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Eradicating human rights abuses in corporate value chains: from description to prescription? The rights of workers affected by the activities of Western companies have been in the spotlight recently, with consumers, investors and NGOs becoming more concerned about how companies treat those in their value chains who are most vulnerable to exploita... Putting the 'S' into ESG Environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues only continue to gain momentum in 2021, with policymakers, businesses and their stakeholders holding each other to greater account against various ESG issues. The conversation around ESG has long focused... A bridge over troubled water? Key tips and traps for earn-outs in international M&A To agree a deal, you need to agree a price. But what happens if the seller and the purchaser have different views on the value of the target business? One solution to bridge this sort of value gap is an earn-out. This briefing sets out some key tips and t... Regulating Digital highlights webinar On 25 February 2021 we hosted a panel of digital specialists who shared insight on the current digital regulation landscape.  Below you can hear from Paddy McGuiness OBE, Senior Advisor at Brunswick, Richard Sargeant, Chief Operating Officer of Facu... Sales out of administration in the UK - The top five things for potential buyers to know The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has seen some well-established and high profile names, particularly on the British high street, enter into UK insolvency processes. Debenhams, Arcadia, Laura Ashley, Oasis, Warehouse and Jaeger are just some of the b... Extra-territoriality in a post-Brexit world As UK and EU businesses grapple with the complexities of the post-Brexit world, one of the first key questions for businesses from a data privacy perspective is whether their processing is subject to the UK or EU regime (or both). This briefing consi... APAC M&A Outlook 2021 A look ahead to the expected M&A activity in Asia Pacific and key developments to watch out for in 2021 Last year, we expected APAC M&A activity to fall slightly for largely cyclical reasons, and that, if Asia was negatively impacted by the (then... 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... EU publishes draft adequacy decisions for transfers of personal data to the UK The EU Commission has published two draft adequacy decisions for transfers of personal data to the UK, one under the GDPR and the other for the Law Enforcement Directive. This will be welcome news to many UK and EU businesses grappling with the implicatio... Brexit has happened – so what’s next for securitisations? The Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the UK and the EU that has applied since then does not deal with the regulatory detail of cross-border financing transactions. Accordingly, in the context of securitisations, the EU Securitisation Regulation con...