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Insurance Outlook 2023 In this briefing we look ahead to expected legal and regulatory developments affecting the insurance industry during 2023. This includes prudential regulatory reform, changes to insurer insolvency rules, a new retail disclosure regime, the introduction of...
EFIG: European Banking Newsletter - January 2023 Development's in this month's edition include: 
Corporate Update Bulletin - 12 January 2023 Corporate Update is our fortnightly bulletin highlighting the latest legal and regulatory developments of interest to corporates.
The Space Law Review – 4th edition - Taxation chapter For companies in the space industry, tax is an important factor in determining where to base themselves. This chapter surveys the basic conceptual framework relevant to the direct taxation of space companies, focusing particularly on the operation of...
The UK Energy and Infrastructure Market: Reviewing 2022 and What's to Come in 2023 In this review, we look back at key developments in the UK and consider what’s to come in 2023, including plans for offshore wind and nuclear generation, maturing schemes for CCUS and hydrogen, and significant developments for the UK’s water, transport...
BLOG: Digital Services Taxes: draft MLC provisions published by the OECD For the second year running, the OECD provided an update on the two-pillared international tax reform project just days before Christmas. On 20 December 2022, it released draft Multilateral Convention (MLC) provisions on digital services taxes and other...
Listed companies: what to expect in 2023 - Part 1 After a year shaped by geopolitical tensions, UK political turmoil, the fall-out from Covid-19 and economic volatility, we look at developments anticipated this year that will affect the rules and expectations around companies listed in the UK. In this...
The Subsidy Control Act: What you need to know about the UK's new subsidy control regime The Subsidy Control Act 2022 will come into full effect on 4 January 2023. The UK Government has also published the final versions of the regulations defining the categories of subsidies that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will review.
Taking cases closer to home - The 7th year of antitrust enforcement in Hong Kong The Hong Kong Competition Commission (Commission) started its 7th enforcement year with an announcement on its enforcement priorities aimed at bringing the greatest overall benefit to competition and consumers in Hong Kong. In this briefing, we take a...
BLOG: Electricity Generator Levy Draft legislation for the Electricity Generator Levy (EGL) was published on 20 December 2022 for inclusion in the Spring Finance Bill. It was published alongside a new “supplementary technical note”, intended to help generators prepare for the EGL. The...
The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive - Changing the Game? The EU’s draft Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDD), over the next three to six years, is set to impose significantly greater obligations on businesses, to assess and address their human rights and environmental impacts, and to...
BLOG: Provisional agreement reached on the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism The Council of the European Union issued a press release on Tuesday, stating that negotiators representing the European Parliament and Council had agreed terms on which to implement a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). This agreement...
R&D tax relief - implications for life sciences sector In 2020, the life sciences sector had an annual turnover of £89 billion. As UK investment in the life sciences sector continues to grow, a natural consequence is that the research and development (R&D) tax regime will play a key role in...
Corporate Update Bulletin - 15 December 2022 Corporate Update is our fortnightly bulletin highlighting the latest legal and regulatory developments of interest to corporates.
Employment Bulletin - December 2022 Topics covered in this bulletin: Changes to the right to request flexible working Payment under settlement agreement taxed as employment income Providing new role on redundancy without interview was not a reasonable adjustment Existing...