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A testing time for UK financial regulation The past 9 months have seen turbulence stemming from the Truss-Kwarteng mini budget, a UK government debt market intervention by the Bank of England and rising interest rates, against the backdrop of questions about the UK's ability to thrive outside the ... UK Hydrogen: Update on the Business Model for Low Carbon Hydrogen Production 2023 promises to be a significant year for low carbon hydrogen production in the UK with the first contracts supporting green and blue hydrogen production expected to be entered into from H2 2023. As a result, hydrogen producers, their investors and lende... ABA Our Curious Amalgam podcast: A Power Grab Too Far? The European Commission Investigation in Illumina/Grail Merger control analysis and clearance worldwide is becoming ever more complex and uncertain, with Illumina’s acquisition of GRAIL perhaps the standout recent example. Slaughter and May has been advising Illumina in relation to the European competition asp... AI and Intellectual Property: A Whistle-stop Tour As AI adoption increases, and governments and regulators across the globe grapple with how best to regulate AI, Slaughter and May are producing a series of ‘Regulating AI’ thought pieces that will consider some of the legal issues that arise from developi... Podcasts: Algorithms and Competition Law As AI adoption increases, and governments and regulators across the globe grapple with how best to regulate AI, we look at some of the legal issues organisations should consider when implementing AI solutions. In this podcast, Competition Partner, Jordan ... Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS): Assessing support for UK capture projects The UK government has thrown its weight behind CCS, aiming to capture and store 20-30 Mt of carbon emissions per year by 2030 from across the economy. However, the cost of installing and operating carbon capture equipment, together with the cost of transp... UK Hydrogen: Key considerations for low carbon hydrogen production The UK government has doubled its ambitions for low carbon hydrogen and is now aiming for 10 GW of low carbon hydrogen capacity by 2030. However, revenue support for new build production projects is needed to make them viable, investable and bankable. Oli... Office or remote: is hybrid working? Two years after lockdown was first imposed, most businesses now have increased flexibility about where and how their employees work. But what have we learnt about the hybrid model, and can this be taken forward as we move beyond COVID-19? In this podcast,... 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... 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 ea...