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Competition Law in the Digital Age This edition covers the European Commission’s proposed Digital Markets Act, the German Digitalisation Act, the UK probe into Google’s Privacy Sandbox project and the international review of the Google / Fitbit transaction.  Our Competiti... Reinventing the 9-5 - Working from... where? And when? The legal restrictions preventing us from attending the workplace unless it is not “reasonably possible” to work from home no longer apply. Instead, we now have legal restrictions on gatherings, unless these are “reasonably necessary&rdq... Pensions Bulletin - March 2021 In this month’s Pensions Bulletin, we consider three significant consultations regarding the Pension Regulator (TPR) and its powers: the proposed approach of TPR to the new criminal sanctions under the Pension Schemes Act 2021 (PSA), the draft conso... Competition & Regulatory Newsletter (10 - 23 March 2021) National Security and Investment Bill update: UK Government refines definitions of high risk sectors that require notification and BEIS publishes new factsheet National Security and Investment Bill update: UK Government refines definitions of high risk s... Diversity and inclusion: a regulatory issue In this blog post we reflect on recent speeches delivered by the Financial Conduct Authority on the importance of diversity and inclusion. Tax Day! The UK Government has, in its own words, published "more than 30 tax updates, consultations and documents in a move to strengthen policymaking and modernise UK tax system" as part of the tax policies and consultations update on 23 March 2021, ot... Sales out of administration in the UK - The top five things for potential buyers to know The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has seen some well-established and high profile names, particularly on the British high street, enter into UK insolvency processes. Debenhams, Arcadia, Laura Ashley, Oasis, Warehouse and Jaeger are just some of the b... Extra-territoriality in a post-Brexit world As UK and EU businesses grapple with the complexities of the post-Brexit world, one of the first key questions for businesses from a data privacy perspective is whether their processing is subject to the UK or EU regime (or both). This briefing consi... Tax and the City Review for March 2021 Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews look at Budget 2021 and the review of bank taxation in particular; the publication by the OECD of the International Compliance Assurance Programme handbook; and the CA decision in Eastern Power Networks. Budget 2021 announces an... Is your joint copyright work purple or red/blue? Joint ownership of copyright can be a commercial headache. It is important to be aware of the final decision in the drama of Martin v Kogan in relation to the screenplay of Hollywood film Florence Foster Jenkins. The case is significan...