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IT and data

The Information Commissioner's Office proposes fine methodology for data breaches

UK data protection regulator's draft fines regime looks to weigh up the ability to pay proposed penalties, any undue financial

Tax

OECD and G20 confirm commitment to long-term solutions to digital economy tax challenges

International tax community seeks to keep up the pace of reform for taxing highly digitalised multinational enterprises with detailed blueprints

The Built Environment

UK government to review Energy National Policy Statements

The government has announced that it will review its National Policy Statements for Energy (NPSs) in response to a recent

Tax

Final approval by the Spanish Parliament of the Draft Law on the Tax on Certain Digital Services

On 7 October 2020, the Senate plenary session definitively approved the Bill on the Tax on Certain Digital Services. The

Employment and pensions

Coronavirus Job Support Scheme set to change the pensions picture from November

Employers need to review pension and life assurance arrangements as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ends and the Job Support

Financial Services

Quincecare: a challenge to fintechs providing business banking services

As more businesses switch from traditional banks to digital services, fintech providers remain duty bound to protect against fraud which

Intellectual property

Designs first published in the UK ineligible for EU unregistered designs protection

Designs first disclosed in the UK will no longer be eligible for protection, requiring UK designers to be creative in

Financial Services

Regulation of DeFi: a perspective from Singapore

A radical shift in distribution structures brought about by decentralised finance will require a rethinking of how financial products and