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Competition & Regulatory Newsletter (15 - 28 September 2021) General Court upholds record fine for gun-jumping General Court upholds record fine for gun-jumping The European General Court has confirmed that the European Commission was correct to fine French telecom company Altice for gun-jumping in the context of...

The Cross-Border Trade Bill Sara Luder and Philip Higham consider the Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Bill introduced in Parliament on 20 November 2017. The Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Bill was introduced in Parliament on 20 November 2017. The purpose of the Bill is to ensure that,...

Insurance outlook 2018 In this briefing note we examine some of the key expected developments and comment on what they might hold in store for the insurance industry. It would be good for once to be able to say that there were no regulatory developments on the horizon in the...

Hot Issues in IP in Europe In recent months, there have been a number of important IP developments in Europe. In recent months, there have been a number of important IP developments in Europe. These include a landmark Supreme Court decision which changes the test for patent...

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. A new form of patent, the Unitary Patent, and a complementary patent court system, the Unified Patent Court (UPC), will radically alter the...

P&E Update: Employment/Employee Benefits Bulletin Bereavement leave and pay; Whistleblowing: when is employer liable?;TUPE: liability for personal injury; Employee engagement; PM’s letter to EU citizens; Modern slavery; Parker Review Topics covered in this bulletin: New Law New bereavement leave and pay...

Tax on inbound investment 2018 Overview of tax on inbound investment in the UK written in Q and A format for inclusion in a book containing an international comparative analysis of tax on inbound investment in various jurisdictions. This chapter, written in Q & A format, considers...

The new prospectus regime: impact on debt capital markets Client publication on the new prospectus regime; (Regulation EU 2017/1129). On 30 June 2017 the new prospectus regulation (Regulation EU 2017/1129) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (the “New Prospectus Regulation”)....

The Commission's EMIR proposal - impact on Securitisation Client briefing distributed at the Global ABS Barcelona Conference on the Commission's EMIR proposal and its impact on securitisation. In May 2017 the European Commission published a legislative proposal to amend the European Market Infrastructure...

New EU Securitisation Regulation - Political Agreement Reached Client briefing distributed at the Global ABS Barcelona Conference in June 2017. The briefing discusses the political agreement reached by EU co-legislators on the new EU Securitisation Regulation. Last week the EU co-legislators reached a political...