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BLOG: Has the UK just reintroduced its 1.5% stamp duty charge on share issues? The short version: it seems that it has, with effect from 1 January 2024, as a result of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill receiving Royal Assent on 29 June 2023. What is currently unclear is whether that is a deliberate policy choice or an...
Are minimum resale prices allowed? A fresh look at vertical price restraints in Hong Kong Many suppliers and distributors in Hong Kong often see some form of control over resale prices in their distribution contracts. In Hong Kong, the legality of vertical price restraints remains untested, and official guidance on resale price maintenance...
Corporate Update Bulletin - 29 June 2023 Corporate Update is our fortnightly bulletin highlighting the latest legal and regulatory developments of interest to corporates.
Acquisition Finance 2023 guide: UK chapter A guide to the key aspects of acquisition finance in the United Kingdom (England and Wales). This article includes recent market and legal developments, together with an overview of the debt structures typically used and documentation considerations under...
In the global race to regulate AI, will the EU get there first? As pressure to regulate AI continues to mount around the world, the European Parliament has approved its negotiating position for the EU AI Act, bringing the landmark piece of AI specific legislation one step closer.
Competition & Regulatory Newsletter: CMA provisionally finds that Hitachi/Thales merger raises competition concerns at Phase 2 On 8 June 2023, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) provisionally found that Hitachi Rail’s proposed acquisition of Thales’ ground transportation business could reduce competition in the supply of digital mainline and urban signalling...
The Lens Newsletter - June 2023 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
The potential of hydrogen: a guide to key European markets This guide is intended to assist investors to navigate the changing regulatory framework for hydrogen across the value-chain and the emerging standards for low carbon hydrogen.
Insurance briefing HM Treasury has published two draft statutory instruments which will allow it to implement reforms to the risk margin and the matching adjustment ahead of other proposed reforms to UK Solvency II.
BLOG: Transfer pricing, permanent establishment and diverted profits tax reform The changes proposed by the UK government in its consultation on the reform of the transfer pricing, permanent establishment and diverted profits tax legislation are intended to ensure equal treatment between multinationals and other enterprises, simplify...
A testing time for UK financial regulation The past 9 months have seen turbulence stemming from the Truss-Kwarteng mini budget, a UK government debt market intervention by the Bank of England and rising interest rates, against the backdrop of questions about the UK's ability to thrive outside the...
HK CFA Clarifies Effect of Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses on the Court's Insolvency Jurisdiction The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) has recently in Re Guy Kwok-Hung Lam  confirmed that, where a dispute in respect of a petition debt is subject to an exclusive jurisdiction clause (EJC), the Hong Kong court should generally hold the...
Employment Bulletin - June 2023 Topics covered in this bulletin: Withdrawal of check-off arrangement was breach of contract not accepted by employees New family leave rights and protections Guidance on responding to data subject access requests Horizon scanning
Tax and the City Review for June 2023 In their latest Tax and the City article, Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews consider HMRC’s revised and expanded guidance on the loan relationships unallowable purpose test, noting that it is subject to change as some of the cases which it references are...
The next frontier: EU/UK competition law and labour markets Competition authorities are increasingly focusing their enforcement actions on labour market issues. Practices such as wage-fixing, no-poach and non-compete agreements, and the exchange of competitively sensitive information are coming under the...