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Nuclear energy: a new atomic age? Nuclear energy’s resurgence has continued at pace over the past year. Around the world, policymakers, developers and investors are showing renewed interest in conventional nuclear power, whilst the race to commercialise small modular reactors (“SMRs”) and...
  • Energy Transition
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Horizon Scanning 2026 Podcast Launch Series: Energy Transition Join Simon Nicholls and Oly Moir as they explore the shifting landscape of the global energy transition in 2026.
  • Energy Transition
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UK Energy and Infrastructure With Government’s 10‑Year Infrastructure Strategy highlighting £725 billion of funding over the next decade across transport, energy networks, nuclear power, water, and social infrastructure, there are undoubtedly opportunities for investment in the...
  • Digital
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Digital regulation: Navigating diverging paths Recent years have seen a proliferation of digital regulation. The (often overlapping) regimes emerging across the globe are creating an increasingly fragmented picture internationally, with that outlook further compounded by the impact of geopolitical...
  • Digital
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AI update for 2026 As AI continues to transform the business landscape, staying ahead of legal developments in this space has never been more critical. Global regulation poses a particular challenge, with jurisdictions adopting divergent approaches amid fierce international...
  • Digital
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Dealmaking in AI infrastructure Investment in digital infrastructure has grown year-on-year since the turn of the century, but the recent AI revolution has catalysed exponential growth, driving M&A activity to an all-time high. We examine whether this is a bubble or a sustained boom...
  • Digital
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Get smart: data portability is moving from concept to reality Data sharing is set to be turbocharged in the UK and EU through new schemes centred on customer-directed data portability. Ambition for these schemes is high, as drivers of competition, innovation and growth, including in the UK’s latest industrial...
  • Digital
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UK and EU Shifts in Consumer Protection Consumer protection in the UK and Europe is entering a new era. In the UK, the enhanced regime introduced by the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA) is well underway, while in the EU the new Commission has released initial...
  • Digital
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Horizon Scanning 2026 Podcast Launch Series: Digital In this episode of our Horizon Scanning 2026 launch series, Simon Nicholls and Laura Houston unpack what 2026 holds for organisations navigating the digital space.
  • Crisis Management
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The enforcement landscape UK regulators and prosecuting authorities are signalling a decisive shift toward tougher enforcement in 2026. Armed with new legislative tools, advanced analytics and stronger penalties, authorities are creating a higher-risk environment for corporates....
  • Crisis Management
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Corporate criminal liability Since the Bribery Act in 2010, corporate criminal liability in the UK has continued to expand and that trend has accelerated in recent years. The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) marked a major shift, introducing an expanded...
  • Crisis Management
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The activist agenda Shareholder activism remained firmly on the corporate agenda in 2025, with activists proving resilient despite market uncertainty. Reflecting wider market trends, it was a year of two halves as year-on-year activity levels were relatively subdued in the...
  • Crisis Management
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Cyber lessons to take into 2026 As we start 2026, the cyber threat landscape continues to evolve at pace. Organisations are grappling with increasingly challenging attacks, while legislators respond with new frameworks designed to strengthen resilience and accountability. 
  • Crisis Management
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An inflexion point for litigation funding? Litigation funding has an important but contentious role at the heart of the civil justice system. The law has tolerated its growth because it can open up access to justice for people who could not otherwise afford it. For international investors, though,...
  • Crisis Management
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Class actions in England and Wales 2026 Class actions continue to play a prominent role in the legal landscape of England and Wales. New trends are emerging across competition, securities and ESG litigation, reshaping both opportunities and challenges for stakeholders. This article explores the...
  • Crisis Management
  • Podcast
Horizon Scanning 2026 Podcast Launch Series: Crisis Management In this episode of our 2026 launch series, join Simon Nicholls and Gayathri Kamalanathan as they explore the theme of Crisis Management.
  • Governance & Sustainability
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Employment Rights Act 2025 The Employment Rights Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025, representing the most significant reform of employment law in a generation.
  • Digital
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Key Developments in UK and EU Consumer Protection 2025 has seen significant developments in the consumer protection space, both in the UK and at the European level. In this podcast, Annalisa Tosdevin talks to two of Slaughter and May’s consumer law specialists, Tim Blanchard and Lisa Wright, about the...
  • Governance & Sustainability
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COP30 Unpacked Our three-part COP30 podcast series where we will be discussing the key topics from the climate change conference.
  • Governance & Sustainability
  • Podcast
Accelerating action: Insights from the UN Business and Human Rights Forum The 14th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights brought together businesses, human rights professionals and rightsholders from across the world to discuss how businesses can step up amidst global challenges.
  • Digital
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Digital transformation – what happens when projects go wrong? In this Digital Horizon Scanning podcast, Kristina Locmele, Ella Williams, and Richard McDonnell discuss what happens when digital transformation projects go wrong. The conversation covers the causes and impact of tech failures, regulatory responses and...
  • Capital Flows
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2025 UK Autumn Budget Update In this Horizon Scanning podcast recorded one day after the budget, Simon Nicholls and Mike Lane take stock of the "smorgasbord" of changes and look forward to what might play out over the months ahead.
  • Digital
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Managing Cyber Supply Chain Risk Richard Jeens, Laura Houston and Alex Buchanan discuss the growing threat of supply chain attacks.
  • Digital
  • Podcast
The Interaction of Data Privacy and AI Rebecca Cousin and Cindy Knott discuss the interaction between data privacy and AI technologies.