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EFIG: European Banking Newsletter - August 2022 Developments in this month's edition include: Economy-wide climate stress test - ECB publishes results Supervisory banking statistics Q1 2022 - ECB publishes results 2021 bank resolvability assessment - published by SRB   Please do contac... The Shareholder Rights and Activism Review - 7th edition - United Kingdom chapter This law review chapter considers the legal and regulatory framework in UK shareholder activism, key trends over the past two years, and an analysis of recent activism campaigns. Furthermore, the chapter offers a summary of recent regulatory developments,... BLOG: BlackRock revisited: what is the purpose of the “unallowable purpose” rule? That might sound like a strange question, but it lurks just beneath the surface of the Upper Tribunal’s keenly-awaited decision in BlackRock which is the latest instalment in a series of “unallowable purpose” cases including Kwik-Fit a... Hong Kong's ESG regulatory priorities and impact on Hong Kong listed and other companies With Hong Kong’s role as an international capital hub for Mainland Chinese businesses, ESG regulations in Hong Kong can have a global impact, particularly on the transition to net zero. This briefing outlines the regulatory priorities for Hong Kong ... RAB to the rescue: The UK government’s proposal for a revenue support mechanism to fund new nuclear power plants The UK government recently announced three proposed policy options to establish a revenue support mechanism under the Nuclear Energy (Financing) Act 2022 (the “Act”). Building on our previous briefing, outlining the legal framework for th... Competition & Regulatory Newsletter: Meggitt / Parker-Hannifin cleared by UK government On 19 July 2022 the Secretary of State of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy cleared the £6.3 billion acquisition of UK aerospace company Meggitt plc by Parker-Hannifin Corporation, a US-listed company which supplies compone... Competition & Regulatory Newsletter: European Commission adopts revised Informal Guidance Notice On 3 October 2022, the European Commission adopted a revised Informal Guidance Notice, which sets out the circumstances in which the Commission will consider providing companies with informal guidance concerning the application of EU competition law. The ... BLOG: One step closer to mutual adequacy for EU-US and UK-US data flows On Friday 7 October, US president Biden signed an Executive Order which, alongside the regulations issued by the Attorney General, implements into US law the agreement in principle announced in March on EU-US personal data flows (the Data Privacy Framewor... BLOG: Riding into the sunset: the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill At the end of 2023, certain EU laws and rights retained as part of domestic law in the UK following its departure from the EU will fall away if the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill currently before the UK Parliament is enacted, save where they... Real Estate Newsletter - October 2022 Topics include: Collateral warranties - Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Limited v Simply Construct (UK) LLP Heads of Terms - Pretoria Energy Company (Chittering) Ltd v Blankney Estates Ltd Restrictive covenant in lease - Schwarzschild Ochs Pty Ltd v Concert...