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Competition Law in the Digital Age - February 2024 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 G7 Digital Competition Communique, the Spanish AI regulatory sandbox, the DMA desi... All set for the new year: Revamped merger review regime approved in China In January 2024, China adopted the long-awaited amendments to its merger notification thresholds with immediate effect. These changes, along with last year’s revisions to the merger review rules, wrap up a complete overhaul of China’s merger review regime... What do(n’t) we know about restructuring plans after Adler? A lot has already been written on the Court of Appeal decision in Adler. We’ve reflected on the decision and packaged up our key thoughts on what this means for the design and use of Part 26A restructuring plans going forwards. Whilst some ques... Strengthening the chain: European Commission proposes reforms to EU foreign direct investment regulation to address divergence and blind spots The European Commission has published proposed reforms to the EU Foreign Direct Investment Regulation. These proposals are focused on increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of the Regulation, and improving harmonisation across the national screening ... Tax and the energy sector The energy sector has in recent times been one of the more tumultuous in terms of fiscal policy, with political headwinds arising both from the immediate crisis of spiralling energy costs and the longer-term objectives of decarbonisation and net zero. Thr... Real Estate Newsletter - February 2024 Topics include: Property guardians - Global 100 v Carlos Jimenez; Building Safety Act - Adriatic Land 5 v Leaseholders of Hippersley Point; Injunctions - Wolverhampton City Council v London Gypsies and Travellers; Binding Contract - Pretoria Energy ... Competition & Regulatory Newsletter: Amazon/iRobot proposed transaction withdrawn due to EU competition concerns On 29 January 2024, Amazon and iRobot announced their mutual agreement to abandon their proposed merger ahead of the February deadline for the European Commission’s review of the deal. Earlier in January, the Commission had informed Amazon of its in... HSBC fined for historic depositor protection failings - Lessons for banks On 30 January 2024 the PRA published a final notice imposing a financial penalty on HSBC Bank PLC and HSBC UK Bank PLC of £57,417,500 for historic depositor protection failings. In this briefing, we cover what happened and ask what lessons can be le... Global Investigations Bulletin (January 2024) Our latest Global Investigations Bulletin for January 2024 is now available. This month we discuss the CPS entering its first DPA with sports betting and gaming company, Entain plc. We also set out the latest news in global investigations and enforcement ... Final regulations on funding and investment strategies – what next? DWP has published its response to consultation on the draft funding regulations that were issued for consultation in July 2022 along with the final version of the regulations. The regulations are now going through the parliamentary approval process and du...