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Employment Bulletin Whistleblowing about employee’s own position could be protected; fair reason for constructive dismissal; Contractor providing services through company was a worker; Investment Association guidelines Topics covered in this bulletin: Whistleblowing about...
Tax and the City Review for October 2019 Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews review the latest corporation tax statistics; the FTT decision in Potter; the judgments in Fiat and Starbucks; and the recently published HMRC guidance on the hybrid capital instrument rules. The latest corporation tax...
Dispute risk under the OECD Secretariat's “unified approach” In her overview of the OECD Secretariat's "unified approach",  Zoe Andrews mentioned that a robust dispute prevention and resolution mechanism will be needed. 
Towards an AI powered UK in financial services TheCityUK launched a new report today which looks at how AI is impacting UK-based financial and related professional services. Ben Kingsley, co-head of Slaughter and May’s Emerging Tech group, was part of a work stream that oversaw production of the...
New taxing right to be an overlay to the arm’s length principle The OECD Secretariat proposal for a unified approach published today for consultation until 12 November focuses on Pillar One (nexus and profit allocation). A separate public consultation document dealing with Pillar Two (remaining BEPS issues) is...
BLOG: International Tax Competitiveness The Tax Foundation has published its annual International Tax Competitiveness Index. Countries are ranked by competitiveness in respect of specific aspects of their tax regime.
The Mergers and Acquisitions Review - 13th edition - Hong Kong chapter Developments in Mergers and Acquisitions in Hong Kong prepared for thirteenth edition of The Mergers & Acquisitions Review This Hong Kong chapter in the thirteenth edition of The Mergers & Acquisitions Review is one of 47 chapters in the Review...
IP No Deal Planning This briefing summarises the key issues for businesses in the event of a no deal Brexit, together with a comparison of the likely position if a deal is reached. In the area of IP, the UK Government has been proactive in setting out guidance should no deal...
Competition & Regulatory Newsletter General Court annuls €33.6m HSBC Euribor cartel fine On 24 September 2019 the European General Court annulled a €33.6m fine that the European Commission had imposed on HSBC in December 2016 for its participation in the Euribor cartel. While the court...
Time to re-examine outsourcing The revised European Banking Authority (EBA) outsourcing Guidelines apply to credit institutions and investment firms subject to the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) as well as payment and electronic money institutions; they are also indirectly...
Getting the Deal Through: Tax Controversy 2020 Richard Jeens is the contributing editor of the 7th edition of this publication which summarises the framework for tax disputes in sixteen different jurisdictions, including the US and the UK. Richard Jeens, Dominic Robertson and Charles Osborne are...
Insurance Newsletter - September 2019 Part VII transfers; Prudent Person Principle; subordinated debt capital; fair pricing in financial services This newsletter highlights selected legal and regulatory developments in insurance. Topics covered in this edition are: the refusal of the...
Who pays UK corporation tax? Earlier this week, HMRC published their annual corporation tax statistics, and they provide some interesting insights into who is paying the tax.
What can we learn from Starbucks and Fiat? The European Court ruled yesterday that the EU Commission had not been able to demonstrate that the advance pricing agreement between Starbucks and the Dutch tax authority amounted to illegal State aid. 
Competition & Regulatory Newsletter President-elect of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announces her new College of Commissioners On 10 September European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen presented her list of nominees for the next College of Commissioners. In...