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Changes to the Electronic Communications Code This briefing examines the Government's proposed changes to the Electronic Communications Code, giving operators a new route to seek Code rights. The Government has responded to the consultation on the Electronic Communications Code and introduced legisla... Real Estate Newsletter Party walls, Land Transaction Tax, electronic execution, forfeiture and CVAs, email exchange, part of the land, leasehold restriction Topics include: Party walls Land Transaction Tax Electronic execution Forfeiture and CVAs - Discovery (Northampton) v De... Getting the Deal Through: Tax on Inbound Investment Gareth Miles and Tanja Velling contribute the UK chapter to this publication which provides expert local insight into the regulation of taxation on inbound investments in unfamiliar jurisdictions. Expert local insight into the regulation of taxation on i... Competition & Regulatory Newsletter European Commission imposes interim measures on Broadcom The European Commission has imposed interim measures on Broadcom in relation to exclusivity practices in TV and modem chipsets markets. The measures require Broadcom to stop applying certain provisi... The UK Stewardship Code 2020: Some key points This briefing provides a summary of the UK Stewardship Code 2020 published on 24 October 2019, and notes some of the key points and changes from the version consulted on, including the revised definition of stewardship, its revised structure and the fact ... Conforming interpretation revisited The UK’s First-tier Tax Tribunal's decision in Panayi has been published. Whilst the case was reminiscent of Gallaher  (previously discussed by Sara Luder), the Judge reached what looks like an opposing conclusion.  Continued focus of the SFC on the conduct of intermediaries involved in IPOs Continued focus of the SFC on the conduct of intermediaries involved in IPOs  Ms Julia Leung, the Securities and Futures Commission’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Intermediaries Division, reiterated in a recent speech that ... Incentives Bulletin executive director pension provision; ERS Bulletin 33; IR35 changes; GC100 and Investor Group guidance on directors’ remuneration reporting; FCA letter to level 1 firms  Topics covered in this bulletin: Investment Association’s guidelines on executive di... China Allows Access to Dual-class Securities Listed in Hong Kong via Southbound Stock Connect China Allows Access to Dual-class Securities Listed in Hong Kong via Southbound Stock Connect On 18 October 2019, the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange announced rule changes which will permit investors in China to trade shares of qu... First applications for interim relief by Mainland courts in support of Hong Kong arbitrations In this briefing, we set out the background to the Hong Kong-Mainland Arrangement on Interim Measures. The first applications have been made under the Hong Kong-Mainland Arrangement on Interim Measures since it came into force in 1 October 2019 and one ha...