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Securing the future of AIM: London Stock Exchange seeks views Following the overhaul last year of the listing regime for Main Market companies, the London Stock Exchange has published a Discussion Paper on the future of AIM. In particular, it seeks views on how the overall market framework could be improved,...
BLOG: European Commission Publishes Updated EUDR Guidance, FAQs, and a Draft Delegated Act, in a Bid to Provide Further Simplifications This month, the European Commission published updated guidance, FAQs, and a draft Delegated Act for consultation, in order to “[provide] further simplifications and [reduce] the administrative burden to facilitate the implementation of the EU...
Tax and the City Review - April 2025 In their latest Tax and the City article, Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews consider: The implications for the insurance industry of the FTT’s decision in Hastings that the UK legislation was ineffective to prevent “offshore looping” of insurance services at the...
Podcast: Pensions Essentials highlights in March 2025 Join Dan Schaffer, Catrin Young and Karen Mumgaard in monthly episodes where they delve into the world of pensions law, exploring the main developments to be aware of and what it means for you as clients.
Financial Regulation Weekly Bulletin - 17 April 2025
BLOG: A New Age Dawns for Consumer Protection in the UK The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC Act) came into force on 6 April 2025, overhauling the UK’s consumer protection regime.  The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has heralded this as a “step-change in more direct,...
Competition and Regulatory Newsletter: European Commission and CMA issue fines in end-of-life vehicles recycling cartel settlements On 1 April 2025, the European Commission announced that it had fined multiple car manufacturers and a trade association around €458 million for participating in a 15-year long cartel concerning end-of-life vehicle recycling. On the same day, the UK...
Digital Transformation: The impact of Operational Resilience on Digital Service Providers
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The Lens Newsletter - April 2025 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
BLOG: EU Agrees Sustainability Omnibus ‘Stop-the-Clock’ Directive and Consultation Launched on the European Sustainability Reporting Standards Today, the European Council formally adopted the “stop-the-clock” Directive. This follows on from the European Parliament voting overwhelmingly to approve the proposal on 3 April 2025, with 531 votes for, 69 against and 17 abstentions. The Directive can...
Financial Regulation Weekly Bulletin - 10 April 2025
Employment Rates and Limits 2025 Compensation limits (including unfair dismissal); statutory payments; income tax and National Insurance rates; National Minimum Wage; amounts recoverable from the National Insurance Fund.
Employment Bulletin - April 2025 Topics covered in this bulletin: Employment Rights Bill: latest developments, New Employment Rates and Limits, Dismissal for failure to disclose previous misconduct dismissal on application form was reasonable, Consultation on mandatory ethnicity and...
Insurance update: the PRA’s proposed Matching Adjustment Investment Accelerator and latest publications from the FCA
A new age dawns for consumer protection in the UK The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC Act) came into force on 6 April 2025, overhauling the UK’s consumer protection regime.  The CMA has heralded this as a “step-change in more direct, impactful consumer protection” as, for...