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EUIPO publishes study analysing the link between global counterfeiting and labour exploitation
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has published a study investigating the empirical connection between global counterfeit trade and labour exploitation, finding that weak governance, limited rule‑of‑law enforcement and social vulnerability create conditions in which counterfeiting and forced labour flourish. The study shows...
EU adopts regulation to gradually phase out Russian gas imports
The Council of the European Union has adopted a regulation phasing out Russian imports of pipeline gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) into the EU, marking a step forward in delivering the REPowerEU objective of ending the EU’s reliance on Russian energy, responding to ongoing risks stemming from Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and its...
ASA rulings—28 January 2026
As part of its ongoing regulatory oversight of pricing transparency in the travel and aviation sectors, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld complaints against TUI UK Ltd t/a TUI and easyJet Airline Co Ltd concerning misleading price claims on their websites. The rulings address the presentation and substantiation of headline prices,...
Question of the week: Amendments made to the International Tax Compliance Regulations 2015 (2015 regs) by the International Tax Compliance (Amendment) Regulations 2025 have introduced a new mandatory AEOI registration requirement for certain trusts which are 'specified non-reporting financial institutions'. Is registration for AEOI now required in the following circumstances? (i)Trusts with a trust corporation trustee but trust income is not 50% from investments (ii) Trustee-documented trusts without 50% Discretionary Fund Manager managed investments (iii)Trusts with individual lay trustees holding private company shares with substantial dividends.
This Q&A considers recent amendments introducing mandatory AEOI registration for certain trusts. It asks whether registration is required in cases such as: (i)Trusts with a corporate trustee but less than 50% investment income (ii) Trustee-documented trusts without 50% DFM-managed investments and (iii)Trusts with lay trustees holding private...
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