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Banking Sector – Hot Topics, Spring 2021 Against the backdrop of COVID-19 and the end of the Brexit transition period, the Spring 2021 edition of our Banking Sector – Hot Topics series discusses some of the significant developments currently affecting the sector. Welcome to the Spring 202...

Looking ahead: Equity Capital Markets Outlook With Lord Hill’s review of the UK listing regime now published and under consideration by HM Treasury, the 2021 IPO market in full swing, and the ink (finally) drying on Brexit, we gaze into our ECM crystal ball and consider the likely trends and de...

Spring Budget 2021 Series - a view under the hood Emma Game comments on the UK’s March 2021 Budget, focussing on increased corporation tax rates, ongoing Brexit hangover and investment incentives. In contrast to the novel challenges that the economy has faced over the last year (and that the Chanc...

EU publishes draft adequacy decisions for transfers of personal data to the UK The EU Commission has published two draft adequacy decisions for transfers of personal data to the UK, one under the GDPR and the other for the Law Enforcement Directive. This will be welcome news to many UK and EU businesses grappling with the implicatio...

Private Enforcement of Competition Law in the UK Our guide to ‘Private Enforcement of Competition Law in the UK’ examines the key aspects of competition litigation before the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal and the High Court of England and Wales. It has been recently updated, in particular t...

Pensions Bulletin - January 2021 In this month’s Pensions Bulletin, we report on developments in the ongoing scheme funding code consultation and on updated guidance from the Pensions Regulator on scheme returns. We analyse the implications of the end of the Brexit transition perio...

Insurance Outlook 2021 2020 was a year like no other in recent history and 2021 has started in a similar vein. From an insurance sector perspective, as well as dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, firms have been grappling with final preparations for Brexit, the pr...

Tax and the City Review for November 2020 Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews consider, inter alia, the decisions in Blackrock and Total; and the UK’s approach to the export of financial services to the EU after the end of the Brexit transition period. The FTT in Blackrock finds in favour of the tax...

Pensions Bulletin - October 2020 Welcome to the October 2020 Pensions Bulletin from Slaughter and May. In this month’s edition, we analyse the Pensions Regulator’s guidance for employers and trustees on transfers to DB superfunds. We report on the Pension Protection...

Competition & Regulatory Newsletter CMA makes Article 9 request to review Virgin and O2 merger On 8 October 2020 the UK's CMA published a request under Article 9 of the EU Merger Regulation, requesting that the European Commission refer a proposed joint venture between Liberty Global p...