Jul 26, 2019 UK Supreme Court to consider key aspects of competition collective actions regime By Ricky Versteeg Alexandra Holroyd Ingrid Rois The UK Supreme Court has decided that it will hear an appeal on important points of law arising out of a proposed class action by Walter...
Jul 23, 2019 DAC 6 – the compliance nightmare grows as the UK publishes its draft regulations By Brin Rajathurai The UK draft regulations and draft guidance on DAC 6 were published on 22 July 2019. For corporates and advisers who thought the text of...
Jul 22, 2019 Commission fines Qualcomm €242 million for setting prices too low using theories it has not applied for 16 years By Joanna Goyder Tone Oeyen The European Commission has fined Qualcomm €242 million for predatory pricing of chipsets which are a key component of mobile devices....
Jul 22, 2019 Whistleblowing – What should you be doing? By Nicola Jones Stephanie Chiu In a post-Weinstein, #MeToo, #TimesUp era, there is perhaps now more than ever a real spotlight on internal corporate culture and the...
Jul 22, 2019 Not quite the lion’s share: Von der Leyen scrapes through European Parliament vote to become next Commission President By Eugene McQuaid Christiaan Smits Lea Bareil Natalie Pettinger Kearney +1 more... Show less Background to von der Leyen’s nomination On 2 July, after three rather lengthy EU summits, the EU28 leaders surprisingly proposed German...
Jul 19, 2019 Recovering costs in funded arbitrations By Melissa Conway Olivia Valner Two weeks ago Freshfields launched its international arbitration podcast series. In the first episode, ‘the complete guide to arbitration...
Jul 17, 2019 Expected Sanctions against Turkey: EU candidate country to become target of EU and US economic sanctions By Lukas Pomaroli Dr. Stephan Denk Iris Hammerschmid Nabeel Yousef +1 more... Show less The rift between the EU and Turkey may have just reached a new low. On 15 July 2019, the EU announced its decision to impose its first...
Jul 09, 2019 VIAC to become the first European foreign arbitral institution licensed under Russia’s new arbitration legislation By Niamh Leinwather Alexey Yadykin Desiree Prantl The Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) has announced that the Council for Enhancement of Arbitration of the Ministry of Justice,...
Jul 04, 2019 Growing regulatory pressure in the UK to limit dividend payments By Lauren Jackson When it comes to the payment of dividends the UK Pensions Regulator (TPR) is increasingly focused on what it considers to be “equity of...
Jul 04, 2019 The rolling of "bad apples": When will an employee investigation need to be disclosed to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission ? By Nicola Jones Tim Mak Introduction In February 2019, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced the implementation of significant...
Jul 03, 2019 A clearer test for enforcing employee non-competes By David Mendel There’s nothing like a restrictive covenants case from the UK Supreme Court to get employment lawyers excited. What happens if you want...
Jul 02, 2019 European Commission plans interim measures against chipmaker Broadcom By Gian Luca Zampa James Aitken Joanna Goyder Interim measures are potentially a key tool of the European Commission in cases involving anti-competitive conduct in fast-moving...