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Podcast series : FCA Consumer Duty The Slaughter and May FIG team reflect on the lessons learned from Phase 1 of consumer duty implementation, and the challenges that face firms for closed books ahead of 31 July 2024. Our Consumer Duty series provides a reflection on the lessons...
Competition Law in the Digital Age - February 2024 Our Competition Law in the Digital Age newsletter is intended to provide insights on modern-day competition law developments in a bite-sized format. This edition covers the G7 Digital Competition Communique, the Spanish AI regulatory sandbox, the DMA...
All set for the new year: Revamped merger review regime approved in China In January 2024, China adopted the long-awaited amendments to its merger notification thresholds with immediate effect. These changes, along with last year’s revisions to the merger review rules, wrap up a complete overhaul of China’s merger review regime...
Podcast: FCA Consumer Duty: Asset and Wealth Management and Consumer Investments sector Phase 1 Complete; Phase 2 to come!  Join the Slaughter and May FIG team as they reflect on the lessons learned from Phase 1 of consumer duty implementation, and the challenges that face firms for closed books ahead of 31 July 2024.  As part of...
What do(n’t) we know about restructuring plans after Adler? A lot has already been written on the Court of Appeal decision in Adler. We’ve reflected on the decision and packaged up our key thoughts on what this means for the design and use of Part 26A restructuring plans going forwards. Whilst some...
Podcast: FCA Consumer Duty: Banking Phase 1 Complete; Phase 2 to come! Join the Slaughter and May FIG team as they reflect on the lessons learned from Phase 1 of consumer duty implementation, and the challenges that face firms for closed books ahead of 31 July 2024. As part of our Consumer...
Strengthening the chain: European Commission proposes reforms to EU foreign direct investment regulation to address divergence and blind spots The European Commission has published proposed reforms to the EU Foreign Direct Investment Regulation. These proposals are focused on increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of the Regulation, and improving harmonisation across the national screening...
FCA Consumer Duty: Insurance Phase 1 Complete; Phase 2 to come! Join the Slaughter and May FIG team as they reflect on the lessons learned from Phase 1 of consumer duty implementation, and the challenges that face firms for closed books ahead of 31 July 2024. As part of our Consumer...
Tax and the energy sector The energy sector has in recent times been one of the more tumultuous in terms of fiscal policy, with political headwinds arising both from the immediate crisis of spiralling energy costs and the longer-term objectives of decarbonisation and net zero....
Financial Regulation Weekly Bulletin – 8 February 2024 Includes developments in relation to: data sharing; AI regulation; SDR; instant transfers in euro; RTGS; MiFID II; MiFIR; ESG ratings; EMIR 3; CCP resolution; MAR; AIFMD; UCITS; Solvency II; and non-financial misconduct.
Real Estate Newsletter - February 2024 Topics include: Property guardians - Global 100 v Carlos Jimenez; Building Safety Act - Adriatic Land 5 v Leaseholders of Hippersley Point; Injunctions - Wolverhampton City Council v London Gypsies and Travellers; Binding Contract - Pretoria Energy...
Podcast: Tax News: February 2024 In this podcast, Zoe Andrews and Tanja Velling discuss two First-tier Tribunal decisions. One is a fun case and they’ve set this up a mystery to be solved in the first few minutes of the podcast. The other FTT decision is Bolt Services on the VAT...
Corporate Update Bulletin - 08 February 2024 Corporate Update is our fortnightly bulletin highlighting the latest legal and regulatory developments of interest to corporates.
Competition & Regulatory Newsletter: Amazon/iRobot proposed transaction withdrawn due to EU competition concerns On 29 January 2024, Amazon and iRobot announced their mutual agreement to abandon their proposed merger ahead of the February deadline for the European Commission’s review of the deal. Earlier in January, the Commission had informed Amazon of its...
The Lens Newsletter - February 2024 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.