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P&E Update: Employment/Employee Benefits Bulletin Trade Union Act; Gender pay gap reporting; new rates and limits; Plumber was “worker”; Recognition of “sweetheart” union; Subject access request; Apprenticeship levy; Corporate governance Topics covered in this bulletin: New Law Trade Union Act: implemen... P&E Update: Pensions Bulletin Pensions advice allowance; PPF levy ceiling and compensation cap; LTA protection exemptions; Regulations on earning triggers and qualifying earning band; cohabitee nomination form discriminatory Topics covered in this bulletin: The Watch List New Law Pen... Conflicting counterfactuals: The High Court disagrees with the CAT, ruling that MasterCard's multilateral interchange fees are lawful Explores the different approaches taken by the High Court and the CAT to damages claims against MasterCard, and what might happen next The High Court’s judgment concerned substantially similar issues to those addressed by the CAT in July 2016. In that ear... Competition and Regulatory Newsletter Buyer(s) beware – the European Commission imposes fines of €68 million on participants in a car battery purchasing cartel Buyer(s) beware – the European Commission imposes fines of €68 million on participants in a car battery purchasing cartel The Europea... Share splitting and takeover schemes: the Dee Valley case A short briefing note on the High Court's ruling in Re Dee Valley Group plc and its implications for takeovers implemented by way of schemes of arrangement In Re Dee Valley Group plc, the court was asked to consider the validity of splitting shareholdings... P&E Update: Employment/Employee Benefits Bulletin Trade Union Act; New rates of National Living Wage; Refusal of time off; Dismissal for using confidential information; Employer made unlawful offer; Gender pay gap; Topics covered in this bulletin: New Law Trade Union Act 2016: implementation dates New r... P&E Update: Pensions Bulletin Gender pay gap; anti-franking incorrect benefit quotes; Age discrimination transitional pension provisions; link between injury and benefit; ICO guidance; pensions tax on overseas pensions   Topics covered in this bulletin: The Watch List New Law Gender ... Tax and the City briefing for February 2017 Jeanette Zaman and Zoe Andrews discuss, inter alia, the impact of Brexit on financial services and the Commission's preliminary view on possible State aid in favour of GDF Suez. As a hard Brexit is announced, financial services welcome the confirmati... Implementation of the Damages Directive across the EU Update on the implementation process and the scope for a harmonised cross-EU approach; key implications for clients potentially involved in competition damages actions The Damages Directive, which seeks to promote and harmonise the private enforcement of ... Competition and Regulatory Newsletter ECJ dismisses majority of appeals in bathroom fittings cartel cases ECJ dismisses majority of appeals in bathroom fittings cartel case The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has handed down its judgments on appeals against the General Court’s rulings in the ...