The results of the German federal election in September this year provided the Social Democrat Party with a narrow victory and both the...
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On 13 December 2021 NatWest was fined £264 million for breaches of the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 (MLR 2007). NatWest had...
This article considers the principal proposals included in HM Treasury’s consultation on wholesale markets regulation – the Wholesale...
On 8 December 2021, the Association of German Banks (Bundesverband deutscher Banken – “BdB”) issued a statement that it had resolved to...
Picking up the most recent developments in France, Germany and the Netherlands, this blog post discusses the emergence of International...
The UK Court of Appeal has issued a judgment on the ownership of copyright in works created by an employee in the course of his...
The Singapore International Commercial Court (“SICC”) recently announced the creation of a specialised Technology, Infrastructure and...
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The tax world is changing rapidly, with major developments around the taxation of multinationals and a growing number of initiatives...
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Friday 17 December is an important date for speak-up culture and whistleblowers in Europe. It marks the deadline for Member States to...
In May this year we reported on the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) initial proposals for a Consumer Duty for financial services...
On 9 December the Italian Antitrust Authority (IAA) hit Amazon with a record fine of €1.1 bn for abuse of dominant position in the...
Recently, for the first time in nearly a decade, the German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) revamped its guidelines on calculating antitrust...