On an initial reading, there is a lot to get excited about in HMRC's second stage consultation on the tax treatment of asset holding...
OFSI has updated its blog to provide further guidance on post-Brexit sanctions.1) Russia sanctions - persons subject to Russia/Crimea...
Ah, Christmas – how I’ve missed thee. Crackers. Mulled wine. Goodwill to all men. And running downstairs to tear open the wrapping...
On 17 December 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published its new Data Sharing Code of Practice, as required under...
Despite concerns expressed by regulators and privacy activists, the use of facial recognition technology appears to be on the rise and is...
In this article my colleagues, Rohan Massey, Abbey Shaw and I consider the likelihood of an adequacy decision being granted in respect of...
On 9 December 2020, the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) - the governing body behind the Green Bond Principles, the...
As anticipated, EU foreign ministers have now signed off on powers to implement sanctions for human rights abuses.The "Action Plan on...
Both the US, and more recently, the UK have already implemented "Magnitsky-style" sanctions which target individuals and entities...
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted updated Recommendations on the European Essential Guarantees for surveillance...
In preparation for the post-Brexit sanctions regime, the Office of Foreign Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) published a blog which,...
I do not know if Elizabeth Denham, the UK's Information Commissioner, has written her letter to Santa this year but, if she has, I...
A couple of weeks ago, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the UK Government's ten-point plan to support the 2050 'net zero' target to...
In November, the UK Government announced a significant and wide-ranging package of reforms that, if adopted, will both recalibrate and...
In this podcast my partner, Anna Lawry, and I consider the Short Selling Regulation (SSR), which came into force in 2012, what it covers...
On 19 November the NCA published its Suspicious Activity Reports Annual Report 2020. The number of DAMLs (Defence Against Money...