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Competition and Regulatory Newsletter: CMA consults on priorities for 2025/2026 as the DMCC Act comes into force Just over a month on from the launch of the new UK Government’s Industrial Strategy Green Paper on 14 October 2024, the Chief Executive of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Sarah Cardell, has set out how the CMA is rising to the challenge of...

Data Privacy Newsletter - Issue 27 In this issue: Legal updates, case law update, regulator guidance, enforcement overview, views from Switzerland, The Lens, and data privacy at Slaughter and May. Writing this newsletter in the spring sunshine, I have been reflecting on the fact that we...

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. Government publishes the 2025 Cyber Security Breaches Survey On 10 April 2025, the Government published its latest Cyber Security...

The Lens Newsletter - May 2025 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. Podcasts The Evolving Cyber Risk Landscape In this two-part podcast series, members of our Cyber Hub, Richard Jeens and Natalie Donovan,...

Competition and Regulatory Newsletter: Advocate General finds ‘no-poach’ agreements generally restrictive ‘by object’, but “context always matters” On 15 May 2025, Advocate General Emiliou issued his opinion on the assessment of a ‘no-poach’ clause under EU competition rules. While he considered that such clauses are generally restrictive ‘by object’, he suggested that the ‘no-poach’ clause in...

Competition and Regulatory Newsletter: European Commission’s Defence Readiness Omnibus provides insight into its approach to competition rules in the defence sector On 17 June 2025, the European Commission adopted the Defence Readiness Omnibus, a package of measures aimed at establishing a defence-readiness mindset across the EU. In addition to the legislative and non-legislative proposals, the Omnibus includes a...

Data Privacy Newsletter - Issue 28 In this issue: Legal updates, case law update, regulator guidance, updates from the ICO, updates from the EDPB, ICO enforcement overview, EU GDPR enforcement overview, view from Africa, The Lens blogs. This summer edition of our newsletter is going out...

The Lens Newsletter - June 2025 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. Using AI in financial services? ICO and FCA collaborate to boost confidence A recent survey by the Financial Conduct Authority and the...

The Lens Newsletter - July 2025 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. Long awaited GPAI guidelines published ahead of 2 August deadline Following hot on the heels of the general-purpose AI (GPAI) Code of...

The Independent Water Commission Final Report: A deluge of reforms on the horizon A single, new integrated water regulator; new consumer protections; and stronger oversight of water company ownership and governance – these are among the 88 recommendations set out in the final report of the Independent Water Commission (Commission) in...