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Premier In Green: In conversation with Whitbread An increasing number of companies and treasury teams have been considering issuing green and ESG bonds. Earlier this year our financing team worked with Chris Vaughan, GC at Whitbread, on the issuance of a dual-tranche green bond. In this podcast, Chris...
Date for the diary: UK Government announces launch date of the new national security screening regime On 20 July 2021, the UK Government published guidance on the National Security and Investment Act ahead of its commencement on 4 January 2022.
Path to COP26: Net Zero Disputes - Key Risks There are significant changes facing companies operating in the energy sector (and likely to be more so going forward) with the regulatory and technological backdrop evolving and uncertain, it is clear there is significant scope for disputes associated...
Reinventing the 9 to 5: In conversation with Standard Chartered Bank As businesses reshape their working patterns, Standard Chartered Bank was already ahead with their ‘Future Workplace, Now’ project. We sat down with Nicola Doran, Head of Employment Law Europe, Americas & AME at Standard Chartered, to discuss the...
Competition & Regulatory Newsletter (7 - 20 July 2021) European Commission imposes €875m fine on car manufacturers in novel emissions technology cartel
Data Privacy Newsletter - Issue 16 Selected legal and regulatory developments in data privacy for July 2021
Tax and the City Review for July 2021 Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews consider the FTT’s decision in West Burton; the High Court judgment in TP ICAP; the attractiveness of the UK for financial services and EU public country-by-country reporting rules.
FCA guidance on Part VII transfers - proposed changes On 8 July the FCA published a consultation on amending the guidance on their approach to the review of Part VII insurance business transfers. 
The consequences of paying with data There is a growing concern that individuals are losing control over their data as a result of the shift from traditional payment mechanisms to ‘paying with their data’. In this briefing we explore the intended and unintended consequences of...
BLOG: Delivering the European Green Deal The European Commission has adopted a package of measures intended to put the EU firmly on the road to climate neutrality by 2050 with the intermediate step of a minimum 55% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. An overhaul of the EU...
Global Investigations Bulletin (July 2021) In our latest Global Investigations Bulletin for July 2021 we discuss the global settlement agreements secured by Slaughter and May client John Wood Group, and set out the latest news in global investigations and enforcement actions.
Attracting more IPOs to London: FCA and Government publish proposals The FCA and HM Treasury have proposed some of the most significant changes to the UK listing and prospectus regimes for many years and are designed primarily to attract more companies to list in London. 
EFIG: European Banking Newsletter - July 2021 Development's in this month's edition include:
Contractual obligation is no excuse for disposition of property in a winding up This client briefing discusses a Court of Final Appeal’s decision concerning the application of section 182 of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance.
What next for UK Solvency II? On 1 July HM Treasury published a summary of the responses it received to its autumn 2020 call for evidence on the Review of Solvency II. In this client briefing we highlight some of the key points raised by respondents and the next steps in the process.