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Data Privacy Newsletter - Issue 27 In this issue: Legal updates, case law update, regulator guidance, enforcement overview, views from Switzerland, The Lens, and data privacy at Slaughter and May. Writing this newsletter in the spring sunshine, I have been reflecting on the fact that we ha... The end of an era? A transatlantic merger control retrospective With new administrations in place in the US, EU and UK, there are signs that global merger enforcement is heading for another watershed moment. While we wait to see what these changes mean for international merger control over the next few years, we took ... To run-on or buy-out: considerations for UK Defined Benefit schemes As part of Slaughter and May’s Horizon Scanning programme, we were delighted to host a panel discussion on 3 March 2025 on the case for running on defined benefit schemes versus buying-out with a bulk annuity insurer or, indeed, both.  Arguing the ca... The Legal 500: Securitisation Country Comparative Guide 2024 – UK Chapter Guy O'Keefe, Richard Jones, Oliver Wicker and Kate Patane provided an overview of the 2025 UK securitisation laws and regulations in the Legal 500 Securitisation Country Comparative Guide 2025. Guy O'Keefe, Richard Jones, Oliver Wicker, David Thomas and K... First time originator's guide to securitisation - Updated On 30 April 2024, both the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published policy statements containing the updated rules relating to securitisation. The FCA released PS 24/4: Rules Relating to Securitisation... The Lens Newsletter - March 2025 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. AI Act's new GPAI Code out… finally It’s late but finally here. The 3rd edition of the EU’s GPAI Code of Practice was originally expecte... The Lens Newsletter - February 2025 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. Bank IT outages: Treasury Committee requests answers from banks and building societies The House of Commons Treasury Committee (the Comm... Competition and Regulatory Newsletter: All change for UK merger control? Government announces reforms to jurisdictional tests as CMA launches review of merger remedies On 17 March 2025, the UK Government previewed plans to revamp the UK merger control regime to provide more certainty to businesses. The announcement follows the launch just a week earlier of a long-anticipated review by the Competition and Markets Authori... Why 2025 is the year to refresh your marketing compliance The value of the UK advertising market is the largest in Europe and is growing, yet for years digital marketing was an area of regulatory uncertainty, as long promised reforms to the e-marketing rules repeatedly stalled. In this briefing, we consider how ... Tax and the City Review - March 2025 In their latest Tax and the City article, Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews consider: Lessons on evidence and witness selection from the FTT’s decision in Lloyds Asset Leasing The Supreme Court’s 4:1 split decision in Royal Bank of Canada on the application of p...