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November 26, 2018

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Offshore IP owners beware! More rules to tax UK-generated value could result in multiple tax charges

HMRC is apparently not satisfied with the range of tools now at its disposal to impose UK tax on the value generated from the UK using...

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Brendan McCarthy Rhodri Thomas Emily Tilden-Smith

November 23, 2018

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Cyber Security – call for board-level accountability

On 19 November 2018, the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy published its report on the UK’s critical national...

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Tom Hutchison Abigail Legge

November 23, 2018

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It’s in the public interest: Lifting the suspension on the Deep Tube Upgrade Programme

The Piccadilly Line is a key part of the capital’s transport infrastructure, but it is ageing. Its rolling stock, built in 1973, is...

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Raphaella Pitt

November 22, 2018

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Cyber Security Summit and Expo 2018

Our Cybersecurity team recently had a stand at the Cyber Security Summit & Expo 2018, giving us the chance to chat with a diverse...

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November 20, 2018

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US securities fraud claims and unsponsored ADR programmes

Non-US companies with unsponsored ADR programmes may be concerned about whether their liability risk has increased after the recent...

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Tom Luck

November 20, 2018

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Extension to access to FOS

On 16 October 2018, the FCA published near-final rules to expand access to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) for small and...

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November 16, 2018

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Freshfields hosts 33rd annual Freshfields and Queen Mary University arbitration lecture

Over 350 practitioners, academics and other members of the arbitration community gathered at Freshfields’ London offices on Wednesday...

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Natalie Sheehan Joep Wolfhagen

November 16, 2018

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Dutch Government Adopts New Model Bilateral Investment Treaty

Adopted model goes beyond consultation draft, introducing sweeping changes for investors

On 19 October 2018, the Dutch government adopted...

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Caroline Doherty de Novoa

November 15, 2018

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Some of the UK’s most senior prosecutors and judges on the Bribery Act, DPAs and the future of economic crime enforcement

Key senior figures in UK economic crime enforcement gathered recently to give evidence to a Parliamentary Select Committee, including the...

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Noor Maraghi

November 15, 2018

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ECJ copyright ruling leaves cheese-maker with a bitter aftertaste

The European Court of Justice has ruled that copyright cannot protect the taste of food. The case was brought by Dutch food producer...

November 14, 2018

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UK Supreme Court patent decision in Lyrica: what you need to know

The UK Supreme Court handed down its much anticipated judgment in the Warner-Lambert v Mylan and Actavis (Lyrica) case today (

Mark Kalderon

November 14, 2018

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Initial coin offerings – the regulatory response

The Financial Times ran a story last month analysing demand from investors for Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). Under the headline ‘No one...

Charlie Ainsworth

November 14, 2018

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First ICO prosecution under Computer Misuse Act leads to prison sentence

The UK data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), has brought its first prosecution under the Computer...

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Joanna Goyder

November 14, 2018

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Distribution in the on-line world - EU rules under review

Distribution arrangements for goods and services are governed by an EU “block exemption” (which expires on 31 May 2022) and some...

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Ricky Versteeg

November 13, 2018

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Court of Appeal decides on jurisdiction for UK antitrust class action challenges

The English Court of Appeal has today found that a right of appeal – on a point of law – lies from a decision of the Competition...

Olivia Hagger

November 6, 2018

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What next for national security?

In October, the US Treasury’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS) introduced new mandatory notification rules for foreign...

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November 1, 2018

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The new Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea: New Opportunities and New Challenges

Ketevan Betaneli and Daniel Müller

Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union at the beginning of the 1990s, the legal status and the...

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Will Thomas

November 1, 2018

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Successfully Managing Inter-State Disputes: 2018 Freshfields Annual Public International Law Seminar

On Wednesday 24 October 2018, an audience of more than 90 State representatives and legal advisers, international law practitioners and...

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