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A new generation of power generation - UK Government legislates for RAB model to fund nuclear new builds Whilst world leaders discuss climate solutions in Glasgow, the UK Parliament is debating the Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill. This piece of legislation will make the regulated asset base funding model available for nuclear power projects. It is...
Getting The Deal Through: Tax Controversy 2022 Richard Jeens is the contributing editor of the 9th edition of this publication which summarises the framework for tax disputes in a number of jurisdictions. Richard Jeens, Dominic Robertson and Charles Osborne are authors of the UK chapter.
Greening Finance: A UK Roadmap to sustainable investing Just before COP26, the UK government announced a number of sustainability and climate change-related policy plans, setting the tone for its negotiating position in the climate conference and beyond. In addition to the UK’s long awaited Net Zero...
Greening Finance: A UK Roadmap to sustainable investing Just before COP26, the UK government announced a number of sustainability and climate change-related policy plans, setting the tone for its negotiating position in the climate conference and beyond. In addition to the UK’s long awaited Net Zero Strategy...
ESG and Corporate Occupiers As employers put into place their return to office strategy, leases are now being reviewed with an ‘ESG’ lens. In this podcast, our Real Estate team discusses the increasing importance of ESG considerations for corporate occupiers. Graham Rounce, Samantha...
Pensions Bulletin - October 2021 Consultation on climate risk and stewardship reporting; ESG disclosures; Simpler annual benefit statements; PPF consultation on 2022/23 levy; Pensions Ombudsman guidance on communicating with members
The Lens Newsletter - October 2021 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
Autumn 2021 HR Budget Briefing Welcome to our 2021 HR Budget Briefing, summarising the key implications for employees and their employers of the UK Budget announced on 27 October 2021. When compared to the spending announcements trailed earlier this week, there was relatively little...
BLOG: UK’s Autumn Budget 2021 On 27 October 2021, Chancellor Rishi Sunak presented the UK’s second Budget of 2021 under the tagline “A Stronger Economy for the British People”. Few tax measures made it into a speech dominated by spending announcements, but this should...
Competition & Regulatory Newsletter (13 - 26 October 2021) Hong Kong’s first privately litigated competition trial –no contravention found
Plan, prepare, restructure? In this podcast, our lawyers give some practical pointers on what businesses can do to build operational resilience and be prepared for future challenges. The pandemic affected large swathes of the economy, but with temporary COVID-related restrictions...
Incentives Bulletin - October 2021 In this Bulletin, we have brought together and summarised the key trends and developments in share plans and executive remuneration over the last few months, including the new deadlines for PDMR transaction reporting, the increase in the use of...
CAT certifies Gutmann stand-alone claims: Where next for the UK’s collective proceedings regime? On 19 October 2021, the Competition Appeal Tribunal delivered its highly anticipated certification judgment in Justin Gutmann v First MTR South Western Trains Limited and another, and Justin Gutmann v London & South Eastern Railway Limited, the first...
UK Net Zero Strategy: 10 key talking points On 19 October 2021, the UK government announced its Net Zero Strategy, required under the Climate Change Act 2008, in which it set out the policies needed to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The Strategy was accompanied by HM Treasury’s Net Zero...
BLOG: Bridging the gap between DSTs and the new global tax system A big driver for international tax reform (and certainly the motivation for the renewed interest in it by the US under the Biden administration) is the desire to have one set of rules ensuring the largest and most profitable multinationals pay their “fair...