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The Lens Newsletter - August 2021 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. UK government consulting on new "world-leading" pro-competition regime for digital markets. The UK government is seeking views on its p...

The Lens Newsletter - February 2023 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. How would you like to pay? Moving towards the digital pound In a significant step, the Bank of England and HM Treasury have declared th...

The Lens Newsletter - July 2023 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. Full steam ahead: China publishes interim generative AI measures. New week, new measures: such is the current pace of regulatory change...

The Lens Newsletter - October 2023 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. Equifax: a new dawn for FCA enforcement? The FCA’s recent decision to fine Equifax Limited ...

Cooperation, dialogue, divergence: The future UK-EU relationship in financial services In this briefing, we consider the likely implications of the Memorandum of Understanding establishing a framework for financial services regulatory cooperation between the EU and the UK that was adopted by the European Commission and is now subject to pol...

Baby, one more time?: UK and the EU Copyright Directive The UK government said that it would not be implementing the controversial EU Copyright Directive. Are we getting it anyway? What seems like a lifetime ago back in January 2020, the UK government announced that it had no plans to implement the EU’s Copyr...

Parent Company Liability back in the Supreme Court The English courts have become a popular destination for foreign claimants seeking damages from UK-domiciled parents for the alleged wrongful actions of their overseas subsidiaries. A new judgment from the Supreme Court gives useful guidance on the applic...

Reflections on the EU-UK Co-operation Agreement The EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement (the TCA), which came into provisional effect at 11pm on 31 December, is welcome in terms both of what has been achieved, and in providing a more cordial basis for future EU-UK relations and co-operation. The EU...

The Future Relationship between the UK and EU The Brexit talks will result in London this week, with parties seemingly some way apart on a number of issues. This briefing, prepared by Tolek Petch, lawyer in our trade unit, surveys the state of play as at 3 July. As the UK emerges from its COVID 19 l...

A brand new subsidy regime for the UK? Resolution of EU-UK negotiations on “level playing field for competition” may shape future UK subsidy regime. A key outstanding issue between the EU and the UK in the negotiations on the future partnership agreement is the implementation of a...