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  02/07/2025

  England and Wales

  Ap­pren­tice­ship funding reforms: Strategic investment or lost op­por­tun­it­ies?

  Last month the government announced a strategic shift in funding for Level 7 apprenticeships. From 1 January 2026 levy-paying employers will only be able to use the funds they have paid into the levy and will not receive additional co-investment for most learners aged 22 and over. In order to “back the next generation” and increase British workers’ skills, the government will increase its focus on training those aged 21 and under.[1] The change forms part of the government’s ‘Plan for Change’ which seeks to align immigration policy with domestic skills development...

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  26/06/2025

  Hungary

  Hungary to implement new laws on registration and termination procedures of legal entities in 2027

  On 1 January 2027, Hungary will replace the current laws regulating the registration, supervision and termination of legal entities with new legislation. These new laws will streamline and centralise the registration and oversight of legal entities, introducing new procedures and mechanisms to ensure their increased level of compliance.Hungary’s parliament has just adopted two acts implementing these systematic changes, the most important elements of which are the following:Unified registration system: the registration of all legal entities (i.e. all types of business associations, the Hungarian...

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  25/06/2025

  Hungary

  Hungary amends FDI regime by adjusting deadlines and extending the scope of preemption rights

  The amendment extends the deadline provided to the Hungarian minister of domestic economy for the examination of transactions falling within the scope of the FDI Decree from 30 business days to 45 business days starting from the date of notification. This deadline may be further prolonged three times by 30 business days if the minister deems it necessary for the clarification of the transaction’s facts ahead of its decision on acknowledgement or prohibition of the transaction.In addition, if the minister prohibits a notified transaction, Hungary can exercise the right of pre-emption over...

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  19/06/2025

  United Kingdom

  Strategic expansion to India: A new chapter for UK higher education

  In Autumn 2024, the Indian government opened its doors for universities across the globe. Following multiple failed attempts in the past, with concerns that foreign universities could increase costs, last year, India’s University Grants Commission (“UGC”) released a new set of regulations, allowing foreign higher educational institutions to establish campuses in India for the first time.The University of Southampton was the first UK university to receive approval from the UGC and is expected to admit its first cohort of students in August 2025. Similarly, the University of Liverpool...

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  22/05/2025

  Europe

  European Commission clarifies literacy requirements under the AI Act

  The European Commission (EC) has published a FAQ on AI Literacy to further clarify the meaning of Artificial Intelligence literacy and the best efforts that organisations subject to the AI Act must undertake. The FAQ comes in response to Article 4 of the AI Act, which since February 2025 requires all providers and deployers of AI systems operating in the EU to ensure a “sufficient level of AI literacy” among employees and relevant third parties, such as contractors.What the AI literacy requirements mean for your organisationUnder the AI Act, organisations that develop, deploy or put...

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  13/05/2025

  Belgium

  Taxation of Capital Gains on Financial Assets: New Leak from the Arizona Government?

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  You might remember that the coalition agreement, known as the "Arizona agreement" which led to the formation of the new Belgian government, contained a comprehensive tax chapter, notably including the introduction of taxation of capital gains on financial assets.Already extensively discussed, commented on and detailed, we thought we knew the main points. However, a first draft of the text was widely leaked, first on social media (perhaps the trend of the moment...), before being picked up by the press.It must be noted that it brings its share of surprises, sometimes happy, more often less so.Below...

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