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Oliver Hamill Christopher Robinson Sarah Robinson

July 29, 2022

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FCA enforcement action on Russian sanctions

Given the exceptional scale and speed with which sanctions were implemented against Russia by the UK Government, the FCA and the Office...

Andrew Murphy Peter Kerr-Davis

July 28, 2022

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UK Government to consult on new DB funding rules

On 26 July, the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) published its consultation on the long-awaited draft Occupational Pension Schemes...

July 25, 2022

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Solvency II – updates to the definition of UK insurance holding companies

On the 7th of July the PRA published a policy statement PS6/22 on proposed changes to the definition of insurance holding companies for...

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July 25, 2022

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China publishes draft implementing rules for merger control regime under the new AML

Alongside China’s new Anti-Monopoly Law (the New AML, see our client briefing on the New AML here), which enters into force on 1 August...

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James Smethurst Melanie Fitzsimons Claudia Rugue

July 22, 2022

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Wide-sweeping powers: the Financial Services and Markets Bill 2022

In the very last days before the Parliamentary summer recess, the UK Government introduced the Financial Services and Markets Bill 2022...

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Jean-Francois Gerard Laura Llangozi

July 22, 2022

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Gender equality in corporate boards – towards an EU Directive

Earlier this summer, the European Parliament (‘EP’) and the Council of EU (‘Council’) reached a political agreement on the provisions of...

Raquel Flórez

July 22, 2022

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Spain: New law that strengthens promotion of existing equal treatment and non-discrimination rights

Last week, Spain passed a new law (‘Law’) to guarantee and promote existing rights of equal treatment and non-discrimination and to...

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Cyrus Pocha Craig Dewar Claudia Rugue Bhavya Sharma

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July 21, 2022

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Does money grow on trees? The future monetary system

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has, rather grandly, set out its vision for the future of the monetary system in its recent

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Simon Orton Anthea Bowater Luke FitzGerald

July 15, 2022

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Aligning investments to Paris Agreement goals: English court considers trustees’ duties in ESG context

The question of how pension funds, charitable trusts and other investment vehicles balance their financial and other objectives, such as...

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Raquel Flórez Laura Llangozi Amy Rentell Julia Förster

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July 12, 2022

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Covid-19: An update on workplace protocols across Europe

Employers have been navigating the fast-changing and complex Covid-19 related legal landscape for over two years now. Although the rules...

July 12, 2022

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Pregnant women and Covid-19 risk at the workplace

This blog post follows another one on the current Covid-19 measures and challenges for employers across Europe.

Employers should...

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July 12, 2022

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How long can limitation be delayed? The UK Court of Appeal on deliberate concealment and cartel damages claims

Following our previous article on January’s judgment of the UK High Court (available here), the Court of Appeal has upheld the...

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Frank Montag Amaryllis Müller Enrica Schaefer

July 12, 2022

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The 14th ABA International Cartel Workshop – current focus areas of cartel enforcement

On 27-29 June the 14th International Cartel Workshop organised by the ABA in collaboration with the IBA took place in Lisbon.

This edition...

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Frank Montag Amaryllis Müller Enrica Schaefer

July 12, 2022

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The 14th ABA International Cartel Workshop – key developments in relation to leniency and ex officio investigations

On 27-29 June the 14th International Cartel Workshop organised by the ABA in collaboration with the IBA took place in Lisbon.

This edition...

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Harriet Hanks James Smith Vaibhav Manchanda

July 7, 2022

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UK biological security strategy: public consultation response indicates increased threat

The UK government has recently published a summary of public responses to its Call for Evidence, which it launched in February with the...

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Christoph H. Seibt Norbert Nolte Daniel Travers Marlen Vesper-Gräske

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July 7, 2022

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ESG investigations – new subjects, same means?

With the growing legal significance of ESG topics for corporate management the question arises whether ESG investigations should be...

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Merit Olthoff Laurent Bougard Aytaç Çelebi Pablo Artero Lines

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July 5, 2022

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It’s official: EU’s foreign subsidies regime on its way to become law

On 30 June 2022, the three institutions of the European Union (the Commission, the Parliament and the Council) announced their political...

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Hendric Labonté Stefanie Spancken-Monz

July 4, 2022

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The new EU Service Regulation and the most practically relevant means of service

Problems regarding service of judicial and extrajudicial documents are extremely relevant in practice; the new “Regulation (EU) 2020/1784...

July 4, 2022

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Significant changes ahead: UK government responds to the consultation on the future of medical devices regulation

On 26 June 2022, the UK government published its response to the consultation on the future of medical devices regulation in the UK. The...

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