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Merricks v Mastercard (settlement approval decision) In an important judgment published on 20 May 2025, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (the “CAT”) approved the settlement proposed by the parties in the long-running dispute between Merricks and Mastercard. Below we provide a detailed overview of the...
The Lens Newsletter - July 2025 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. Long awaited GPAI guidelines published ahead of 2 August deadline Following hot on the heels of the general-purpose AI (GPAI) Code of...
The Independent Water Commission Final Report: A deluge of reforms on the horizon A single, new integrated water regulator; new consumer protections; and stronger oversight of water company ownership and governance – these are among the 88 recommendations set out in the final report of the Independent Water Commission (Commission) in...
New public offers and admissions to trading regime: FCA publishes final rules The FCA has published the final version of its prospectus rules under the new public offers and admissions to trading regime that will replace the current regime on 19 January 2026. The FCA has published the final version of its prospectus rules under the...
Streamlining the SMCR: unpacking the Leeds reforms HM Treasury, the PRA and the FCA have published consultation papers on reforming the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR). This follows the regulators’ joint discussion paper (FCA DP23/3 and PRA DP1/23) on reviewing the operational aspects of...
New public offers and admissions to trading regime: FCA publishes final rules The FCA has published the final version of its prospectus rules under the new public offers and admissions to trading regime that will replace the current regime on 19 January 2026. The FCA has published the final version of its prospectus rules under the...
SAMR Issues Three Conditional Clearances after Year-long Hiatus: A Green Light for Dealmakers? Almost a year since its last conditional clearance decision, the Chinese competition authority, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), recently conditionally cleared three deals within the span of four weeks. These decisions include deals...
Reforming UK Financial Services: Takeaways for Treasurers The Government has provided the financial sector and its customers with an abundance of summer reading material. On 15 July, the Chancellor unveiled the “Leeds Reforms”, in the form of the Government’s Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness...
The Leeds Reforms 2025: Key takeaways and implications
Hong Kong launches stablecoin regime Key takeaways Hong Kong has established a comprehensive regulatory regime on the issuance, offering and marketing of fiat-referenced stablecoins, with the Stablecoins Ordinance coming into effect on 1 August 2025. Issuers, distributors and other...