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Pensions Bulletin - October 2020 Welcome to the October 2020 Pensions Bulletin from Slaughter and May. In this month’s edition, we analyse the Pensions Regulator’s guidance for employers and trustees on transfers to DB superfunds. We report on the Pension Protection...
Asset Managers and the ESG Tsunami: Get ready for the tide of ESG disclosures This briefing discusses the regulatory developments for asset managers in the ESG arena, with a focus on the Disclosure Regulation and the Taxonomy Regulation, and considers some of the issues and challenges they may face in light of the growing...
Competition & Regulatory Newsletter CMA makes Article 9 request to review Virgin and O2 merger On 8 October 2020 the UK's CMA published a request under Article 9 of the EU Merger Regulation, requesting that the European Commission refer a proposed joint venture between Liberty Global...
Asset Managers and the ESG Tsunami: Get ready for the tide of ESG disclosures This briefing discusses the regulatory developments for asset managers in the ESG arena, with a focus on the Disclosure Regulation and the Taxonomy Regulation, and considers some of the issues and challenges they may face in light of the growing...
Beyond adequacy – Brexit’s wider data privacy implications Whilst adequacy and international transfers are important considerations given the amount of personal data that currently flows freely, there are other Brexit-related data privacy issues that have received less attention which also need to be addressed....
Beyond adequacy – Brexit’s wider data privacy implications Whilst adequacy and international transfers are important considerations given the amount of personal data that currently flows freely, there are other Brexit-related data privacy issues that have received less attention which also need to be addressed....
Redundancy in focus: “People not employees” In the second episode of our ‘Redundancies in focus’ podcast series, Lizzie Twigger, Katherine Flower and Clare Fletcher discuss the ‘people’ angle, and consider how traditional labels, terminology and mindset on redundancies need to adapt in the current...
Enka v Chubb: What is the Governing Law of an Arbitration Agreement? In Enka v Chubb, the Supreme Court clarified the principles for determining which law governs an arbitration agreement. 
The future of UK Insurance Regulation On 19 October HM Treasury published a call for evidence on possible future changes to the Solvency II regime in the UK. This was published alongside a first consultation on stage 2 of the Financial Services Future Regulatory Framework Review (the...
Relief for British Airways, but not for businesses facing fines in the future On Friday 16th October, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced its long awaited fine of British Airways plc (BA) for breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) following a cyber-attack in 2018. This briefing looks at key...
Climate-related Issues for Occupational Pension Schemes In August 2020 the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) published proposals for legislation and statutory guidance on governance and reporting of climate change issues in line with the Recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial...
The Shareholder Rights and Activism Review, Edition 5 - United Kingdom This law review chapter considers the legal and regulatory framework in UK shareholder activism, key trends over the past two years, and an analysis of recent activism campaigns. Furthermore, the chapter offers a summary of recent regulatory developments,...
Brexit: Pension Scheme Preparedness This Brexit update considers actions pension schemes should be taking in preparation for 1 January 2021. At the end of the update is a short checklist of actions for pension scheme trustees.
Brexit: Pension Scheme Preparedness This Brexit update considers actions pension schemes should be taking in preparation for 1 January 2021. At the end of the update is a short checklist of actions for pension scheme trustees.
Court of final appeal rules on jurisdiction of court in a common law action to enforce an arbitral award In the final chapter of a long running dispute spanning 15 years concerning an agreement for the delivery and development of a piece of land and subsequent share sale, the Court of Final Appeal clarified the position on common law action to enforce an...