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Brunhilde Van Den Haute Géraldine Jaffrès

March 31, 2021

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Belgium and COVID-19: obligation to register non-homeworkable functions as of 1 April 2021

Since the entry into force of the Ministerial Decree of 28 October 2020 on 2 November 2020, working from home has been again mandatory...

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Holly Insley Elizabeth Sangobiyi Rose Pollard Katie Hall

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March 31, 2021

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WorkLife 2.0: Parker Review update shows meaningful progress on ethnic diversity

Earlier this month, the Parker Review Committee published its latest survey results of FTSE 100 companies, showing which FTSE 100...

March 30, 2021

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The Netherlands proposes to amend the application of the arm’s-length principle to tackle double non-taxation through transfer pricing mismatches

Earlier this month, the Netherlands Ministry of Finance published a draft legislative proposal ('the proposal') aiming to eliminate...

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Rhodri Thomas Matt Evans Brayden Koslowsky Anne-Laure Vincent Gino Murugesan

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March 30, 2021

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Foul play: a look at how sporting bodies tackle breaches of COVID-19 protocols

The world’s no. 1 ranked men’s tennis player, Novak Djokovic, recently followed Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams in...

Sarah Bond

March 29, 2021

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Will UK transfer pricing documentation changes lead to fewer or shorter disputes?

The consultation recently published on strengthening the transfer pricing (TP) documentation requirements for UK businesses indicates a...

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Gian Luca Zampa Ermelinda Spinelli Luca Villani

March 29, 2021

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Italian Antitrust Authority’s proposed reform of the national antitrust rulebook: what’s in it for digital players?

Background

Last week, the Italian Antitrust Authority (the IAA) sent to the Italian government its proposal for changes to the Italian...

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Nicholas Schoch Moritz Pellmann

March 26, 2021

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Germany’s plans for implementing the EU Whistleblowing Directive

As mentioned in our recent blog post, the transposition deadline is fast approaching for the EU Whistleblowing Directive (Directive...

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Alexandra Forrest Andreas von Bonin

March 26, 2021

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Tackling the post-COVID European NPL ‘problem’: a State aid perspective

The European Commission has, in recent years, pursued a general policy aim of keeping non-performing loan (NPL) ratios to sustainable...

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Ali Sallaway Ben Morgan Christopher Robinson Miryam Farrelly Laura Feldman

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March 26, 2021

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A landmark: First FCA criminal proceedings under the MLR 2007

Last week the FCA announced criminal proceedings against NatWest for alleged breaches of regulations 8(1), 8(3) and 14(1) of the Money...

Amaryllis Müller Lucas Vanassche

March 26, 2021

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The Belgian Competition Authority’s enforcement priorities for 2021

The Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) published its enforcement priorities for 2021 (in Dutch and French).

The BCA’s 2021...

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Elisabeth Overland

March 25, 2021

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Beyond Brexit: A view from the House of Lords

The House of Lords EU Services Sub-Committee published a report on 24 March, Beyond Brexit: trade in services , examining the future...

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Dawn Heath Catherine Balmond Ali Sallaway

March 24, 2021

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Draft UK Pensions Regulator guidance on new criminal offences: impact for restructurings

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) recently issued its draft guidance on its approach to investigating and prosecuting the new criminal...

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Dawn Heath Ali Sallaway

March 23, 2021

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Draft UK Pensions Regulator guidance on new criminal offences: impact for non-distressed corporate activity

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) recently issued its draft guidance on its approach to investigating and prosecuting the new criminal...

Lukas Pomaroli Iris Hammerschmid

March 22, 2021

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EU sanctions against China under new human rights sanctions regime

The EU makes, one more time, use of its new human rights sanctions framework:

Having been implemented only in December 2020, the EU...

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George Swan Priti Lancaster

March 17, 2021

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Insurance regulation: The PRA seeks more control over the post-Brexit framework

On 16 March 2021 the PRA published a speech given by Sam Woods, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England and CEO of the PRA, with some...

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March 16, 2021

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Whistleblowing in the spotlight – how to prepare for the EU directive’s implementation

Whistleblowing will continue to be in the spotlight in 2021 as both employers and employees deal with the fallout of the pandemic,...

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Alison Dickie Katharina Kubik

March 16, 2021

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2021: the year for major global tax reform?

International tax reform to address the challenges of digitalisation and globalisation of the economy continues to be high on the...

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Caroline Stroud David Mendel Charles Smye

March 16, 2021

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WorkLife 2.0: a rise in health- and safety-related group workforce disputes?

In the last few days, staff at a UK government agency in Swansea have voted for industrial action over COVID-19 health and safety...

Daniel Newton

March 15, 2021

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What does the recent FCA enforcement decision on wash trades mean for compliance departments?

On 3 March, the FCA announced a fine and ban for a market making trader who carried out “wash trades”. The outcome has been widely...

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Umberto Santacroce

March 11, 2021

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Deadlines for Italy’s digital services tax to be postponed (again)

In a press release dated 9 March 2021 (in Italian), Italy’s Ministry of Finance announced (for the second time this year) plans to...

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March 10, 2021

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The Hafnium Attack: evolving risk of cyber-attacks for the finance sector

Recently email servers of the European Banking Authority (EBA) were compromised as part of a zero-day exploit cyber-attack. We recently

March 10, 2021

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Co-operating with UK authorities: how, what, when and why?

For a number of years, there has been an increasing expectation that corporates should co-operate with investigations by criminal...

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Marcel Michaelis Norbert Nolte Daniel Travers

March 10, 2021

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Germany’s new transparency register – what you should know

Are your company’s German entities listed in Germany’s transparency register (Transparenzregister)? If you’re not sure, you can check the...

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Caroline Stroud David Mendel Catie Mulrennan Guy Huffen

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March 9, 2021

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WorkLife 2.0: trends to look out for in group workforce claims in 2021

In our recent blog post, we predicted that, for a variety of reasons, the year ahead would likely see an increase in group workforce...

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March 9, 2021

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ECJ recognises natural persons' right to silence in insider-dealing proceedings – and carves out undertakings under competition law

In a recent preliminary ruling, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has recognised a natural person’s right to silence in insider-dealing...

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Dr. Christopher Stothers Harriet Ohemeng

March 8, 2021

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Success against the press! …but is the Duchess of Sussex the sole author of the letter to her father for copyright purposes? What would Oprah say?

In 2019, the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline published extracts of a handwritten letter from the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle to her...

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Jean-Francois Gerard Julia Förster Raquel Flórez Philipp Knoll Catie Mulrennan Laura Llangozi

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March 8, 2021

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WorkLife 2.0: workplace COVID testing and vaccination protocols in Europe

To protect employees, contractors and visitors, many employers – particularly in the US – have adopted testing and vaccination protocols.

March 5, 2021

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Hong Kong enforcement activities in the “new normal”

The year 2020 was like no other – a new and very different business environment emerged which required a swift adaptation from all...

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Alison Dickie

March 4, 2021

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How will the UK Spring Budget 2021 affect your business?

The UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his second Budget in extraordinary circumstances as the UK continues to deal with the impact...

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Stefanie Spancken-Monz Julian Scheitel

March 3, 2021

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Brexit impact on cross-border litigation in civil and commercial matters – which rules apply?

Traditionally, many international contracts contain a choice of court agreement in favor of English courts. This is for a number of...

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Nicola Jones Boris Feldman

March 2, 2021

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WorkLife 2.0: from our US correspondent – an interview with Boris Feldman

It is undisputedly a time of transition and transformation in the US. But what does this mean for whistleblowing and in particular,...

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Alice Greenwell Holly Insley David Mendel Kate Pumfrey Sarah Prickett

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March 1, 2021

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UK Investment Association publishes an addendum to their guidance on shareholder expectations during the COVID-19 pandemic

On 24 February 2021, the Investment Association published an addendum to their guidance on shareholder expectations during the COVID-19...

Claire Harrop

March 1, 2021

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UK fintech strategic review – focus on regulation

As part of the UK's budget in 2020, the Chancellor asked Ron Kalifa OBE to conduct an independent review to identify priority areas to...

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Elisabeth Overland

March 1, 2021

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Memorandum of understanding on financial services: A stepping stone to ensuring equivalence?

The current negotiations on financial services regulation between the UK and the EU is the talk of the town on both sides of the Channel....

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Holly Insley Chris Casson Laura Llangozi

March 1, 2021

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WorkLife 2.0: Brexit – the changes and challenges for employers

Brexit has already brought significant change to the world of work. As the dust settles on the new relationship between the UK and EU,...

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