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Same stripes or different spots? The UK Government consults on a carbon border adjustment mechanism Following a previous consultation by HM Treasury and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and a series of “Powering-up Britain” publications (the “2023 Consultation”), the UK government announced that it would introduce a Carbon Border...
Getting Ready Series: The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures Our Sustainability team has been exploring upcoming ESG regulatory developments, helping companies to grapple the sheer volume of reporting disclosures across the UK, EU and globally. We explore the 'What,' 'When,' 'Who,' and 'Why' of TNFD reporting...
Competition & Regulatory Newsletter: CMA publishes AI Foundation Models update paper On the 11 April 2024, the UK Competition and Markets Authority published an update to its initial report on AI Foundation Models. The update paper notes a number of trends and developments in the sector since the CMA’s initial report last September,...
Geopolitics and conflict: how to navigate challenging human rights contexts Businesses operating in areas affected by political instability and conflict face many challenges. In our latest Governance and Sustainability Horizon Scanning piece, we delve into the myriad challenges, ranging from risks to employees to disrupted supply...
BLOG: Tax Disputes Podcast - Brazil We have launched our round the world Tax Disputes podcast series with the first episode covering Brazil. I enjoyed the conversation with Dominic Robertson, Co-Head of Slaughter and May’s Tax Disputes Practice and Ricardo Bolan, Co-Head of Lefosse...
BLOG: Firm Foundations: Taking Stock of BlackRock In the spirit of adventure, or my sapless version of it, I asked ChatGPT 3.5 to propose some puns to deploy in the title of this post. The results ranged from the dull to the surreal. (And some results were both dull and surreal… “Between a Rock and a Tax...
Tax and the City Review - April 2024 Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews discuss: the FTT’s decision in Barclay’s Bank Plc (loan relationship discount case); the Upper Tribunal’s decision in Alexander Beard (payments out of share premium by a non-UK company to a UK shareholder); the...
Financial Regulation Weekly Bulletin - 18 April 2024 Includes developments in relation to: financial data access; DORA; cyber resilience; transition plans; climate scenario analysis; EDIS; MREL reforms; ISO 20022 migration; motor finance complaints; matching adjustment reforms; and APP scams.
Corporate Update Bulletin - 18 April 2024 Corporate Update is our fortnightly bulletin highlighting the latest legal and regulatory developments of interest to corporates.
Getting Ready Series: Transition Plan Taskforce Disclosure Framework Our Sustainability team has been exploring upcoming ESG regulatory developments, helping companies to grapple the sheer volume of reporting disclosures across the UK, EU and globally. We explore the 'What,' 'When,' 'Who,' and 'Why' of the UK’s Transition...
Employment Bulletin - April 2024 Topics covered in this bulletin: New Rates and Limits and changes to the right to request flexible working Lack of protection from detriment for participation in industrial action is incompatible with European Convention on Human Rights Proposed...
EFIG: European Banking Newsletter – April 2024 Developments in this month's edition include:
Financial Regulation Weekly Bulletin - 11 April 2024 Includes developments in relation to: DORA; climate transition plans; EBA reporting; IFR; consumers in financial difficulty; ring-fencing regime; travel insurance signposting; and Link Fund Solutions Ltd and Woodford Equity Income Fund.
In-Depth: Class Actions – 8th edition – Hong Kong chapter Class actions and major group litigation can be seismic events, not only for the parties, but also whole industries and parts of society. In-Depth: Class Actions (8th edition) explains the relevant procedures, developments, and factors in play in some of...
In-Depth: Class Actions – 8th edition – England & Wales chapter Class actions and major group litigation can be seismic events, not only for the parties, but also whole industries and parts of society. In-Depth: Class Actions (8th edition) explains the relevant procedures, developments and factors in play in some of...