23 May 2019
Is your IP structure at risk of HMRC investigation?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/is-your-ip-structure-at-risk-of-hmrc-investigation

Profit diversion remains high on HMRC's agenda. As a reminder of this, HMRC have launched a new Profit Diversion Compliance Facility (the PDCF)

23 May 2019
Is Operational resilience as important to the Financial Services sector as Financial Resilience?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/is-operational-resilience-as-important-to-the-financial-services-sector-as-financial-resilience

As technology advances, the capacity for damaging operational failures increases, particularly as banks look to upgrade their legacy systems by migrating to new network infrastructure.

23 May 2019
Global regulation threatens to take a bite out of the FAANGs
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/global-regulation-threatens-to-take-a-bite-out-of-the-faangs

A raft of new laws and closer regulatory scrutiny will be one of the biggest challenges for the FAANGs (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google, and similar companies) in 2019 and beyond.

23 May 2019
Effective risk mitigation in cross-border deals: Arbitration
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/effective-risk-mitigation-in-cross-border-deals-arbitration

Risk mitigation is an essential element of any cross-border deal or investment.

23 May 2019
Jurisdiction in Online Trade Mark Infringement Litigation
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/jurisdiction-in-online-trade-mark-infringement-litigation

So when your trade mark is infringed online in Europe, where should proceedings be brought?

23 May 2019
Can investigators seize personal data in a post-GDPR world?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/can-investigators-seize-personal-data-in-a-post-gdpr-world

Picture the scene; investigators of the European Commission burst into your offices, collect laptops and mobile phones of a number of employees and start to make copies of the data on these devices.

12 August 2019
Digital Platforms and the mandatory takedown code
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/digital-platforms-and-the-mandatory-take-down-code

The ACCC has recommended that a mandatory industry code be implemented to govern the take-down process of digital platforms operating in Australia. This is to more efficiently facilitate rightsholders' requests for the ...

23 May 2019
How to Control the New Industry? – The Digital Competition Expert Panel's Report
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/how-to-control-the-new-industry-the-digital-competition-expert-panel-report

The Panel has made it clear that various features of digital platforms result in markets "tipping" to a single winner in a short period.

23 May 2019
Rescission for misrepresentation: a lower hurdle for claimants in cases of fraud
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/rescission-for-misrepresentation-a-lower-hurdle-for-claimants-in-cases-of-fraud

Those seeking to unravel a contract on the basis of a pre-contractual fraudulent statement will not have to show that the statement in question was the reason they entered into the contract in order to succeed in their ...

23 May 2019
Could rolling out new technology leave you exposed under existing software licences?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/could-rolling-out-new-technology-leave-you-exposed-under-existing-software-licences

Increasingly competitive marketplaces require companies to keep up to date with the latest trends in technology so they can operate efficiently and provide customers with high quality services.