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Getting your house in order: Governance in 2025 As we enter 2025, companies face continued pressure to maintain high governance standards. A focus on transparency continues to underpin updates to relevant legislation and regulation across the world. The UK government and regulatory bodies are... Labour's plans to reshape employment: a new era for the workplace In October 2024, the UK government introduced The Employment Rights Bill 2024 (the Bill) into Parliament, the most significant piece of employment legislation in decades. In doing so, it met its deadline to introduce legislation within the first 100 days... Beyond linear: moving towards a circular economy The concept of a “circular economy” is being increasingly adopted in legislation, including in mandatory reporting and disclosure frameworks. This highlights the circular economy’s role in ensuring a sustainable future. A circular economy is a system that... Clarity across borders Towards the end of 2023, we reflected on the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) and the due diligence-related implications for companies and financial institutions. With the CS3D having come into... From vision to reality: A regulatory guide to carbon capture, usage and storage in Europe This guide is intended to assist developers, investors, lenders, policymakers and other market participants to navigate: the evolving regulatory frameworks for CCUS across the value-chain; and the interface between CCUS and other policy considerations... The Lens Newsletter - October 2024 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. AT&T v Broadcom VMware – are you ready for renewal? In the latest move in an interesting (and now very public) dispute, Broadcom has... First look: The Employment Rights Bill 2024 The government yesterday (10 October 2024) introduced The Employment Rights Bill 2024 (the ‘Bill’) into Parliament. In doing so, it met its deadline to introduce legislation within the first 100 days of government, to implement key pledges from its Plan... New public offers and admissions to trading regime: highlights from a sustainability perspective The FCA’s consultation paper (CP24/12) relating to the exercise of its powers under the new regime relating to prospectuses based on the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations (the Regulations) closes on 18 October. The Regulations... COP16 Biodiversity Summit: What progress was made? The COP16 Biodiversity Summit came to a dramatic conclusion in the early hours of Saturday 2 November, following two intense weeks of negotiations. As discussions ran into overtime, the number of attendees dropped below quorum before resolutions were... Demergers: Unlocking value