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Tanguy Bardet Aliénor Estrade Pascal Cuche Jérôme Philippe

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December 21, 2018

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French State looking to intensify its control on foreign investment

As most G20 countries, France is currently intensifying its control on foreign investment.

Under French law, investments made by non-EU...

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Harriet Gaillard

December 17, 2018

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An early Christmas present for UK workers

Today the UK Government published its ‘Good Work Plan’. This sets out the actions the Government intends to take in response to the four...

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Gernot Fritz

December 17, 2018

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First Supreme Court decision on GDPR: Austrian Supreme Court rules on "prohibition of consent bundling" in general terms and conditions

Not even six months have passed since the GDPR became applicable and the first Supreme Court decision is already here. Wait: In many...

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Oliver Hamill

December 14, 2018

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Financial Action Task Force reviews the UK’s anti-money laundering efforts: Key issues for financial institutions

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has completed its report on the UK’s anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (

Joanna Goyder

December 14, 2018

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EU General Court holds that “pay-for-delay” patent settlements can be illegal agreements but annuls abuse of dominance finding

The General Court has partially annulled a Commission fining decision concerning patent settlements entered into by Servier and five...

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Merit Olthoff Alfredos Theodorakopoulos

December 14, 2018

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EU state aid policy – a decade of development since the financial crisis

10 years ago the world’s economy and financial markets were shaken by the collapse of Lehman Brothers. The EU faced the most serious...

Ali Sallaway Christina Franzese

December 13, 2018

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UK Government publishes update on its anti-corruption strategy

The UK Government has published its annual update on its anti-corruption strategy. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the update emphasises the...

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Christopher Robinson

December 11, 2018

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AML Enforcement Risk: 8 Practical Lessons For Bank Executives

Last week the FCA issued a Decision Notice against Mohammad Prodhan, the former CEO of Sonali Bank (UK) Limited, fining him £76,400 for...

Justin Simeone Nabeel Yousef

December 10, 2018

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US Government Issues Human Rights Sanctions After Jamal Khashoggi’s Killing

On November 15, 2018, the US Government issued sanctions against 17 Saudi individuals for involvement in the killing of Washington Post...

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Lukas Pomaroli Annika Nilsson

December 10, 2018

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New EU foreign investment review rules: transaction hurdles for investors

Following a proposal by the European Commission in 2017 to unify the EU's approach to foreign direct investment (FDI) and introduce a...

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Charles Ramsey

December 7, 2018

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Killing Hope, Not Just Deals: A Prediction of Likely Outcomes of the CFIUS Pilot Program

As Dante warned in the Inferno, abandon all hope, ye who enter here. When the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...

Rebecca Fenning

December 7, 2018

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Court of Appeal clarifies meaning of “conducting litigation”

The Court of Appeal, in WH Holding Ltd & Anor v E20 Stadium LLP, has handed down judgment clarifying the meaning of “conducting...

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Tom Snelling

December 4, 2018

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UK can unilaterally withdraw its Brexit notice says CJEU Advocate-General

Advocate General Manuel Campos Sanchez-Bordona has opened the way for the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) – the bête noire...

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