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UK Government consults on new powers to control foreign investment This briefing considers the Government’s green paper on national security review of foreign investment and the rationale for reform whilst seeking not to deter investment UK Government consults on new powers to control foreign investment The UK Government... The SSE: where are we now? Sara Luder and Kyle O’Sullivan consider the changes proposed by the Finance Bill to the substantial shareholding exemption. The latest Finance Bill proposes a number of changes to the substantial shareholding exemption (SSE). These include removing the tr... Competition and Regulatory Newsletter EU orders Luxembourg to recover €250 million in unpaid taxes from Amazon and takes action against Ireland to recover up to €13 billion from Apple in tax advantages EU orders Luxembourg to recover €250 million in unpaid taxes from Amazon and takes action a... 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 L... 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 obt... 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”) wil... 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 c... 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 ...