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November 30, 2020

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MAPping the way forward in international tax disputes

Statistics released by the OECD for 2019 (see here) show that the trend for increasing use of the mutual agreement procedure (“MAP”) as a...

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Jean-Francois Gerard Holly Insley Laura Llangozi Julia Förster

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November 30, 2020

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WorkLife2.0: preparing for the hybrid workplace

When a number of tech giants announced earlier this year that home working would be the norm until 2021, many were surprised. Now that...

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Olivia Valner

November 27, 2020

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The UK Supreme Court hands down its landmark judgment in Halliburton v Chubb, in which Freshfields represented the LCIA as interveners

Freshfields partner Nigel Rawding QC and senior associate Olivia Valner, together with Charles Kimmins QC and Luke Pearce of Twenty...

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November 27, 2020

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EU export controls: EU Dual-Use Regulation updated

The German presidency of the Council and representatives from the European Parliament have recently agreed on an update to the EU...

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Dawn Heath Charles Magoffin Rebecca Webster

November 26, 2020

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UK government decision means there will be no change to RPI until 2030

The UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) and HM Treasury have confirmed that the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, will not consent to...

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November 26, 2020

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GMP Equalisation: Issue of past transfers addressed by the UK High Court

Last week, we published a blog post setting out the issues with GMP equalisation and highlighting the outstanding issues in relation to...

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Holly Insley Simon Kellett

November 26, 2020

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Worrying signs for 'speak-up culture'

Whistleblowing remains a significant area of focus for financial services regulators, who regard the way firms deal with whistleblowers...

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Felix Roscam Abbing Alvaro Pliego Selie

November 25, 2020

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Dutch competition regulator publishes further guidance to help online platforms protect consumer rights

Following the publication earlier this year of guidelines on the protection of online consumers ('the Guidelines'), the Netherlands...

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Martin Mekat Jeroen Van Hezewijk Andrew Austin

November 24, 2020

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First EU 'collective actions' under the new Directive likely in 2023

Today the provisional agreement on the proposal for a new Directive on representative actions that was reached in June 2020 was formally...

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Marcel Michaelis Daniel Travers

November 20, 2020

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'Enormously expanding' criminal liability for money laundering: (second) update on Germany’s new draft law

A few weeks ago, the German government published its official draft bill reforming the crime of money laundering in Germany (section 261...

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Dawn Heath

November 18, 2020

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UK Pension Schemes Bill passes report stage and third reading in the House of Commons

Following an evening of debate, the Pension Schemes Bill (the Bill) had its third reading in the House of Commons on Monday. Yet again,...

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November 18, 2020

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GMP Equalisation: Unanswered benefit transfer questions to be considered by the UK High Court

In 2018, when the Lloyds Banking Group Pensions Trustees Limited v Lloyds Bank plc and others case ([2018] EWHC 2839 (Ch)) (the Lloyds...

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November 17, 2020

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UK Investment Association releases latest remuneration principles and guidance

The Investment Association has announced the release of its latest Principles of Remuneration ('the Principles') setting out its members’...

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Nabeel Yousef Kimberly Zelnick Stephanie Brown Cripps Teresa Ko John Choong

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November 16, 2020

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US Executive Order prohibiting US investment in Chinese companies: key takeaways

On November 12, 2020, President Trump issued a new executive order: the “Executive Order on Addressing the Threat from Securities...

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Olivia Radin Adam Siegel Andrew Bulovsky

November 16, 2020

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Five take-aways from Beam Suntory’s recent FCPA resolution: managing FCPA risks associated with cross-border M&A and integration efforts

Beam Suntory Inc.’s (Beam) recent FCPA resolution speaks to the potential perils of conducting cross-border M&A without engaging in...

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Dawn Heath Katharina Crinson Tharusha Rajapakse Samuel Taylor

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November 16, 2020

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UK Pensions Regulator urges trustees to be prepared for sponsor distress

With the UK currently in the middle of its second lockdown, and companies facing further economic challenges, the Pensions Regulator has...

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November 16, 2020

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The New Consumer Agenda: a glimpse of EU consumer law in 2025

On 13 November 2020, the European Commission ('the Commission') launched its New Consumer Agenda ('the Agenda') intended to further...

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Ketevan Betaneli

November 16, 2020

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The 2021 ICC Arbitration Rules further improve the efficiency, flexibility and transparency of the arbitral process

The ICC is updating its 2017 Arbitration Rules, which will take effect on 1 January 2021 and will apply to cases registered as of that...

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November 16, 2020

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New tax reliefs in Italian 2021 budget law boost investments of European investment funds into Italian companies

The draft version of the 2021 Italian budget law ('the draft 2021 BL') includes provisions providing for new tax reliefs that should...

Hendrik Wessling Sören Lehmann

November 16, 2020

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Germany's new emissions trading system: an unconstitutional scheme?

Germany’s new national emissions trading scheme will start in January 2021. The scheme has its legal basis in the German Fuel Emissions...

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Daniel Hunt Rose Goss Xander Friedlaender

November 13, 2020

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Admitting facts and abusing process: regulatory settlements and subsequent litigation

Can it be an abuse of process for a party benefitting from a regulatory settlement to deny (or not admit) a fact it admitted in that...

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Fernando Soto Ana Julia Garcia

November 12, 2020

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Rent controls in Spain: new nationwide proposals set to follow recent Catalonia changes

The Spanish government (a left-wing coalition between the Socialist party and Unidas Podemos) has announced plans to implement rent...

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November 12, 2020

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UK Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – update for November 2020

The UK government published a further update to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ('the Scheme') on 5 November 2020, and...

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Natalie Sheehan Amanda Neil

November 11, 2020

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International arbitration of business, human rights and environmental disputes

In the latest episode of Freshfields’ international arbitration podcast, Will Thomas, Natalie Sheehan and Amanda Neil discuss business...

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Iris Hammerschmid Lukas Pomaroli

November 11, 2020

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One step closer to EU human rights sanctions

With the US and the UK both already having implemented individual human rights sanctions, the EU is about to enact its own human rights...

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Olivia Radin Jane Peng

November 10, 2020

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AML update: focus on cross-border transactions and virtual currency

The Federal Reserve Board (FRB) and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) are continuing to focus on cross-border money flows, as...

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Simon Orton Rhodri Thomas Peter Jaffe Laura Feldman

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November 10, 2020

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‘Progress is impossible without change’ – operational resilience for financial services institutions

Following a brief hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, regulators and governments have been recently been re-engaging with reforms in...

November 6, 2020

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Review of corporate criminal liability in the UK – reform delayed but not rejected

More than three and a half years after its call for evidence on reforming corporate liability for economic crime, the UK government has...

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November 6, 2020

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Whistleblowing in the spotlight – what is happening in mainland China?

In continuation of the exercise that started in 2014, Freshfields has gathered the views of over 2,500 respondents across 13 industries...

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Kathleen Healy Alice Greenwell Nicholas Squire Holly Insley David Mendel Rose Pollard

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November 6, 2020

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Update: UK Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme extended to 31 March 2021

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced yesterday that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) will be extended until...

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November 6, 2020

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European Commission seeks views on the future of the AIFMD

On 22 October, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the review of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive...

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Jean-Francois Gerard

November 3, 2020

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Whistleblower protection in the EU – an anniversary and a paradox

This autumn, we celebrate the first anniversary of the official adoption of the EU whistleblower protection directive (Directive...

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Andrew Murphy Amy Rentell Flora Thomas

November 2, 2020

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DB transfers – are the COVID-19 floodgates about to open?

There is growing evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic is tempting defined benefit (DB) scheme members to cash in their gold-plated DB...

Martin Dickson Kasia Bojarojc

November 2, 2020

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Nearing the end of the supply chain – Commission launches policy proposals for new vertical rules

After almost two years since the European Commission (the Commission) launched its evaluation of its Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (

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