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HMRC’s revised approach to disputes Richard Jeens answers the question: “What changes have HMRC made to their guidance on handling tax disputes? How will this affect my disputes (now and going forward)?"
Fiscal State aid: the Kraken wakes? Article by William Watson on the burgeoning enthusiasm of the European Commission for the application of “State aid” principles to the tax legislation and tax rulings of EU Member States
Competition and Regulatory Newsletter Judge stops CMA from using undisclosed evidence to defend Concordia warrant
The Unitary Patent and UPC: uncertainty ahead An update on the implementation of radical patent reforms in Europe: the Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent.
P&E Update: Pensions Bulletin Monarch RAA; Safeguarded-flexible benefits; Finance (No.2) Act 2017; Finance (No.2) Bill; High Court rules £2,750 for distress; Meaning of a trust; Pensions Regulator penalties
Regulatory update on CFIUS national security review and proposals for new EU and UK foreign investment regimes This Client Update discusses the latest developments on CFIUS review, reasons for delays and possible strategies to mitigate CFIUS-related risks in managing outbound transactions
Unsettled times: the General Court’s judgment in Icap v Commission Of particular interest are the General Court’s views on conducting ‘hybrid’ settlements, the characterisation of particular types of conduct as ‘by object’ infringements and the evidential burden when proving involvement in an infringement
Competition Law in the Digital Age This edition focuses on market place bans, price parity clauses and abuse of dominance
Competition and Regulatory Newsletter KPN wins bid to overturn European Commission's Liberty/Ziggo approval decision 
Dawn of an English Doctrine of Equivalents: immaterial variants infringe A summary of the Supreme Court's landmark judgment in Actavis v Eli Lilly which marks a change of direction for English law on patent infringement.
Getting the Deal Through: Tax Controversy 2018 - United Kingdom Richard Jeens, Dominic Robertson and Charles Osborne summarise the framework for tax disputes in the UK.
Getting the Deal Through: Tax Controversy 2018 Richard Jeens is the contributing editor of the fifth edition of “Getting the Deal Through: Tax Controversy”, a publication summarising the framework for tax disputes in eighteen different jurisdictions.
Brexit Essentials: an update on data protection and privacy This edition of Brexit Essentials looks at the impact of Brexit on data flows and on other aspects of the GDPR. It considers the options for companies post Brexit to legitimise data flows, including considering the future partnership paper published by...
P&E Update: Employment/Employee Benefits Bulletin Refusal of employment grounds relating to union membership; Investment Association Principles of Remuneration; FRC Annual Review of Corporate Reporting; Gender pay gap; Employment tribunal fees
P&E Update: Pensions Bulletin DC bulk transfers; Disclosure of costs; Money laundering; VAT recovery; VAT and special investment funds; Meaning of attributable to pensionable service; PPF levy for 2018/19