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The Lens Newsletter - February 2024 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. GCHQ warns that AI will increase the global cyber threat The UK’s national cyber security centre (NCSC), part of GCHQ, has warned that ... The Lens Newsletter - March 2024 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. A “missed economic opportunity”: the European Commission publishes its Digital Infrastructure White Paper.  On 21st February, the Europ... The Lens Newsletter - April 2024 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. Cyber update – what’s been happening in Q1 2024.  As Q1 2024 comes to a close, I look back at some of the key cyber developments that h... The Lens Newsletter - June 2024 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. Tech companies to see digital regulation come to the UK More than a year after its first reading in the House of Commons, the Digital M... FRC publishes updated Corporate Governance Code and Associated Guidance On 24 January the FRC published the final version of the UK Corporate Governance Code 2024 (Code), with the accompanying Corporate Governance Code Guidance (Code Guidance) published a week later. This briefing looks at the key changes and highlights some ... Digital Infrastructure - Looking Back, Looking Ahead Digital infrastructure continues to attract record levels of investment and regulatory scrutiny. In the below link, we take a brief look back at some of the key themes and trends that we saw shaping the sector from our work in 2023, and share our thoughts... COP28: Impacts for business The 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN's Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) drew to a late close last week following last minute negotiations over the headline text from the negotiations, the Global Stocktake Text (GST). Below, we summa... COP28: Discussion points for business from week 1 This year’s 28th Conference of the Parties to discuss international action on climate change (COP28) has seen energy, nature, carbon markets, finance and fairness developing as central themes. And whilst there is pressure for governments to do more, the p... Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023: Upcoming reform to limited partnerships This briefing provides an overview of the changes to the Limited Partnership regime introduced by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (in particular the provisions requiring more information about the partners and partnership to be prov... The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023: Get your house in order     After a lengthy period of scrutiny as the Bill made its way through Parliament, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill finally received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023, becoming the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act...