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Briefing Notes
Regulation
CMA Proposes to Designate Microsoft with Strategic Market Status in Business Software and Publishes Cloud Services Progress Update
SMS designation gives the CMA bespoke powers over Microsoft's bundling and AI integration at the exact moment Copilot is embedding itself in UK workplaces.
M&A
Secretary of State Closes DMGT/Telegraph Merger Inquiry After Finding Acquisition No Longer in Progress or Contemplation
Dual-track media M&A review means any Telegraph buyer must satisfy both competition and plurality tests simultaneously, from day one.
AI & Law
IMF Bangkok Meetings Surface AI Investment and Chinese Tech Competition as the Two Forces Reshaping Global Economic and Regulatory Strategy
Chinese AI entering Western markets at near-zero cost forces procurement lawyers to price security and governance risk that pure economics would otherwise ignore.
Disputes
Omaze Appeals Against HMRC Over VAT Treatment of Paid Entries in Luxury House Prize Draws
The case tests whether prize-draw entry fees fall within standard VAT, with sector-wide implications.
International
Global Fraud and Asset Tracing Law Guide Launches as AI and Cryptoassets Reshape Cross-Border Recovery Practice
Cryptoassets and AI fraud techniques are forcing asset recovery practitioners to combine traditional freezing orders with entirely new tracing methodologies across dozens of jurisdictions simultaneously.