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Pensions Essentials - April 2024
BLOG: Tax Disputes Podcast - the USA What better way to visit the world than by speaking to local experts from the comfort of your own desk about the tax litigation landscapes in their countries?
BLOG: UK CBAM consultation: same stripes or different spots? A comparison with the EU HMRC and HM Treasury launched a joint consultation on the introduction of a UK carbon border adjustment mechanism from January 2027. It focusses on the design and administration of the proposed CBAM; comments can be submitted until 13 June 2024. 
High Court rejects CAT's standard for CMA domestic premises raids On 22 April 2024, the High Court ruled that the Competition Appeal Tribunal had “erred in law” when setting a different legal standard for the Competition and Markets Authority to exercise its powers to raid domestic premises, as compared to...
Financial Regulation Weekly Bulletin - 25 April 2024 Includes developments in relation to: ESG ratings; CSDDD; AI; Big Tech and financial services; anti-greenwashing; SDR; PSR; PSD3; CRD VI; CRR III; CMDI framework; debanking; financial stability; private equity; Open Banking; ex ante contributions to...
Same stripes or different spots? The UK Government consults on a carbon border adjustment mechanism Following a previous consultation by HM Treasury and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and a series of “Powering-up Britain” publications (the “2023 Consultation”), the UK government announced that it would introduce a Carbon Border...
Getting Ready Series: The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures Our Sustainability team has been exploring upcoming ESG regulatory developments, helping companies to grapple the sheer volume of reporting disclosures across the UK, EU and globally. We explore the 'What,' 'When,' 'Who,' and 'Why' of TNFD reporting...
Competition & Regulatory Newsletter: CMA publishes AI Foundation Models update paper On the 11 April 2024, the UK Competition and Markets Authority published an update to its initial report on AI Foundation Models. The update paper notes a number of trends and developments in the sector since the CMA’s initial report last September,...
Geopolitics and conflict: how to navigate challenging human rights contexts Businesses operating in areas affected by political instability and conflict face many challenges. In our latest Governance and Sustainability Horizon Scanning piece, we delve into the myriad challenges, ranging from risks to employees to disrupted supply...
BLOG: Tax Disputes Podcast - Brazil We have launched our round the world Tax Disputes podcast series with the first episode covering Brazil. I enjoyed the conversation with Dominic Robertson, Co-Head of Slaughter and May’s Tax Disputes Practice and Ricardo Bolan, Co-Head of Lefosse...
BLOG: Firm Foundations: Taking Stock of BlackRock In the spirit of adventure, or my sapless version of it, I asked ChatGPT 3.5 to propose some puns to deploy in the title of this post. The results ranged from the dull to the surreal. (And some results were both dull and surreal… “Between a Rock and a Tax...
Tax and the City Review - April 2024 Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews discuss: the FTT’s decision in Barclay’s Bank Plc (loan relationship discount case); the Upper Tribunal’s decision in Alexander Beard (payments out of share premium by a non-UK company to a UK shareholder); the...
Financial Regulation Weekly Bulletin - 18 April 2024 Includes developments in relation to: financial data access; DORA; cyber resilience; transition plans; climate scenario analysis; EDIS; MREL reforms; ISO 20022 migration; motor finance complaints; matching adjustment reforms; and APP scams.