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Ricky Versteeg Alexandra Holroyd Ingrid Rois

July 26, 2019

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UK Supreme Court to consider key aspects of competition collective actions regime

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...

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Brin Rajathurai

July 23, 2019

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DAC 6 – the compliance nightmare grows as the UK publishes its draft regulations

The UK draft regulations and draft guidance on DAC 6 were published on 22 July 2019.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...

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Joanna Goyder Tone Oeyen

July 22, 2019

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Commission fines Qualcomm €242 million for setting prices too low using theories it has not applied for 16 years

The European Commission has fined Qualcomm €242 million for predatory pricing of chipsets which are a key component of mobile devices....

Nicola Jones Stephanie Chiu

July 22, 2019

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Whistleblowing – What should you be doing?

In a post-Weinstein, #MeToo, #TimesUp era, there is perhaps now more than ever a real spotlight on internal corporate culture and the...

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Eugene McQuaid Christiaan Smits Lea Bareil Natalie Pettinger Kearney

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July 22, 2019

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Not quite the lion’s share: Von der Leyen scrapes through European Parliament vote to become next Commission President

Background to von der Leyen’s nomination

On 2 July, after three rather lengthy EU summits, the EU28 leaders surprisingly proposed German...

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Melissa Conway Olivia Valner

July 19, 2019

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Recovering costs in funded arbitrations

Two weeks ago Freshfields launched its international arbitration podcast series. In the first episode, ‘the complete guide to...

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July 17, 2019

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Expected Sanctions against Turkey: EU candidate country to become target of EU and US economic sanctions

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...

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Niamh Leinwather Alexey Yadykin Desiree Prantl

July 9, 2019

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VIAC to become the first European foreign arbitral institution licensed under Russia’s new arbitration legislation

The Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) has announced that the Council for Enhancement of Arbitration of the Ministry of Justice,...

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Lauren Jackson

July 4, 2019

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Growing regulatory pressure in the UK to limit dividend payments

When it comes to the payment of dividends the UK Pensions Regulator (TPR) is increasingly focused on what it considers to be “equity of...

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Nicola Jones Tim Mak

July 4, 2019

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The rolling of "bad apples": When will an employee investigation need to be disclosed to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission ?

Introduction

In February 2019, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced the implementation of significant...

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David Mendel

July 3, 2019

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A clearer test for enforcing employee non-competes

There’s nothing like a restrictive covenants case from the UK Supreme Court to get employment lawyers excited.

What happens if you want to...

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Gian Luca Zampa James Aitken Joanna Goyder

July 2, 2019

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European Commission plans interim measures against chipmaker Broadcom

Interim measures are potentially a key tool of the European Commission in cases involving anti-competitive conduct in fast-moving...

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