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Intellectual property

Supreme Court rules no employer is "too big to pay" employees for inventions of outstanding benefit

A recent Supreme Court ruling supports the right for employees to receive compensation for inventions that lead to an outstanding

Competition, antitrust and trade

New powers for the CMA in 2020?

Increased enforcement powers for the UK regulator point to greater alignment of consumer protection and competition regimes.

Corporate

The appointment and removal of directors without being included in the agenda of the general shareholders meeting

The Companies Act sets out certain cases in which the board may appoint or remove directors, even if such decision

Tax

The digital economy and the OECD's proposal to address current business models: radical change?

On 9 October 2019, the OECD opened a public consultation on the proposal for a unified approach to reform nexus

Employment and pensions

Statements of investment principles: what is changing?

On 1 October 2019, the first of two sets of changes relating to schemes' statements of investment principles (SIP) took

The Built Environment

Green and pleasant spaces

The residential property market is embracing ideas of wellbeing amid a growth in regulatory activity in and around ideas of

IT and data

Strong authentication in Spain: additional time to implement the requirements established in the PSD2

While payment service providers should have implemented strong customer authentication mechanisms to provide their services from 14 September 2019, a

Employment and pensions

Scope and content of the new business obligation to keep a salary register

Royal Decree-Law 6/2019, of 1 March, on urgent measures for equal treatment and opportunities between women and men in employment