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Competition & Regulatory Newsletter: European Court of Justice holds that concentrations falling below merger control thresholds can be subject to ex-post review for abuse of dominance The European Court of Justice (CJ) has held that concentrations that fall below merger control thresholds can still be subject to ex-post review under the abuse of dominance rules. The Towercast judgment, handed down on 16 March 2023, therefore recognises...
Changes to pensions tax allowances: an update Following the announcement of radical and far-reaching changes to pensions tax allowances in the Budget, summarised in our HR Budget Briefing, further details were set out in the recent Finance Bill.  
The Green Subsidy Arms Race Last year the US Government announced the largest package of government support for the energy transition offered by any country in the world. In turn, the European Commission recently announced its Green Deal Industrial Plan and proposed easing...
AT1 Write-down and conversion triggers Part of the disposal of Credit Suisse Group AG’s (CSG) disposal to UBS has included the write-down of CSG’s additional tier 1 (AT1) instruments and resulted in AT1 investors bearing losses ahead of CSG’s common equity tier 1 (CET1)...
Hong Kong Stock Exchange launches new listing regime for "Specialist Technology Companies" The much awaited consultation conclusions on the new specialist technology companies regime (Chapter 18C) has been issued by The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (the Exchange) today. The regime will allow the listing of certain tech companies (termed Specialist...
The Real Estate Law Review - 12th edition - England & Wales chapter Developments in Real Estate, in England and Wales prepared for the twelfth edition of the The Real Estate Law Review  
Confidentiality in Commercial Arbitration Privacy and confidentiality are often cited as key factors for why parties prefer to arbitrate rather than litigate their disputes. English law provides for confidentiality of arbitrations, notwithstanding there is no express provision in the Arbitration...
BLOG: Of chicken and eggs… Which comes first? This is the question that faced the Upper Tribunal in respect of the time of supply and VAT grouping rules in Prudential Assurance Company.
Financial Regulation group's banking and investment services column for Practical Law Nick Bonsall, Selmin Hakki and Emily Bradley, from the Financial Regulation group, publish their latest column for Practical Law.
Corporate Update Bulletin - 23 March 2023 Corporate Update is our fortnightly bulletin highlighting the latest legal and regulatory developments of interest to corporates.
The Lens Newsletter - March 2023 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
CMA Sustainability Guidelines The Competition and Markets Authority has published its long-awaited draft guidance on the application of UK antitrust law to sustainability agreements. The draft guidance aims to provide reassurance and certainty to businesses who are keen to work...
Tax and the City Review for March 2023 Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews discuss the CJEU’s judgment in the Gallaher case that the UK’s legislation at the relevant time was compliant with EU law and was proportionate without provision for deferral or payment in instalments. They also...
Employment Bulletin - March 2023 Topics covered in this bulletin: “Without prejudice” privilege did not apply to termination discussions Investment Association Shareholder Priorities for 2023: diversity targets Decision to overturn rejection of flexible working request did not...
Data Privacy Newsletter - Issue 21 In this issue: Regulator guidance, DPDI Reform, enforcement actions, views from South East Asia, Data Protection and Privacy at Slaughter and May