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The UK captive insurance regime proposals: implications for the Insurance sector The PRA and FCA have each published proposals for a new tailored regime for UK captive insurers. These consultations follow on from the earlier HM Treasury consultation on the introduction of a captive insurance regime. The current consultations are open...
Beyond the OSA/DSA: Age Assurance as a Data Privacy Obligation Incoming social media bans and ongoing OSA and DSA actions in the UK and EU are shining a spotlight on the age assurance compliance of in-scope organisations. However, the data protection regime requires a much larger range of organisations to implement...
Stretching the pitch: the ROGON judgment and the bounds of competition law What are the limits of a sporting body’s ability to regulate economic activity off-the-pitch under EU competition law? That was one of the questions facing the European Court of Justice (CJ) in the recent case of ROGON, which concerned regulations adopted...
Competition and Regulatory Newsletter: European Commission accepts commitments from SAP to address concerns relating to aftermarket practices On 9 July 2026, the European Commission announced that it has accepted commitments from SAP addressing the Commission’s preliminary competition concerns that SAP’s conduct relating to aftermarket support services breached competition rules. On 9 July 2026...
Digitisation of shares in UK traded companies: DEMAT publishes implementation plan The Dematerialisation Market Action Taskforce (DEMAT) has published a report setting out the steps that need to be taken to remove paper share certificates for UK-traded shares – i.e. shares in UK-incorporated companies that are admitted to trading on a...
Competition Law in the Digital Age - July 2026 Our Competition Law in the Digital Age newsletter is intended to provide insights on modern-day competition law developments in a bite-sized format. This edition covers the EC’s Digital Omnibus and DMA review, the CJEU’s Dutch app store judgment, the...
Non-financial misconduct: five things we are thinking about - September 2026 The FCA’s new rules on non-financial misconduct (NFM) come into force on 1 September 2026. This is the culmination of a process that began in September 2023 and was finalised in Policy Statement PS25/23 (December 2025). The main change is the introduction...
The Lens newsletter - July 2026 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. Welcome to The Lens newsletter, a selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders. AI momentum...
Responding to Schedule 36 Notices: A Practical Guide We cover: What HMRC can require under a valid Schedule 36 notice, and how to narrow scope How to deal with privileged documents The importance of a thorough, litigation-standard review upfront Receiving a Schedule 36 notice requires a measured,...
Labour markets in the spotlight: no-poach agreements and the reform of non-competes Labour markets have been a key focus for competition authorities and policymakers around the world in recent years, driven at least in part by the view that labour market mobility is key to economic growth and innovation. Most recently, the ruling from...
Competition and Regulatory Newsletter: European Court of Justice clarifies EU rules on the seizure of business emails during inspections On 16 July 2026, the European Court of Justice (CJ) handed down a judgment clarifying that EU law does not require national competition authorities to obtain prior authorisation from a court before seizing business emails during an investigation. However,...
London Stock Exchange updates AIM Rules The London Stock Exchange has published changes to its AIM Rules for Companies (AIM Rules) and AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers (Nomad Rules). The changes took effect on 5 August 2026. The London Stock Exchange has published changes to its AIM Rules for...
“Pay to Stay”: Ofgem’s plan to cull the data centre connection queue On 29 July 2026, Ofgem finally set out its plans to curate the data centre connection queue in the Curate – Demand Connections Reform Consultation (the Consultation).  On 29 July 2026, Ofgem finally set out its plans to curate the data centre...
High Court’s Emma Sleep judgment offers insights into misleading reference prices On 30 July 2026, the High Court handed down its judgment regarding an enforcement order sought by the CMA against Emma Sleep (Emma) to regulate the company’s use of reference pricing as part of its “high price/high discount” pricing strategy.  ...
A costly trip: Lessons from China's RMB 5.2 billion Trip.com decisions On 25 July 2026, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) found that Trip.com had abused its dominant position by imposing exclusivity and price parity requirements on hotels through algorithms, automated price adjustment tools and other...