13 May, 2024 Update: The EU keeps the ball rolling in its battle against money laundering – next on the agenda: professional football By Jan Struckmann Marcel Michaelis Mathis Schwarze Professional football is not just an entertaining happening for millions of fans around the world; it is also a big money game. During...
23 Feb, 2024 Increased investment protection: The ratification of the Iraq-UAE BIT By Sami Tannous Ann Matthias Ahmed Mazlom Background Iraq has historically proven to be a challenging market for investors. Investment protection treaties such as bilateral...
11 Dec, 2023 New regulatory regime for sophisticated professional investors in Hong Kong By Matthew O'Callaghan Kenneth Hui On 28 July 2023, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Securities and Futures Commission issued a joint circular detailing a...
12 Jul, 2023 EU’s foreign subsidies regime officially kicks off – a new chapter for M&A and public procurement in the EU By Andreas von Bonin Merit Olthoff Martin McElwee Paul van den Berg Vanessa van Weelden Aytaç Çelebi Joanna Goyder +4 more... Show less On 10 July 2023, the European Commission (Commission) published the much-awaited final version of the Implementing Regulation on...
17 May, 2023 UNCITRAL Working Group III finalises Draft Code of Conduct for Arbitrators in International Investment Disputes By Alexandra van der Meulen Matei Purice Clara Bianchi Ferran Following its 45th session held on 27-31 March 2023, the UNCITRAL Working Group III (WG III) agreed final versions of the Draft Code of...
11 May, 2023 Developments in Spanish taxation of dividends received by non-resident investment funds By Maria Mera The Spanish Supreme Court has recently confirmed that dividends paid by Spanish companies to non-resident open-ended alternative...
03 Nov, 2022 German approval of Chinese stake in Hamburg container terminal – a veto in disguise? By Frank Röhling Lara Steinbach Uwe Salaschek On 26 October, the German government partially prohibited the acquisition of a 35% interest in one of Hamburg port’s container terminals...
27 Oct, 2022 Taxation of carried interest and management incentive plans part of proposed Belgian tax reform By Nikolaas Van Robbroeck As part of the governmental discussions on the 2023-2024 federal budget, the Minister of Finance has been instructed to prepare “the...
28 Sep, 2022 UK revocation of retained EU financial services law By Andrew Marsh A quick summary “Retained EU law” governing financial services will be revoked. But, with some exceptions, its substance will largely be...
06 Jul, 2022 Aligning investments to Paris Agreement goals: English court considers trustees’ duties in ESG context By Simon Orton Anthea Bowater Luke FitzGerald The question of how pension funds, charitable trusts and other investment vehicles balance their financial and other objectives, such as...
19 May, 2022 Financial Services exclusion from the OECD pillar one proposals By Melanie Fitzsimons Paul Davison Brin Rajathurai The OECD has published a consultation on the exclusion of certain Financial Services entities from pillar one of its two-pillar solution...
12 May, 2022 The EIB Group and the EU Public Prosecutor - a partnership to watch By Florentine Schulte-Rudzio Norbert Nolte In 2021 the European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group) – consisting of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment...