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EFIG: European Banking Newsletter - December 2021 Developments in this month's edition include: Climate change - ECB pledge on climate change action Green bonds - ECB published opinion on a proposal for a regulation on European green bonds Resolvability and crisis readiness - SRB publishes 2022...
Attracting more IPOs to London - new Listing Rules come into force On 3 December 2021 the Listing Rules were amended to permit companies to list on the premium segment with a certain type of dual class share structure (DCSS) and to reduce from 25% to 10% the percentage of shares that a listed company must have in public...
Global Investigations Bulletin (December 2021) Our latest Global Investigations Bulletin for December 2021 is now available. This month, we discuss the UK framework for debarment from public contracts, and set out the latest news in global investigations and enforcement actions. Recent...
Asset Management – Hot Topics, Winter 2021 Many of the themes discussed in our previous Spring 2021 edition remain relevant, and issues such as ESG and sustainability continue to dominate the sector. Welcome to the Winter 2021 edition of our Asset Management - Hot Topics series. Many of the...
The Banking Litigation Law Review - United Kingdom Chapter - 5th Edition UK chapter of the fifth edition of The Banking Litigation Law Review which considers recent legal developments in banking litigation. Preface and UK chapter of the fifth edition of The Banking Litigation Law Review edited by Deborah Finkler which...
The Banking Litigation Law Review - Hong Kong Chapter - 5th Edition Hong Kong chapter of the fifth edition of The Banking Litigation Law Review which considers recent legal developments in banking litigation. For the past year, courts in Hong Kong have tirelessly heard and decided on cases related to the banking industry...
Artificial intelligence strategy: making the UK a global AI superpower The government's national artificial intelligence strategy, which sets out a ten-year plan to make the UK a global AI superpower, was unveiled on 22 September 2021.  On 22 September the Government published a National AI Strategy which...
Employment Bulletin - December 2021 Fire and rehire; failure to give notice of redundancies; Dismissal for comments made at a political rally was unfair; Striking workers protected from detriment Topics covered in this bulletin: Acas advice on avoiding fire and rehire Administrator and...
The International Comparative Legal Guide - Corporate Tax 2022: Expert Analysis Chapter William Watson has contributed the Expert analysis chapter, "Fiscal State aid: Mixed Messages" to The International Comparative Legal Guide - Corporate Tax 2022.  William Watson has contributed the Expert analysis chapter, "Fiscal State Aid: Mixed...
The International Comparative Legal Guide - Corporate Tax 2022: UK chapter William Watson and Zoe Andrews contribute the UK chapter to The International Comparative Legal Guide - Corporate Tax 2022 Written in question and answer style, William Watson, partner in our Tax practice and Zoe Andrews, PSL Counsel and Head of Tax...
Competition & Regulatory Newsletter (8 - 21 December 2021) The Competition and Markets Authority hosted a summit with the heads of the G7 competition authorities and four guest authorities to discuss long term coordination and cooperation to promote competition in digital markets. The CMA emphasised that never...
UK Law Commission confirms flexibility of the common law to accommodate smart legal contracts The UK Law Commission published its advice to Government on the application of the legal framework in England and Wales to support the use of smart contract technology.  Last week, the UK Law Commission (the “Commission”) published its...
The LMA: 25 years in the loan market – Ian Johnson and Edward Couzens examine the restructuring and insolvency regime in England & Wales Ian Johnson and Edward Couzens examine the restructuring and insolvency regime in England & Wales in "The LMA: 25 years in the loan market" publication. The Loan Market Association, in honour of its 25th anniversary, has prepared a book...
The LMA: 25 Years in the Loan market – Kathrine Meloni reflects on the changing expectations of the role of the lawyer Kathrine Meloni, Special Adviser in our Financing practice, contributed a chapter to "The LMA: 25 Years in the Loan market " publication on the changing role of the lawyer.   The Loan Market Association, in honour of its 25th anniversary,...
BLOG: Who needs BAFTAs when we have MAP awards? The OECD’s MAP awards for 2020 - not quite the BAFTAs, but (perhaps) still exciting for tax practitioners and authorities – were released alongside the 2020 MAP statistics on the OECD’s third Tax Certainty Day on 22 November 2021.