Baker & McKenzie’s August European tax newsletter examines developments in Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Russia, Spain and the UK, including the Commission asking Belgium to amend discriminatory withholding tax provisions.

The German Government resolved a new law on 25 August that bans the use of Facebook research for hiring decisions in Germany (Beschäftigtendatenschutzgesetz). Baker & McKenzie reports.

Baker & McKenzie's newsletter highlights recent developments concerning carbon capture and storage (CCS) around the world. This edition covers topics including: Germany agrees to draft CCS legislation; and UK DECC publishes initial guidance documents for NER300.

Guidance on the movement of managers and professionals, trainees and business visitors - from short trips to long-term assignments. Jurisdictions covered in the Handbook include most of the 38 countries where Baker & McKenzie has offices, from Australia to Venezuela.

This newsletter, compiled by Baker & McKenzie partners and lawyers across the globe, gives a summary of the latest wealth-management-related legal developments.

Each year, Baker & McKenzie produces Doing Business in Russia - a comprehensive guide for companies operating in or considering investment into the Russian Federation. The guide presents an overview of the key aspects of the Russian legal system and regulation of business activities in this country...view abstract

This alert from Baker & McKenzie sets out the current state of the recently adopted private fund regulatory reforms in the US, and explores their impact on non-US fund managers.

Baker & McKenzie reports that the Government has issued a discussion paper setting out its approach to the restriction of tax relief on pension benefits from 6 April 2011. It is looking to replace the Labour Government's policy of restricting tax relief for those earning over £130,000.

On 27 July 2010, HM Treasury published details of the aims and scope of the interim improvements to the UK's controlled foreign companies rules and the options for the introduction of a foreign branch profits exemption that were anticipated in the UK Government's Emergency Budget on 22 June.

This newsletter by Baker & McKenzie covers developments in privacy law such as: European Commission updates controller to processor model clauses, Data protection issues associated with WEEE Directive; and Spanish Data Protection Agency issues its 2009 Annual Report.