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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 pass... Demergers: Unlocking value COP29: Did the 'finance COP' find its feet, and what progress was made on carbon markets? The 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN's Framework Convention on Climate Change (“COP29”) drew to a late close in Baku at the end of November, following protracted negotiations. The main areas of interest to companies and financial institutions will... The Lens Newsletter - November 2024 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. AI in recruitment: ICO publishes recommendations The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published the outcomes from a number of... The Great Plastic Reckoning - How the Law and Geopolitics are Shaping the Future of Plastics The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee’s fifth session (‘INC-5’), held in Busan from 25 November to 1 December 2024, intended to inaugurate a new chapter in international environmental law. Convened by the UN, the session aimed to build upon the foun... Digital Infrastructure - Looking Back, Looking Ahead 2024 was a huge year of investment and innovation across the digital infrastructure space, and we saw an extremely busy year of transactional and advisory work throughout the sector. We also saw regulators continue to grapple with how best to regulate a s... UK Energy and Infrastructure: What’s to come in 2025 Horizon Scanning 2025 Podcast Launch Series Hosted by our Director of Knowledge and Learning, Claire Marshall-Barrand, the launch series for 2025 offers five short episodes introducing this year’s major themes. Throughout the year, we’ll continue the conversation with in-depth episodes exploring em... ESG developments in 2025 Sustainability practitioners will be well aware that ESG is a fast-moving, and ever changing area, making keeping on top of developments a significant challenge. We have sought to set out key ESG developments expected in 2025, covering the UK and, at a hi...