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Government We have had significant experience advising a variety of HM Government departments and bodies for many decades, forming collaborative working relationships and understanding the unique challenges they face. Whenever the stakes are high or there is a need ...

Insurance Our market leading insurance practice advises on M&A, reinsurance and other risk transfer, pensions deriskings, capital markets, distribution and other commercial arrangements, restructurings, and insurance business transfers, and provides general regulat...

Financial Regulation Our leading Financial Regulation practice supports clients from across the financial services spectrum including banks and lenders, insurers and reinsurers, investment firms, asset managers and funds, non-bank lenders, payment service providers, e-money i...

Commercial Contracts Our market leading Commercial Contracts and Strategic Sourcing practices have extensive experience across all forms of contracts and commercial agreements. We prioritise understanding how your commercial objectives fits into your wider business strategy.

Financial Regulatory Divergence between the UK and EU Financial services has been lauded by the UK government as an area where regulatory divergence between the UK and EU will yield a Brexit dividend. But the current extent of divergence, and its direction of travel, is context-specific and it is easy to los...

Tax and the City Review for November 2022 Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews discuss the VAT decisions of the CJEU in O Fundusz (sub-participation agreements) and of the Supreme Court in NHS Lothian (VAT recovery), HMRC’s Guidelines for Compliance, the OECD’s report on tax incentives and the U...

Solvency UK - Results of the Solvency II Review In this briefing note we discuss the results of HM Treasury's review of UK Solvency II, including key changes to the risk margin and the matching adjustment to release capital held by insurers and facilitate investment in long-term productive assets. ...

Banking Sector – Hot Topics, Autumn 2022 Welcome to the Autumn 2022 edition of our Banking sector – Hot Topics series. This edition discusses some of the key developments currently affecting the sector, including regulatory reform in the banking sector, which is focuses on achieving growth...

Data Privacy Newsletter - Issue 20 In this issue: Regulator guidance, DPDI Reform, EU-US and UK-US transfers, ICO call for views on PETs, views from Australia, Data Protection and Privacy at Slaughter and May. The past few months have been turbulent ones with political and economic upheav...

The Legal 500: Blockchain Country Comparative Guide 2022 - UK chapter The Blockchain Country Comparative Guide aims to provide an overview of the law and practice of blockchain law across a variety of jurisdictions. This chapter relates to UK law. Blockchain Market Overview Please provide a high-level overview o...