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Latest from the PRA on the BPA market Podcast: Pensions Essentials highlights in April 2025 Join Dan Schaffer, Catrin Young and Karen Mumgaard in monthly episodes where they delve into the world of pensions law, exploring the main developments to be aware of and what it means for you as clients. In our newly launched Pensions on Air podcast show... Pensions Essentials - April 2025 BLOG: UK tax changes on the horizon How foolish I was for thinking that occasions such as an Autumn Budget or Spring Statement would no longer be followed by a “tax administration and maintenance day” (or TAMD). Admittedly, the current UK government has not used this term, but its “tax upda... March of the blocks, GDPR and the blockchain March of the blocks evaluates the challenges posed to the implementation of Blockchain solutions by the EU GDPR privacy regulation. Our report seeks to counter commonly held views that it is not possible to implement GDPR compliant Blockchain solutions. M... Competition and Regulatory Newsletter: European Commission issues first non-compliance decisions under Digital Markets Act On 23 April 2025, the European Commission announced that it has fined Apple and Meta under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Following a year-long investigation, the Commission has fined Apple €500 million for breaching the DMA’s anti-steering obligations, a... Is SAF taking flight? An overview of the UK's SAF mandate and the next steps needed to decarbonise the aviation section Sustainable aviation fuel (‘SAF’) has emerged as the cornerstone of aviation sector decarbonisation strategies, offering the only scalable pathway to net zero for long-haul flight. With the UK’s SAF Mandate now in force - prescribing blending obligations ... Podcast: Tax News: May 2025 Zoe Andrews and Tanja Velling discuss the First-tier Tribunal’s decisions in: •    Candy giving overpayment relief for an SDLT charge on the substantial performance of a contract that was later cancelled•    Refinitiv on the taxpayer’s... Marketing Compliance in 2025 – how should legal teams respond? 2025 is expected to be a defining year for marketing compliance - with increased regulatory scrutiny, expanded enforcement powers, and shifting consumer expectations, legal teams need to reassess how marketing compliance is managed across digital channels... BLOG: Competition Appeal Tribunal Rejects Proposed Claims in Water Collective Proceedings On 7 March 2025, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) delivered its judgment in respect of applications made by Professor Carolyn Roberts, the proposed class representative (PCR) for collective proceedings orders in parallel proceedings brought against s...