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The SFC signs a tri-partite MOU on audit working papers with the MOF and CSRC This client briefing will discuss why the SFC needs to access audit working papers held in the Mainland, the scope of the MoU and its implications on the SFC’s enforcement capabilities going forward. To smoothen the process of obtaining audit working...
Marriott's £99m fine - lessons for M&A This briefing considers cyber and data risks in M&A in light of Marriott's recent announcement on 9 July that the UK Information Commissioner intends to fine it £99m. Marriott announced on 9 July that the UK Information Commissioner intends to fine it...
UK publishes draft legislation and guidance for digital services tax On the same day as the US begins an investigation into whether the 3% digital services tax (DST) adopted by the French is damaging to US businesses with a view to taking retaliatory action, the UK publishes for consultation draft legislation and draft...
Cheap as chips? Controversial judgment could have significant implications for the global wireless communications industry A watershed ruling handed down by a California federal court in May delivers a fundamental blow for SEP holders, upending long-established SEP licensing practices. A watershed ruling handed down by a California federal court in May delivers a fundamental...
Tax and the City Review for July 2019 Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews consider the Upper Tribunal’s decision in Development Securities, the Court of Appeal’s decision in Minera Las Bambas and the FTT’s decision in ANO (No.1) Limited. They also review the latest tax gap figures....
Transforming Interest Rate Benchmarks – Are you ready for Risk Free Rates? This briefing outlines the reasons for the differing pace of transition to RFRs between asset classes and how RFRs are starting to be used in mainstream financial products. Supervisory pressure on the financial sector to reduce LIBOR inventories as...
Competition & Regulatory Newsletter European Commission fines Canon for gun-jumping The European Commission has recently fined Canon for taking steps to implement its acquisition of Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation prior to notification to and approval by the Commission. The decision,...
Is your website Brexit ready? This briefing looks at how changes to the e-commerce regime post-Brexit may impact your website. As the possibility of the UK leaving the EU with no deal increases, organisations are redoubling their efforts to finalise Brexit plans. But what does this...
Competition Law in the Digital Age This edition focuses on online platforms and includes an overview of recent proposals for reforms to competition law in this area, and also covers the newly adopted regulation governing platform-to-business relationships. Our Competition Law in the...
The new EU Prospectus Regulation: a guide for equity issuers In this briefing we seek to answer questions that may arise from the new prospectus regime, to ensure a smooth transition to the new regime. On 21 July 2019 significant changes will be made to the prospectus regime in the UK and other EEA states when the...