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Brexit - next steps following the triggering of Article 50 The next steps in the Brexit process following the triggering of Article 50 On 29 March 2017, the UK notified the European Council of its intention to withdraw from the EU, pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty of the European Union. This starts the forma... Competition Law in Hong Kong: Recent Developments and Outlook for 2017 In this client briefing we look at this case and other recent developments in competition law in Hong Kong, including the use of the Commission’s investigatory powers by way of dawn raids, requests for information and interviews, as well as more informal ... P&E Update: Employment/Employee Benefits Bulletin April 2017 Employment law changes; Religious dress codes; discriminatory dismissal; contractual notice of termination; bonus claw back arrangements; BEIS Green Paper; Employment Tribunal quarterly statistics Topics covered in this bulletin: New Law April... P&E Update: Pensions Bulletin General levy reduction; financial advice definition; NEST; Spring Budget; Flexible benefits; No employer duty; Committee DB report; BHS settlement; Work and Pensions Committee scrutiny; Topics covered in this bulletin: The Watch List New Law General levy... Taxing joint ventures Dominic Robertson and Emma Game consider the tax issues affecting the formation, operation and termination of corporate joint ventures. Joint ventures are an increasingly popular means of achieving commercial goals: they are used, for example, to pool bu... Competition and Regulatory Newsletter EU General Court annuls European Commission’s UPS/TNT prohibition decision EU General Court annuls European Commission’s UPS/TNT prohibition decision In a ruling issued on 7 March 2017 the General Court annulled the decision by the European Commission to ... Tax and the City briefing for March 2017 Jeanette Zaman and Zoe Andrews compare the Upper Tribunal’s decision in GDF with the First-tier Tribunal’s decision in Smith and Nephew (both cases on GAAP-compliant accounts and “fairly represents”); and discuss the Upper Tribunal... P&E Update: Employment/Employee Benefits Bulletin Spring Budget; new regulatory references regime; “principal purpose” of organised grouping; no harassment on claimed disability; Redundancy reason for dismissal; ICO consults on GDPR consent; Topics covered in this bulletin: New Law Spring Budget Stateme... P&E Update: Pensions Bulletin Green Paper; PPF consultation; deadline for former COSRS; Corporate Governance Code; auto-enrolment consultation; Overseas transfer charge; Scottish equalisation; Firefighters’ transitional provisions; Plumber was worker; Topics covered in this bulletin: ... Counter-currents to Three Rivers: Legal advice privilege in Hong Kong Financial institutions have recently been scrutinised by a host of stakeholders, from financial regulators to anxious shareholders. The result is an increase in the number and scale of regulatory investigations and other proceedings. The English position ...