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A round-up of EU competition law developments, including (amongst other things) the latest EUMR and Foreign Subsidies Regulation developments....
A round-up of UK competition law developments, including (amongst other things) the CMA’s response to the DBIST’s consultation on reforms to the UK...
A round-up of EU competition law developments, including (amongst other things) the Court of Justice issues judgment concerning a national reference...
This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes, from a UK perspective: (1) the FCA accepts commitments from 11 commodity futures...
Multi-jurisdictional foreign direct investment (FDI) control gridThis grid summarises when foreign direct investment (FDI) filings may be required in...
Market definition and analysis in competition lawMarket definition is the starting point for most competition law assessments and plays a central and...
Laos merger controlA conversation with David Fruitman, Regional Competition Counsel, and Kristy Newby, Country Managing Director, Lao PDR, at regional...
MJ merger grid—jurisdictionThe grid below sets out the notification thresholds as according to local legislation for all merger control regimes in the...
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
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