08 Mar, 2024 New Law on Greenwashing finally adopted – The EU Directive on empowering consumers for the green transition By Tobias Timmann Nicolai Fornoff While the ‘Green Claims Directive’ is the dominant topic as pertains to regulatory developments concerning unfair competition law but has...
19 Dec, 2023 Financial services and capital markets in CEE – key regulatory and legal trends in 2023-2024 By Florian Klimscha Stephan Pachinger Anouschka Zagorski Victoria Bazil Eva Schneider +2 more... Show less In the constantly evolving landscape of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), financial services and capital markets face a vibrant...
05 Dec, 2023 UK government seeks to supercharge battery investment By Rebecca Fenning Sanjana Canumalla Emma Franck-Gwinnell The UK’s first ever Battery Strategy (the Strategy), published last week, sets out the Government’s positive commitment to development in...
08 Nov, 2023 ESG and tax transparency: the next frontier of tax disputes? By Sarah Bond Alison Dickie Laura Western The importance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues to businesses cannot be underestimated, with investors, lenders,...
29 Sep, 2023 UK Government publishes long-awaited results of consultation on Zero Emission Vehicle mandate By James Roberts Georgina Bayly Koolanna Momoh The UK Government has now published the results of the consultation on the proposal for a Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate. The...
28 Jun, 2023 Evaluation of Scientific Evidence in Investor-State Arbitration: A Suggested Framework By Joaquin Terceño Campbell Herbert Pedro Ramirez Freshfields lawyers Joaquin Terceño, Campbell Herbert, and Pedro Ramirez published an article in TDM's Special Issue International...
19 Jun, 2023 Fourth EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council summit: the transatlantic partnership shows first achievements By Natalie Pettinger Kearney Pablo Artero Lines Renea Kamenjasevic Following the launch of the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council (TTC) on 15 June 2021, both jurisdictions have maintained intensive...
11 Apr, 2023 UK Government consults on updates to regulation of vehicles’ CO2 emissions allowances By James Roberts Georgina Bayly Emma Franck-Gwinnell On 30 March 2023, the UK Government launched a consultation on a new framework for regulating CO2 emissions of cars and vans made...
04 Apr, 2023 UK government consults on Zero Emission Vehicle mandate By James Roberts Emma Franck-Gwinnell Georgina Bayly On 30 March 2023, the UK Government announced a range of new and updated energy security and net zero transition policies through its...
30 Mar, 2023 FCA delays final rules on sustainability disclosure requirements (SDR) and investment labels By Elisabeth Overland Mark Kalderon The FCA has announced that it is delaying the publication of its Policy Statement on SDR and investment labels until Q3 this year....
13 Mar, 2023 EU State aid for the green transition: the floodgates are open By Andreas von Bonin Merit Olthoff Florian Reiter-Werzin Jonas Levermann +1 more... Show less On 9 March, the European Commission (Commission) significantly amended its State aid framework to support the economy following Russia’s...
14 Feb, 2023 Circular thinking in construction: using Blockchain to verify the origin of second-hand goods By Brock Dahl Sarah-Jane Fick Ann Matthias The reuse and repurposing of second-hand technology, goods and complex materials will play an important role in achieving a more...