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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,... Insurance regulation: more tweaking of the rules? Hong Kong Launches Company Re-domiciliation Regime Key points Hong Kong has launched an “inward re-domiciliation” regime with effect from 23 May 2025, allowing non-Hong Kong incorporated companies to move their domicile to Hong Kong without court or winding-up procedures while preserving continuation of ... 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 questi... Event-driven creditor activism - A corporate perspective Introduction Interventions from activist debt investors - normally hedge funds - are familiar in crisis and insolvency scenarios. A flurry of recent news stories and claims have highlighted that companies can attract the attention of activist funds as a r... Tax treatment of re-domiciliations and cross-border mergers Everything, everywhere all at once – proposals for pensions reform After months of relative quiet on the pensions front, last week saw a flurry of activity from the Government with long awaited responses to consultation being published in relation to both DB and DC schemes. The consistent theme is how pension scheme asse... The wait is over - the Pension Schemes Bill is here The Government has trailed the publication of the new Pension Schemes Bill since it was elected and even told us in the King’s speech what was likely to be in it. The Bill has now been published and we consider below whether it was worth the wait, what th... Aviva's equity release securitisation signals a new era for long-term RMBS This briefing explores Equity Release Products - their role in later-life finance, regulatory oversight, and evolving securitisation trends across the UK and beyond. The word “mortgage” comes from the Old French words “mort” meaning “death” and “gage” ... EU Securitisation Framework: Regulatory Update The EU Commission is expected to publish proposals to reform the EU Securitisation Regulation in June 2025.These are expected to be presented with the goal of removing undue issuance and investment barriers in the EU securitisation market.While issuers an...