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The Autumn Budget 2024: Will the Budget deliver growth in UK energy and infrastructure? On 30 October 2024, the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivered the first Budget under a Labour government since 2010, emphasising in her speech that “the only way to drive economic growth is to invest, invest, invest”. Transport, infrastructure, industry, t... The UK in 2024: an autumn Budget to “fix the foundations” The UK’s Autumn 2024 Budget “delivers a large, sustained increase in spending, taxation, and borrowing” according to the Office for Budget Responsibility. In this blog, we will summarise tax announcements that caught our eyes. Overall, it would seem fair ... UK data reform presses ahead: Data (Use and Access) Bill introduced to UK Parliament Last week the Data (Use and Access) Bill (Data Bill) was published, being the most recent bill to be introduced to the UK Parliament to reform data laws - the previous attempt in the form of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (DPDI Bill) hav... Ireland introduces a participation exemption for foreign distributions The long-awaited legislation for the introduction of a participation exemption for non-Irish dividends and distributions was included in the Irish Finance Bill 2024. Where the qualifying conditions are met, a company can elect to apply the exemption on di... FCA launches new 'AI Lab' for financial services sector The FCA has launched a new ‘AI Lab’, seeking to support innovators as they develop new AI solutions while deepening its own understanding of the risks and opportunities AI presents to the financial services sector. The AI Lab has four components: AI Spotl... A "vote of confidence": the UK government welcomes a spate of investment in UK data centres The UK government has welcomed plans from four operators to invest £6.3 billion in UK data centre infrastructure, announced on Monday as part of the government’s International Investment Summit, as a “vote of confidence” in the UK.  Speaking at the Summit... Are you ready for NIS2 – new EU cyber law applies from 18 October New European cyber law NIS2 must be implemented at local member state level by 18 October. Do you know if you are in scope (and if you are, what you need to do to comply)?  Our briefing will help you understand who is in scope, the new rules NIS2 imposes ... TCS v DBS – Quickfire contracting tips for commercial lawyers Digital transformation projects often carry a high level of risk, with much scope to go wrong. Several high-profile issues organisations have faced with key digital suppliers in recent months (such as the AT&T v Broadcom dispute – blog available here - an... Revolutionising Regulation: The UK’s New Innovation Office Takes Centre Stage Commitments to boost investment and innovation in the UK were central to the Labour party’s manifesto, as we wrote about in our previous blog. Now, the Labour party looks to deliver on some of these promises, with this week’s investment summit attracting ... French Finance Bill for 2025: what would be new for businesses? Following the general election of July 2024 and the formation of a new Government in September, it is now time for the French Parliament to examine the draft Finance Bill for 2025, presented by the Prime Minister on 10 October 2024. This draft pursues the...