Roadmap from the EU Commission supporting sustainable carbon removal solutions
The EU Commission has published a Roadmap relating to an initiative supporting the development of sustainable carbon removal solutions. The initiative aims to develop a long term vision for...
View ArticleUK to suspend competition law for parts of fuel sector to enable supply
The UK Government has issued a joint statement with various players in the UK fuel sector confirming that the Government will temporarily exempt the industry from UK competition law for the purpose...
View ArticleQuarterly Fraud and Corruption Enforcement update - October 2021
Please click here to download our quarterly Fraud and Corruption Enforcement update. Here we provide a quick overview of the recent key developments relating to criminal investigations and enforcement...
View ArticleRussian-Netherlands tax treaty denunciation: restructuring options for...
Overview Russia has signed a law denouncing the double taxation treaty (DTT) with the Netherlands. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs notified the Netherlands about the adoption of the relevant...
View ArticleLawbite: VAT liability on dilapidations
HMRC Brief 12 (2020) In September 2020 HM Revenue & Customs indicated a change of approach to the VAT treatment of compensation and termination payments by issuing Brief 12 (2020). Due to the...
View ArticleLawbite: Spectre of rent arrears looms large
London Trocadero (2015) LLP v Picturehouse Cinemas Ltd and others [2021] EWHC 2591 (Ch) In the week when the pandemic delayed James Bond film “No Time to Die” was finally released, the High Court has...
View ArticleLawbite: COVID commercial rent arrears the £7 billion question
UK Government mandates arbitration for commercial rent arrears claim resolution Over the summer the UK Government announced its proposed approach to commercial rent arrears incurred during the...
View ArticleThe Pensions Regulator's criminal sanctions policy: a delicate balancing act
The Pensions Regulator (the Regulator) issued its finalised criminal offences policy (the Policy) on 29 September 2021. This provides guidance on its approach to the investigation and prosecution of...
View ArticleThe impact of the cybercrimes act on electronic communication and service...
The implementation of the Cybercrimes Act has imposed stringent obligations on electronic communication and service providers (“ECSPs”), and the Cybercrimes Act is of particular importance to ECSPs in...
View ArticleSaudi Data Protection Law 2021
On September 24, 2021, Saudi Arabia enacted its first comprehensive data protection law [1]. It is also expected that the Regulations will provide further details on the implementation of the Personal...
View ArticleWorkers in Italy required to have a green pass to enter the workplace
Italy's “green pass” confirms vaccination status or that individuals have tested negative or recovered from COVID-19. When the green pass was first launched in Italy in June 2021, it was designed to...
View ArticleCan the Belgian domestic general anti-abuse rule be invoked to determine...
Can the Belgian domestic general anti-abuse rule be invoked to determine which double taxation treaty should apply? The general anti-abuse rule (GAAR) in the Belgian income tax code (BITC) defines tax...
View ArticleGreat Britain (GB) REACH Downstream User Import Notification (DUIN)...
The DUIN submission deadline is fast approaching. Any GB based entity that imports or intends to import any chemical substance(s) (including within mixtures) into GB, at or above 1 tonne per year,...
View ArticleL'article 344, §1 du CIR peut-il être invoqué pour déterminer la convention...
L'article 344, §1 du CIR peut-il être invoqué pour déterminer la convention de prévention de double imposition applicable ? L'article 344, §1 du Code des impôts sur les revenus (CIR) définit l'abus ...
View ArticleKan art. 344, §1 van het WIB worden ingeroepen om te bepalen welk...
Art. 344, §1 van het Wetboek van de inkomstenbelastingen (WIB) definieert fiscaal misbruik door te verwijzen naar de bepalingen van het WIB. In de doctrine is reeds de vraag opgeworpen of deze...
View ArticleA new regulatory gold standard: Opportunities to align US-UK digital...
Following the end of the Brexit transition period HM Treasury, the US Department of the Treasury and regulators on both sides of the Atlantic have continued to meet under the auspices of the US/UK...
View ArticleCompetition, Foreign Investment and Trade Bulletin - June-August 2021
We are pleased to present Eversheds Sutherland’s quarterly Competition, Foreign Investment and Trade Bulletin. Produced by our international Competition, EU and Trade team, the bulletin provides you...
View ArticleNederlandse pensioenfondsen lopen ruim voor op ESG wetgeving
In this podcast Eric Bergamin and Yeliz Tintin briefly discuss (in Dutch) the impact of ESG policy on Dutch pension funds....
View ArticleThe EU Q&A on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services...
The European Commission published its questions and answers (the “Q&As”) on application of Regulation EU 2019/2088 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector (“SFDR”)...
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