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SAMR Issues Three Conditional Clearances after Year-long Hiatus: A Green Light for Dealmakers? Almost a year since its last conditional clearance decision, the Chinese competition authority, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), recently conditionally cleared three deals within the span of four weeks. These decisions include deals...
Disputes Briefcase A regular digest of key developments in litigation and arbitration, produced by members of our market-leading disputes team.
BLOG: Timeline of ESG developments in 2025 – Q3 update The first half of 2025 has been a busy period for ESG, from the publication of the FRC’s 2026 Stewardship Code to the ongoing revision of EU sustainability regulations through the ‘omnibus’ proposals. As we progress into Q3, we have updated our Timeline...
New public offers and admissions to trading regime: FCA publishes final rules The FCA has published the final version of its prospectus rules under the new public offers and admissions to trading regime that will replace the current regime on 19 January 2026.
BLOG: Joint Committee publishes its report on Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains On 24 July 2025, the Joint Committee on Human Rights[1] (the “Joint Committee”) published its Report on Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains (the “Report”). The publication of the Report follows the inquiry launched by the Joint Committee on 21 January...
The Independent Water Commission Final Report: A deluge of reforms on the horizon A single, new integrated water regulator; new consumer protections; and stronger oversight of water company ownership and governance – these are among the 88 recommendations set out in the final report of the Independent Water Commission (Commission) in...
Financial Regulation Weekly Bulletin - 24 July 2025
BLOG: Global trends in climate litigation: the changing shape of corporate litigation risk In June, the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment published its 2025 annual snapshot report on global trends in climate change litigation. The report highlights how the field has matured and diversified, and continues to...
The Lens Newsletter - July 2025 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
The Leeds Reforms and the Insurance sector
New nuclear in the UK: publication of Sizewell C's generation licence Yesterday, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (“DESNZ”) has published the finalised special licence conditions which are proposed to be incorporated into the generation licence (the “Economic Licence”) to be granted to Sizewell C Limited...
Competition and Regulatory Newsletter: European General Court provides insight into European Commission’s screening of earnings calls for “public signalling”, and confirms their relevance in antitrust enforcement, as it partially annuls Michelin inspection decision On 9 July 2025, the European General Court (GC) handed down its judgment (currently available only in French) on an action brought by Michelin seeking the annulment of a European Commission decision ordering Michelin to submit to an unannounced inspection...
BLOG: EC issues first opinion on the compatibility of a sustainability agreement in the organic wine sector with competition rules for agriculture Last week, the European Commission (EC) issued an opinion letter on the application of EU competition rules for agricultural products in relation to a proposed agreement among organic wine producers in France seeking to promote sustainable...
Merricks v Mastercard (settlement approval decision) In an important judgment published on 20 May 2025, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (the “CAT”) approved the settlement proposed by the parties in the long-running dispute between Merricks and Mastercard. Below we provide a detailed overview of the...
Tax and the City Review - July 2025 In their latest Tax and the City article, Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews consider: The Upper Tribunal’s decision in Osmond, in favour of the taxpayers, that the income tax advantage was an effect, not a main purpose, of the transaction and so the transactions...