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Fiscal State aid - some limits emerging at last? Article by William Watson on the threat from State aid to well-established tax practices and principles, but also on the signs of real resistance. In my introductory chapter last year (“Fiscal State aid: the Kraken Wakes?”), I wrote about a slumbering mon... Joint Ventures in China – Getting Started Joint ventures in China offer significant opportunities for overseas companies. Joint ventures in China offer significant opportunities for overseas companies. China is in the process of relaxing its foreign ownership restrictions in certain industries, w... Brexit: Edging Closer This briefing contains an overview of the most-discussed aspects of the Withdrawal Agreement and the Political Declaration On 14 November, the UK Government and European Commission published a further version of the Withdrawal Agreement in relation ... Real Estate Newsletter Relief from forfeiture; Japanese knotweed; empty property rates; injunction; conditional break; urban explorers Topics include: relief from forfeiture - Vauxhall Motors v The Manchester Ship Canal Japanese knotweed - Network Rail Infrastructure v William... Competition and Regulatory Newsletter Commission seeks feedback on commitments offered by Disney in pay-TV investigation Commission seeks feedback on commitments offered by Disney in pay-TV investigation The European Commission is seeking feedback on whether to accept commitments offered by D... Tax and the City briefing for November 2018 Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews examine the new hybrid capital instrument regime and the legislative change to combat ‘offshore looping’. They also look at the decisions in GDF Suez Teesside and Volkswagen Financial Services A new, non-sector speci... Cookie consent and the GDPR: a recipe for disaster? This article discusses the complex area of cookie consent post-GDPR and analyses the different approaches organisations have taken to this issue. The arrival of the GDPR has added another layer of complexity to an already difficult area of privacy law. It... Incentives Bulletin High Court dismissed claim that use of malus clause was unfair; Budget 2018; PRA Remuneration compliance; HMRC ERS bulletin: non-statutory clearance for share scheme queries Topics covered in this bulletin: High Court dismissed claim that use of a malus ... Brexit Essentials: No deal - the competition regime This briefing considers what we now know about the future application of the EU and UK antitrust rules in a no deal scenario On 30 October 2018 the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a series of statements setting out how it intends to pro... Cryptocurrencies and other virtual assets: Hong Kong's new approach The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued two publications on 1 November 2018 setting out a new regulatory approach for virtual assets. The SFC’s new approach is described in further detail in our Client Briefing. The Hong Kong Securiti...