18 Mar, 2024 The Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES) By James Smethurst Tom Godwin Richard Ho Regina Erie Christopher Bernard Jennifer McCarthy +3 more... Show less This blog considers the recent HM Treasury (HMT) consultation on the proposed trial of a new ‘Private Intermittent Securities and Capital...
29 Feb, 2024 Building a greener tomorrow: strategies for decarbonising the built environment in the UK By Hannah Etim-Gorst Tom Wallis Shiyao Zhu Lydia Kent-Smith Jake Reynolds Holly Housden +3 more... Show less With approximately 40 per cent of carbon emissions arising from the built environment, countries across the world are coming together in...
29 Jan, 2024 China revises its merger control filing thresholds for the first time By Ninette Dodoo Hazel Yin Wenting Ge Xiaopeng Lai +1 more... Show less China’s State Council has published its Regulation on the Notification Thresholds for Concentrations between Undertakings ('2024...
24 Jan, 2024 FDI Screening: EU Commission Unveils Draft Regulation To Revamp Europe’s FDI Screening Landscape By Juliane Hilf Alvaro Iza Petya Katsarska Thomas Lübbig Alastair Mordaunt Tone Oeyen Natalie Pettinger Kearney Frank Röhling Uwe Salaschek Ermelinda Spinelli Paul van den Berg Matthias Wahls +9 more... Show less On 24 January 2024, the European Commission (Commission) presented five new initiatives to advance “European economic security”. One of...
21 Dec, 2023 Recalibrating the rule book – FCA publishes final proposals By Christopher Mort Tom Godwin Richard Ho Jennifer McCarthy Julian Makin +2 more... Show less The FCA has published CP23/31: Primary Markets Effectiveness Review: Feedback to CP23/10 and detailed proposals for listing rules...
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...
15 Dec, 2023 The new UK short selling regime: another step away from the EU post-Brexit By Chris Ranson James Smethurst Christopher Bernard HM Treasury published, on 22 November 2023, a draft of the Short Selling Regulations 2024 (SSR 2024), along with a policy note. The draft...
08 Dec, 2023 Not over yet: UK DMCC Bill enters the House of Lords with some key questions still up for debate By Sharon Malhi Rikki Haria Sarah Jensen Martin Dickson Abigail Legge Milo Noone +3 more... Show less The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the Bill) is still expected to come into force in Autumn 2024. Although the overall...
21 Nov, 2023 UK national security screening in the political crosshairs By Iona Crawford Sarah Jensen Michele Davis Alastair Mordaunt +1 more... Show less UK Conservative Government looks at refining the NSI regime – but, ahead of a 2024 election, Labour objects to any watering down On 13...
29 Aug, 2023 The Public Offer Platform By Chris Ranson Claire Harrop Richard Ho Christopher Bernard Jennifer McCarthy +2 more... Show less A new regulated activity Following on from our previous blog post, The Future of Prospectuses in the UK, the FCA has recently published...
17 Jul, 2023 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) screening mechanisms must respect fundamental freedoms: A Case built on Clay, Sand (and Gravel) By Thomas Lübbig Uwe Salaschek Matthias Wahls Weak cases sometimes make good law. On 13 July, the ECJ in Case C-106/22 held that: Except in specific circumstances, the EU FDI...
18 Apr, 2023 UK businesses can benefit from free trade agreements … if they know how to use them By Iona Crawford Martin McElwee Lorand Bartels The past few years have been volatile for international trade and those who rely on it for their businesses’ success. UK traders in...