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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... Horizon Scanning: Crisis Management In 2024, a nuanced exploration of the risk landscape is more relevant than ever. While shareholder activism and cyber-attacks continue to pose persistent challenges, our series sheds light on new and emerging risks. These include strategic responses to ev... Horizon Scanning: Digital The rate of change in the digital landscape shows no signs of slowing in 2024. While this can make it difficult for laws to keep pace, the drive to regulate means existing laws are evolving, new rules are being agreed and ‘soft regulation’ is more importa... Horizon Scanning: Capital Flows As markets settle into a high interest rate environment, we expect activity to pick up this year. We are cautiously optimistic that 2024 will see increased activity in M&A and capital markets. With sponsors sitting on unprecedented levels of dry powde...