A new ‘small business conciliation service’ (SBCS) will be set up to help resolve disputes between small businesses and the large firms that are their clients, particularly in relation to […]
Continue Reading →Until relatively recently companies doing business in Shanghai had very little choice about where to refer disputes for arbitration. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →A ruling by a US court has highlighted why businesses should not rely on general insurance policies to provide cover for cyber risks, an expert has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →BT and EE have asked the UK’s lead competition authority to fast-track its review of their proposed merger. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Broadband providers in China must outline steps to improve the speed of their services and lower the prices they charge, the Chinese premier Li Keqiang has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →BT will need to give rival telecoms operators in the UK physical access to its network infrastructure under plans outlined by Ofcom. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Hong Kong-based telecoms giant Hutchison Whampoa could look to expand its business into more European telecoms markets if economic conditions are favourable, an expert has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The Hong Kong-based provider of internet TV subscription service NOW TV could not prevent Sky using the same name for a similar service in the UK because it did not […]
Continue Reading →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
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