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AI tools under the antitrust spotlight, as Commission opens abuse of dominance cases into both Meta and Google
European Union, United Kingdom - December 19 2025 The European Commission has opened twin investigations into Meta and Google’s conduct in relation to generative AI assistants and related services…
Intel saga may finally be at an end, as EU General Court imposes reduced fine for "naked restrictions"
European Union - December 18 2025 On 10 December 2025, the EU General Court (the Court) ruled on Intel’s latest appeal against fines imposed on it by the European Commission for…
Fraud unravels all: judgment can be set aside against non-fraudulent parties
United Kingdom - December 18 2025 It is often said that “fraud unravels all”. In Lindsay et al v Outlook Finance Ltd and Butcher [2025] EWHC 3100 (KB) the High Court had to consider…
Trade benefit test: a win for the taxpayer in Boulting v HMRC
United Kingdom - December 18 2025 Share buybacks can be an important tool for shareholders to extract value and for companies to remove shareholders. For individual shareholders…
Fireworks for fiduciaries? Bonfire night judgment raises questions about Trustees’ behaviour in litigation
United Kingdom - December 18 2025 Macfarlanes has successfully obtained an order forcing two trustees, Christopher Burgess and Redshank Business Services Limited, to explain their…
Hotels: business rates changes in England - what commercial investors need to know
United Kingdom - December 18 2025 The Budget 2025 confirms a permanent reduction in business rates for eligible retail, leisure and hospitality (RHL) properties from April 2026…
HR briefing - December 2025
United Kingdom - December 18 2025 Welcome to this month's briefing for HR teams and in-house employment counsel - bringing you this month’s employment law highlights in an…
Corporate Law Update: 13 - 19 December 2025
United Kingdom - December 18 2025 The Private Equity Reporting Group (PERG) has published its 18th annual report on compliance with the Guidelines for Disclosure and Transparency in…
Court allows access to shareholder register for purpose of making “mini-tender” offer
United Kingdom - December 17 2025 The court had to consider whether the applicant’s motive for requesting access to the company’s register of members - to make an offer to a small…
The FCA’s Provisional Licenses Authorisation Regime
United Kingdom - December 17 2025 As part of the Government’s Regulation Action Plan published in March 2025, the government committed to working with the FCA to establish a…
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