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P&E Update: Pensions Bulletin PPF levy; VAT and special investment funds; Pension Schemes Newsletter 91; Equalisation deed; supporting employees on financial matters without FCA authorisation; Cross border activities Topics covered in this bulletin: Pensions Update Seminar The Watch...
Tax and the City briefing for October 2017 Jeanette Zaman and Zoe Andrews look at the decisions in Root2tax, Takeda Pharmaceutical and Irish Bank Resolution Corporation. They also consider the CJEU ruling that the VAT cost sharing exemption is narrower than many had thought. In Root2tax, HMRC...
MiFID II: Key issues for corporate users of derivatives This briefing covers some of the key issues under MiFID II which may affect non-financial corporate entities using derivatives. The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II and the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (together “MiFID II”)...
Data Protection Officers – a world of uncertainty The GDPR requires the appointment of a data protection officer (DPO) in certain circumstances. This briefing analyses those criteria and who may be appointed DPO. The EU General Data Protection Regulation provides that a data protection officer (DPO) must...
Merger regulation in Asia and the EU An overview of current practices and challenges This publication provides a comprehensive overview of key issues on merger control in Singapore, India, Japan, China, Korea and the European Union. Merger Regulation in Asia and the EU
Dawn raids by the Competition Commission: A First Aid Kit How to handle a dawn raid by the Hong Kong Competition Commission Officers from the Hong Kong Competition Commission may call unexpectedly to investigate possible anti-competitive activities. The law entitles them to do this and obliges all companies to...
The Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act 2017 - changing attitudes the wartime plunder of art An article regarding the passing of the Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act 2017 and ratification of the Hague Convention by the UK Government. In 2017 the UK Government finally ratified the Hague Convention (as defined below) by passing the Cultural...
Competition and Regulatory Newsletter Secretary of State refers Fox/Sky merger to the CMA on public interest grounds Secretary of State refers Fox/Sky merger to the CMA on public interest grounds On 20 September 2017 the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Karen Bradley,...
Hong Kong Takeovers - Gathering of Irrevocable Undertakings The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has issued a clarification in relation to the rules which regulate the gathering of Irrevocable Undertakings from shareholders in advance of an announcement regarding an offer or possible offer. The Hong...
Trade Mark Litigation in the UK (England and Wales): Overview An overview of trade mark litigation in the UK written by Slaughter and May for Thomson Reuter's Trade Mark Litigation Global Guide 2017. This overview of trade mark litigation in the UK, written by Slaughter and May, forms part of Thomson Reuter's Trade...