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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 ... SFC invites consultation on conduct requirements for bookbuilding and placing activities A briefing summarising the consultation paper published by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission on governing market intermediaries’ bookbuilding and placing activities. Summary In February 2021, the Securities and Futures Commission (t... Competition Law in the Digital Age This edition covers the European Commission’s proposed Digital Markets Act, the German Digitalisation Act, the UK probe into Google’s Privacy Sandbox project and the international review of the Google / Fitbit transaction.  Our Competiti... Reinventing the 9-5 - Working from... where? And when? The legal restrictions preventing us from attending the workplace unless it is not “reasonably possible” to work from home no longer apply. Instead, we now have legal restrictions on gatherings, unless these are “reasonably necessary&rdq... Pensions Bulletin - March 2021 In this month’s Pensions Bulletin, we consider three significant consultations regarding the Pension Regulator (TPR) and its powers: the proposed approach of TPR to the new criminal sanctions under the Pension Schemes Act 2021 (PSA), the draft conso... Competition & Regulatory Newsletter (10 - 23 March 2021) National Security and Investment Bill update: UK Government refines definitions of high risk sectors that require notification and BEIS publishes new factsheet National Security and Investment Bill update: UK Government refines definitions of high risk s... Diversity and inclusion: a regulatory issue In this blog post we reflect on recent speeches delivered by the Financial Conduct Authority on the importance of diversity and inclusion. Tax Day! The UK Government has, in its own words, published "more than 30 tax updates, consultations and documents in a move to strengthen policymaking and modernise UK tax system" as part of the tax policies and consultations update on 23 March 2021, ot... 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...