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What does the UK Government’s proposed industrial strategy mean for UK competition policy? The UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy last month published its highly anticipated Green Paper on “Building our Industrial Strategy" The UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy last month published its highly... DOTAS: where are we now? Jeanette Zaman and James Hume examine the effects of the financial products hallmark (Tax Avoidance Schemes (Prescribed Descriptions of Arrangements) Regulations, SI 2006/1543, reg 19), introduced last year. Last year’s introduction of the financial produ... Restructuring Regimes at the Cross-Roads: Reform or Reflect? Considers the key elements of the EU harmonisation drive and asks whether this is the time to reform, or the time to pause and reflect.  In November 2016, the EU Commission published a draft directive that sets out an ambitious vision for partial ha... Insurance outlook 2017 A review of the ECJ’s ruling in McFadden v Sony, addressing the liability of providers of free and open Wi-Fi services for copyright infringement. This newsletter highlights selected legal and regulatory developments in insurance. In our 'Insu... P&E Update: Employment/Employee Benefits Bulletin Negligent dereliction of duty; refusal to move mobility clause; misuse of stolen confidential information; scope of collective bargaining; executive remuneration; high heels and dress codes Topics covered in this bulletin: Cases Round-up Gross misconduct... P&E Update: Pensions Bulletin Provision of information regulations; pensions tax on overseas pensions; Salary Sacrifice; Silentnight; LGPS; CETVs; unauthorised late PCLs; IORP II; First fines for master trusts; ICO Topics covered in this bulletin: The Watch List New Law Provision of ... Competition and Regulatory Newsletter EU ordered to pay over €50,000 in damages in first excessive length of proceedings case EU ordered to pay over €50,000 in damages in first excessive length of proceedings case The General Court has ordered the EU to pay over €50,000 in damages to Gascogne... Forewarned is forearmed: the learnings to take from the Dutch data security breach regime This briefing is part of a series of publications on the EU General Data Protection Regulation (the ‘GDPR’) which will apply in all Member States from 25 May 2018 This briefing is part of a series of publications on the EU General Data Protection Regulati... P&E Update: Employment/Employee Benefits Bulletin Employment law in 2017; CitySprint courier; relevance of expired warnings; employer’s knowledge; stress versus depression; gender pay gap reporting; executive pay Topics covered in this bulletin: New law What to expect in employment law in 2017 Cases Ro... P&E Update: Pensions Bulletin Select Committee report; Bulk DC transfers; FRC review pension disclosure; single guidance body; auto-enrolment review; FSCS compensation; Pension Scheme Newsletter; Gleeds Briggs; Levy Determination Topics covered in this bulletin: The Watch List New Law...