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Northern Ireland Protocol: agreement in principle The co-chairs of the EU-UK Joint Committee stated that, following their meeting on 8 December 2020, agreement in principle had been reached on the outstanding issues in relation to the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement and the Northern Ireland...
Competition & Regulatory Newsletter CMA fines ComparetheMarket £17.91m for imposing wide MFN clauses on providers of home insurance selling through its platform    The CMA fined ComparetheMarket, a price comparison website which enables consumers to compare the prices of...
Taxing multinationals: what the statistics reveal The net yield from the UK’s diverted profits tax (DPT) since it was introduced in April 2015, is £386m according to the latest statistics published by HMRC, way in excess of the £270m-£360m it was forecast to bring in up to and...
Brexit and IP - Refresher A selection of our blogs from 2020 on intellectual property and Brexit from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
Two heads are better than one: CA sanctions Allied Properties scheme of arrangement Commentary on the Court of Appeal’s decision to sanction the scheme of arrangement to implement the privatisation of Allied Properties, overturning the Court of First Instance.
More settlements to come? The first directors disqualification decision and the quickest cartel settlement in Hong Kong This article discusses the implications of the first directors disqualification order and the quickest settlement of / lowest fines imposed on a cartel case in Hong Kong.
The Collapse of Cryptography? Considering the quantum threat to blockchain In our 2019 paper March of the Blocks we commented on the substantial compliance hurdles that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) presents to the ongoing development of blockchain solutions that involve storing (and transacting with) data. There...
The Lens Newsletter - December 2020 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
Redundancy in Focus: Key takeaways Our recent employment podcast series, Redundancy in focus, addressed the five topics we believe are the most business-critical and our key takeaway document provides an overview and link to each podcast.
Pensions Bulletin - November 2020 In this month’s Pensions Bulletin, we analyse the Pensions Regulator’s guidance for defined benefit trustees on protecting schemes from sponsoring employer distress. There are also updates on pension scams and the Pension Schemes Bill as...
Data Privacy Newsletter - Issue 14 Slaughter and May Data Privacy Newsletter - Issue 14. Selected legal and regulatory developments in data privacy - November 2020. 
EFIG: European Banking Newsletter - November 2020 Developments in this month's edition include:
EFIG: European Banking Newsletter - October 2020 Developments in this month's edition include:
Lloyds 3: Historic transfers and GMP equalisation In the latest Lloyds judgment, the court decided that past statutory transfers should have taken into account the obligation to equalise for GMPs. In this briefing we look at the judgment and consider the practical implications for pension schemes.
Competition & Regulatory Newsletter European Commission sends Statement of Objections to Amazon for the use of seller data and opens second investigation into Amazon’s e-commerce business practices The European Commission issued a Statement of Objections to Amazon for the use of...