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Merricks v Mastercard and the future of collective actions in the UK In this podcast Camilla Sanger, Damian Taylor and Tim Blanchard discuss the UK Supreme Court’s much-anticipated judgment in Merricks v Mastercard and its wider implications. The judgment is one of the most important commercial judgments of 2020 and...
Private Enforcement of Competition Law in the UK Our guide to ‘Private Enforcement of Competition Law in the UK’ examines the key aspects of competition litigation before the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal and the High Court of England and Wales. It has been recently updated, in particular...
Hong Kong Private Equity - 0% tax rate for carried interest On 29 January 2021, the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Tax Concessions for Carried Interest) Bill 2021 was gazetted. The Bill introduces a concessionary 0% tax rate for ‘carried interest’ paid by eligible private equity (PE) funds operating in...
EFIG: European Banking Newsletter - January 2021 Development's in this month's edition include:
Brexit has happened - so what next for Debt Capital Markets? One month ago, at 11:00 pm on New Year’s Eve, the Brexit implementation period ended and the UK left the EU single market. The Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the UK and the EU that has applied since then does not deal with the regulatory...
Brexit has happened - so what next for Debt Capital Markets? One month ago, at 11:00 pm on New Year’s Eve, the Brexit implementation period ended and the UK left the EU single market. The Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the UK and the EU that has applied since then does not deal with the regulatory detail...
Investigations and Enforcement Outlook 2021: GDPR Enforcement and Litigation Trends In the first podcast of our Investigations and Enforcement Outlook 2021 series, Jonathan Cotton, Richard Jeens and Rebecca Cousin discuss the outlook for data privacy-related enforcement and litigation in 2021. In particular they focus on the increased...
Cartel Fines in Hong Kong: Some Observations on the Latest Penalties The Hong Kong Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) concluded 2020 with its highest pecuniary penalties to date in the IT Bid-rigging case and started 2021 with another set of fines (including on individuals) in the 3rd Decorators Cartel case. With these, there...
The Lens Newsletter - February 2021 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
Banking and Investment Services column: January 2021 Our latest Banking and Investment services column for Practical Law.
Revised OECD tax treaty guidance as “temporary” COVID-19 travel restrictions continue to impact business operations The OECD has issued updated guidance on tax treaties and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which adopts broadly similar views on questions around the creation of permanent establishments and changes in tax residence as the guidance issued...
Competition law and sustainability: Expectations for 2021 The interplay between competition law and sustainability was a hotly debated topic in the competition law community in 2020. This briefing provides an indication of the developments we can expect in this space in 2021 from Europe’s competition...
Competition law and sustainability: Expectations for 2021 The interplay between competition law and sustainability was a hotly debated topic in the competition law community in 2020. This briefing provides an indication of the developments we can expect in this space in 2021 from Europe’s competition regulators...
The Space Law Review - Second Edition: Taxation Tom Gilliver contributes the chapter on taxation in this second edition of The Space Law Review, one of the Expert Panels in the Law Reviews series.
Pensions Bulletin - January 2021 In this month’s Pensions Bulletin, we report on developments in the ongoing scheme funding code consultation and on updated guidance from the Pensions Regulator on scheme returns. We analyse the implications of the end of the Brexit transition...