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Competition & Regulatory Newsletter: European Commission clears Microsoft/Activision Blizzard subject to conditions On 15 May 2023, the European Commission approved the proposed acquisition of Activision by Microsoft, subject to conditions. Following an in-depth review of the deal, the Commission concluded that the licensing commitments offered by Microsoft would fully...
CEE Legal Matters Guide: UK Chapter Slaughter and May was invited to be the exclusive country contributor to the CEE Legal Matters Comparative Legal Guide: Capital Markets 2023 for the UK. The CEE Legal Matters Comparative Legal Guide: Capital Markets 2023 offers an overview of...
FCA seeks early engagement in UK Prospectus Regime reforms – highlights for Debt Capital Markets On 18 May 2023, the FCA published a series of engagement papers on various topics related to the new regime for public offers and admissions to trading. The papers take forward a key part of the  Government’s policy approach to reform of the UK...
Employment Bulletin - May 2023 Topics covered in this bulletin: Proposed three-month limit on non-competes and changes to TUPE and the Working Time Regulations New guidance on voluntary ethnicity pay gap reporting Non-compete covenant enforceable with words severed Proposed...
Tax and the City Review for May 2023 Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews discuss the consultation on the modernisation of stamp taxes on shares, the consultation on the proposed Reserved Investor Fund, the FTT’s decision in Buckingham (UK tax treatment of a US dividend), and the CA’s...
TAMD 2023, Stamp Taxes on Shares Modernisation Ed Milliner and Tanja Velling comment on the stamp taxes on shares modernisation consultation published on Tax Administration and Maintenance Day. A consultation on proposals to modernise the stamp taxes on shares framework, including the introduction of...
The Banking Litigation Law Review - United Kingdom Chapter - 6th Edition UK chapter of the sixth edition of The Banking Litigation Law Review which considers recent legal developments in banking litigation. The preface and UK chapter of the sixth edition of The Banking Litigation Law Review, edited by Jonathan Clark,...
The Banking Litigation Law Review - Hong Kong Chapter - 6th Edition Hong Kong chapter of the sixth edition of The Banking Litigation Law Review which considers recent legal developments in banking litigation. Slaughter and May Hong Kong partner Wynne Mok contributed to the latest edition of the Hong Kong Chapter of the...
Spot the difference: The DPDI (No 2) Bill starts its legislative journey For businesses across the UK and beyond waiting to see what a UK GDPR 2.0 might look like, the journey towards revised data privacy laws in the UK has begun (again).  A version of this briefing first appeared in the Privacy Laws & Business UK...
Competition & Regulatory Newsletter: CMA launches initial review of artificial intelligence models The Competition and Markets Authority has announced that it will start examining the impact of AI foundation models on consumers, businesses and the economy. The focus of the CMA’s review will be on the likely implications of the development of AI...