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January 30, 2020

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Has the UK's diverted profits tax done its job?

On 27 January 2020, HMRC published its latest statistics on diverted profits tax (DPT) and transfer pricing, covering the period up to...

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Emma Probyn

January 30, 2020

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UK Banking Litigation: 2019 in review and the outlook for 2020

We summarise a number of key decisions from the English courts in 2019 in an article published on 30 January 2020 for Practical Law...

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Andrew Austin

January 29, 2020

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The EU, AI and consumer product safety - changes on their way

Today, the new Commission published its Work Programme for 2020 (further information here), which sets out its legislative priorities for...

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Anthea Bowater

January 29, 2020

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Do we care enough? The new duty of care being debated for financial services firms in the UK

The FCA has been considering whether to introduce a duty of care for financial services firms for some time, with the aim of reducing and...

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Holly Insley

January 28, 2020

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Navigating the DSAR struggle – reflections for UK employers

For those who have missed the (admittedly quite restrained) fanfare, 28 January marks Data Protection Day. The original purpose of Data...

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Jennifer Mellott

January 23, 2020

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Essential Antitrust: Our new antitrust podcast series

We are delighted to present a new format for our regular updates on key trends in global antitrust law and regulation. Replacing our...

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Caroline Doherty de Novoa

January 23, 2020

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SFO guidance on evaluation of corporate compliance programmes: some insights but no real practical guidance on adequate procedures

The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has issued new guidance for its prosecutors on evaluating corporate compliance programmes (the Guidance).

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Alice Greenwell Charles Smye Guy Huffen

January 22, 2020

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UK remuneration policy renewal: 10 top points to check this year

As the 2020 AGM season fast approaches, we set out below our top 10 issues to consider if you are renewing your remuneration policy this...

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January 21, 2020

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IR35 – are you ready for the changes to off-payroll working?

HM Treasury recently announced a review into the upcoming IR35 reforms in the UK, due to come into effect on 6 April.

There have...

Nicola Jones

January 20, 2020

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Asia employment law bulletin 2020: the age of disruption

We are living in an era of disruption. These disruptive forces take many forms, including rapid geopolitical changes, technological...

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Shona Hughes-Daly Kezia Robson

January 20, 2020

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Stressed about climate change? Bank of England to test the resilience of the UK financial system to climate risk

The Bank of England (BoE) has published a discussion paper detailing pioneering stress tests to assess the resilience of the UK’s largest...

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Thomas Clark Sharon Grennan

January 16, 2020

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The turning of the year – UK financial services enforcement trends in 2019 and the year ahead

A new year provides an opportunity for reflection on the year that has just ended, and for what the new year might bring. Financial...

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Lea Bareil

January 16, 2020

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Green finance: taxonomy is done but the real work is only starting

Last month, the European Parliament and EU Council reached a much-anticipated political agreement (PDF) on a draft EU regulation on...

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Joanna Goyder

January 15, 2020

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Looking ahead to 2020: antitrust trends

The coming year promises to be a testing one, with technology increasingly in enforcers’ sights, the climate emergency front and centre,...

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Dawn Heath Tharusha Rajapakse Charles Smye

January 14, 2020

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Managing UK pensions risk: new Pensions Regulator powers and criminal offences

As expected, the Government reintroduced the Pension Schemes Bill (the “Bill”) into Parliament last week. The Bill has been published in...

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Nick Stern

January 14, 2020

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Demystifying Chinese insolvencies – all roads lead to the Mainland

Chinese firms acquiring foreign assets has been a hot topic for some time. But one often overlooked question is what happens to those...

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Oliver Hamill Neil Donovan

January 10, 2020

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Five key features of the UK money laundering regulations 2019

Today (10 January 2020), the majority of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 ('the Regulations')...

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Gernot Fritz Julian Scheitel

January 9, 2020

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Data protection litigation on the rise: an area to watch out for

Enforcement of data protection violations has become a powerful tool. Since the EU general data protection regulation (GDPR) came into...

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Lisa Kelly

January 9, 2020

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Güralp Systems Limited: the SFO’s sixth DPA

The UK’s Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) regime continues to mature with the announcement of the SFO’s sixth DPA.

Under the terms of...

Mark Goldberg

January 6, 2020

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SDN on the dotted line: court cancels OFAC penalty for interacting with SDN executive at non-SDN company

On December 31, 2019, Judge Jane Boyle of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas canceled (PDF) the 2017 penalty...

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