/Employee Benefits Bulletin (16 Dec 2016) Director's assault on employee; temporary incapacity; increases to SSP SMP SPP ShPP SAP; Gender Pay Gap Regulations; corporate governance reform; FCA letter on 2016/17 remuneration. Topics covered in this bulletin: Cases Round-up Company not liab... P&E Update: Pensions Bulletin (02 Dec 2016) Early exit charges; cap on early exit fees; Law Commission call for evidence; Autumn Statement; Employee benefits and annual allowance; surviving civil partners; Box Clever Topics covered in this bulletin: The Watch List New Law Early exit charges f... Brexit Briefing: Implications for Intellectual Property With IP likely to be heavily affected by Brexit, we outline the key issues for IP rights owners in this briefing. IP is likely to be one of the areas of law that is most affected by Brexit. Difficult questions and considerable uncertainty remain for IPR ... A new cyber frontier A look at the Government's new cyber strategy and what it may mean for businesses operating in the UK. Earlier this month Philip Hammond launched the UK’s new cyber strategy which aims to make the UK ‘one of the safest places to do busine... Getting the Deal Through: Tax Controversy 2017 Richard Jeens is the contributing editor of the fourth edition of Getting the Deal Through: Tax Controversy, a publication summarising the framework for tax disputes in eighteen different jurisdictions. The challenges that arise when seeking to reso... Brexit Essentials: Dispute resolution clauses This briefing considers the potential impact of Brexit on contractual dispute resolution clauses. It is a fact universally acknowledged that a contract is not worth very much unless it is clear how its terms are to be enforced and so disputes to be resol... Brexit: potential impacts on energy markets and regulation Considers the implications of Brexit on the UK's data protection regime. This briefing note reviews the possible impacts of the UK’s Brexit vote on energy regulation in the UK, in two scenarios: The UK re‑joins the European Economic Area (&l... The European Commission publishes a study on the Passing-on of Overcharges The European Commission publishes a study on the Passing-on of Overcharges - this briefing note considers the increasing importance of pass-on in competition damages actions and provides an overview of the Study's findings and its key implications for...