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Competition and Regulatory Newsletter: European Court of Justice clarifies EU rules on the seizure of business emails during inspections On 16 July 2026, the European Court of Justice (CJ) handed down a judgment clarifying that EU law does not require national competition authorities to obtain prior authorisation from a court before seizing business emails during an investigation. However,...
London Stock Exchange updates AIM Rules The London Stock Exchange has published changes to its AIM Rules for Companies (AIM Rules) and AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers (Nomad Rules). The changes took effect on 5 August 2026. The London Stock Exchange has published changes to its AIM Rules for...
“Pay to Stay”: Ofgem’s plan to cull the data centre connection queue On 29 July 2026, Ofgem finally set out its plans to curate the data centre connection queue in the Curate – Demand Connections Reform Consultation (the Consultation).  On 29 July 2026, Ofgem finally set out its plans to curate the data centre...
High Court’s Emma Sleep judgment offers insights into misleading reference prices On 30 July 2026, the High Court handed down its judgment regarding an enforcement order sought by the CMA against Emma Sleep (Emma) to regulate the company’s use of reference pricing as part of its “high price/high discount” pricing strategy.  ...
A costly trip: Lessons from China's RMB 5.2 billion Trip.com decisions On 25 July 2026, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) found that Trip.com had abused its dominant position by imposing exclusivity and price parity requirements on hotels through algorithms, automated price adjustment tools and other...
Tourist attraction tickets cartel case On 4 March 2026, the Competition Tribunal (the Tribunal) handed down its judgment in Competition Commission v Gray Line Tours of Hong Kong Ltd & Ors [2026] HKCT 1, dismissing the case brought by the Hong Kong Competition Commission (HKCC) case against...
Information flows on UK IPOs: FCA reverses 2018 changes to COBS rules Following changes to the FCA Handbook made this month, on a Main Market IPO syndicate banks no longer have to offer unconnected analysts equal access to the issuer, and can disseminate research immediately after a registration document has been published....
SM Treasury Insights: What's next for corporate treasury? A year after the announcement of the Leeds Reforms, the UK's financial services reform agenda continues to gather pace, with developments across banking, pensions, payments and capital markets regulation moving from policy discussion towards...
Recognition of and assistance to foreign liquidators – the latest developments in an area of law in the spotlight In a topical decision handed down last week, Harris J reiterated that the availability of ‘assistance’ in terms of powers that may be granted by the Hong Kong Court to ‘recognised’ foreign liquidators in Hong Kong would depend on whether they were...
Mainland Courts Confirm Jurisdiction over Securities Fraud Claims Against an Offshore-Incorporated Listed Company Between 2017 and 2018, the ListCo provided certain loans (Loans) to connected persons of its then executive director and chairman. The Loans constituted a major transaction and connected transaction under the Listing Rules and were therefore subject to...
Employment Bulletin - September 2026 Topics covered in this bulletin: Employment Rights Act 2025 – further changes to trade union law; Simplification of process for granting EMI options; Six-month non-compete restriction was too wide to be enforceable; Pub not vicariously liable for actions...
Manifesto commitments: Potential impact on UK Energy and Infrastructure The UK General Election on 4 July 2024 takes place in the broader context of heightened geopolitical tensions and inflationary pressures, with energy security, net zero targets, and economic growth remaining key concerns on both the national and...
The Lens Newsletter - July 2020 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. Cutting out the middle man: Digital Regulatory Reporting On 7 April 2020 the FCA published its 2020/21 Business Plan announcing that,...
The Lens Newsletter - August 2020 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. Parliament approves ICO code of practice which aims to make children safer online. On 12 August the Information Commissioner’s Office...
The Lens Newsletter - October 2020 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. US responds to Schrems II judgment. As many will know, the Schrems II decision has caused quite a stir in the data privacy community,...