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EU-UK double tax treaty dispute resolution after 2020 With effect from the end of the Brexit transition period, the UK will revoke the Double Taxation Dispute Resolution (EU) Regulations 2020 which had come into effect on 14 February 2020. The Regulations implemented the EU Directive on tax dispute resolutio... Website blocking injunctions – High Court takes another swing at illegal streaming One of the silver linings of lockdown living for many (and no doubt the bane for some) has been the abundance of live sport available on our TV and laptop screens. However, the increased number of people watching sport from the comfort of their own sofa h... Combatting cybercrime: the new Nominet and PIPCU landing pages for suspended criminal domains What happens when Nominet suspends a domain name for fraudulent activity?  Does it go back for sale? Does the affected brand owner buy it and maintain it as a defensive registration? What should happen? In what is reportedly the first registry-led initiat... Northern Ireland Protocol: agreement in principle The co-chairs of the EU-UK Joint Committee stated that, following their meeting on 8 December 2020, agreement in principle had been reached on the outstanding issues in relation to the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement and the Northern Ireland Pr... Northern Ireland Protocol: agreement in principle The co-chairs of the EU-UK Joint Committee stated that, following their meeting on 8 December 2020, agreement in principle had been reached on the outstanding issues in relation to the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement and the Northern Ireland Pr... Taxing multinationals: what the statistics reveal The net yield from the UK’s diverted profits tax (DPT) since it was introduced in April 2015, is £386m according to the latest statistics published by HMRC, way in excess of the £270m-£360m it was forecast to bring in up to and including 2019/20.  The pri... AML/CFT EU supervisory mechanism: EU and French reinforcements Regulatory change and development is frequent in the financial services sector and this has particularly been the case for the anti-money laundering (AML) and combating terrorism financing (CFT) legal framework. The framework has received much attention f... The Collapse of cryptography – considering the quantum threat to blockchain Is it possible for a blockchain solution to respect the fundamental principles of data protection and privacy? We have previously analysed this issue (see March of the Blocks) and concluded, generally speaking, yes. But does quantum change this? In our re... ENISA issues guidelines on securing the IoT supply chain On 9 November 2020, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) published its guidelines for securing the Internet of Things (IoT) supply chain (see the full report here). The report is relevant to all those developing, selling and using IoT devic... A new year, a new role: CMA to house new UK digital regulator Ending months of speculation about which UK regulator would take on this responsibility, on Friday, the government announced that the new Digital Markets Unit (or DMU) will be housed within the CMA from April 2021.   The DMU will have its work cut out, as...