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The IP Brief - June 2025 Welcome to The IP Brief – a quarterly update of key IP cases and news, with a primarily UK and EU focus.
Pensions Essentials - June 2025 Pensions Essentials provides updates on pensions legislation, regulatory guidance, case law, tax changes, governance trends, and practical tips for trustees and sponsors.
Competition and Regulatory Newsletter: European Commission’s Defence Readiness Omnibus provides insight into its approach to competition rules in the defence sector On 17 June 2025, the European Commission adopted the Defence Readiness Omnibus, a package of measures aimed at establishing a defence-readiness mindset across the EU. In addition to the legislative and non-legislative proposals, the Omnibus includes a...
BLOG: UK Supreme Court in Dolphin Drilling decides that the meaning of “incidental” depends on statutory context The Supreme Court in Dolphin Drilling dismissed the taxpayer’s appeal, agreeing with the Court of Appeal that the provision of accommodation for offshore workers was an independent end in itself and not (as the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal had...
The Lens Newsletter - June 2025 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
BLOG: European Court Finds That Scope 3 Emissions Must Be Assessed Before Approval Of Oil And Gas Projects Last month, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Court issued an Advisory Opinion in The Norwegian State v Greenpeace Nordic, Nature and Youth Norway declaring that under EU/EEA law, oil and gas projects must not be approved without first assessing...
Tax and the City Review - June 2025 In their latest Tax and the City article, Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews consider: The test of whether foreign dividends received by an individual are income or capital as applied by the Court of Appeal in Alexander Beard. The Upper Tribunal’s decision in...
BLOG: Regulating the Fashion Sector: What’s on the Horizon? The fashion sector has been creeping up the priority list of regulators worldwide and there are a number of regulations on the horizon which will force players in the industry to reconsider how they create their products to comply with sustainability...
ISDA Notices Hub: Pre-adherence to the protocol and upcoming launch of the hub This briefing provides an update in relation to the ISDA Notices Hub which we covered previously in ISDA’s Notices Hub: A solution for delivery of critical notices – a buy-side perspective. ISDA began a pre-adherence process for the ISDA Notices Hub on 12...
Financial Regulation Weekly Bulletin - 19 June 2025
Podcast: Insurance in focus: From crisis to coverage In the third episode of our ‘Insurance in focus’ podcast series, Nick Bonsall is joined by Efstathios Michael and Tahlia Brysha-Pullen where they discuss:  Lessons learned for business interruption policy wording...
Corporate Update Bulletin - 19 June 2025 Corporate Update is our fortnightly bulletin highlighting the latest legal and regulatory developments of interest to corporates.
Getting ready for PISCES: A new liquidity mechanism for private companies
Employment Bulletin - June 2025 Topics covered in this bulletin: Employment Tribunal had jurisdiction to consider claims from peripatetic employee Non-disclosure agreements will be unenforceable to the extent they prevent certain disclosures by victims of crime Conduct of disciplinary...
FRC publishes new Stewardship Code 2026: Supporting long term sustainable value? Following an extensive period of consultation with various stakeholders (for more details on the consultation, see our client briefing here), the Financial Reporting Council (“FRC”) has finally published its new Stewardship Code 2026. This will...