New rules requiring multinational companies to report on profits earned and taxes paid on a country-by-country basis will be a “game changer” in the international fight against corporate tax avoidance, […]
Continue Reading →The European Commission is expected to begin exercising greater scrutiny over the crowdfunding sector, presenting a risk to any businesses which have failed to account for VAT on the crowdfunding […]
Continue Reading →The Australian government will introduce a package of anti-avoidance measures targeting the tax arrangements of “30 identified multinational companies” but will not replicate the UK’s diverted profits tax. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →Privacy watchdogs from around the world will assess how websites and mobile apps for children collect personal data and how they address the issue of parental consent to that data […]
Continue Reading →New rules applicable to payments made by Chinese companies to ‘related’ companies offshore will prevent them from artificially shifting profits to lower tax jurisdictions through “unreasonable” service and royalty payments, […]
Continue Reading →BT’s plans to develop improved broadband infrastructure would be put at risk if Ofcom decided to force it to sell off its Openreach division, the company’s chief executive has said. […]
Continue Reading →The UK government can press ahead with implementing policies on ultrafast broadband and the liberation of more radio frequency bands to help support business growth now the general election result […]
Continue Reading →The European Commission will not be able to move quickly enough to tackle anti-competitive tax practices by the different member states without “at least” a single corporate tax base and […]
Continue Reading →The success of the European Commission’s new digital single market strategy will largely depend on the ability of telecoms operators to invest in new infrastructure, experts have said. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →The EU’s highest court has dismissed two legal challenges brought by Spain against plans to create a new system of unitary patent protection for participating EU countries. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →A UK landowner does not have the right to require the removal of telecoms equipment legally installed by the tenant until the tenancy agreement comes to an end, a county […]
Continue Reading →The European Commission will launch a comprehensive assessment of the role of online platforms including search engines, social media and price comparison sites by the end of 2015, as part […]
Continue Reading →The EU’s 2014 Public Procurement Directive softened the rules preventing companies from bidding for public contracts where they, or their directors, had been convicted of certain economic crimes. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →Major UK internet service providers (ISPs) will block access to websites that enable applications to be downloaded and used to access copyright infringing material following a High Court ruling in […]
Continue Reading →If the European Commission finds against Ireland in its investigation into possible state aid given to US based technology company Apple, any resulting state aid repayment by Apple could be […]
Continue Reading →Rules requiring EU countries to tackle fraud and counterfeiting through non-cash means of payment could be updated to reflect new payment technologies, the European Commission has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →FOCUS: UK businesses need fast and reliable internet connections to compete in the global market. It is a need that has been recognised in the manifestos of the two main […]
Continue Reading →FOCUS: The future of the ‘sharing economy’ of ride-sharing apps, accommodation-sharing websites and money lending services will be shaped by how competition law deals with emerging innovators, and how that […]
Continue Reading →China will remove export tariffs in rare metals, according to a Ministry of Finance statement quoted by Reuters . Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →DiploFoundation a non-profit organisation with offices in Malta, Geneva and Belgrade which offers postgraduate level academic courses and training workshops on a variety of diplomacy-related topics. The organisation has put […]
Continue Reading →The EU’s highest court has confirmed that LG Display must pay a €210 million fine for participating in cartel activity in the liquid crystal display (LCD) panels market. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →A recent dispute shows how even a new uniform data protection law for the entire EU might not prevent regulators from interpreting those rules differently, to the potential detriment of […]
Continue Reading →A new anti-terror surveillance law being proposed to the French parliament will affect businesses as well as individuals in France, says Paris-based Diane Mullenex of Pinsent Masons, the law firm […]
Continue Reading →Finnish telecoms company Nokia is to buy French rival Alcatel-Lucent in an all-shares deal that values Alcatel-Lucent at €15.6 billion (US$16.6 billion). Read Complete Article
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