On 10 January 2020, the European Union’s 5th Money Laundering Directive came into force, after its introduction in March 2018. This marks the deadline for all EU states to implement its requirements.
Airbnb has avoided French regulations applicable to estate agents by successfully arguing before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that it is merely an “information society service” (ISS).
High Court judges have rejected Gina Miller’s case arguing that Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament was “an unlawful abuse of power” but permitted an immediate appeal to the Supreme Court on 17th September due to the important points of law at stake.
French President, Emmanuel Macron might have emerged as the superstar of digital taxes after the recent G7 meetings, but the UK is catching up, with provisions that will divide the British technological, financial, and legal landscape.
British lawyers based in Brussels are taking Belgian citizenship to continue practising before the European courts post-Brexit.
The Home Office has rejected new advice published in a report by the Joint Committee on Human Rights that proposes a 28-day limit on immigration detention to prevent the current system from being “slow, unfair and expensive”.
Traders from Barclays, RBS, JP Morgan, Citigroup and MUFG have been fined €1.07 billion by the European Commission for rigging the foreign exchange market.
Google has been fined £1.28 billion by the EU for anti-competitive behaviour.
The chocolate brand Kit Kat loses a legal battle to protect its famous four bar design from its rivals.