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The Lens Newsletter - April 2025 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. Government publishes the 2025 Cyber Security Breaches Survey On 10 April 2025, the Government published its latest Cyber Security Breach... Competition and Regulatory Newsletter: European Commission and CMA issue fines in end-of-life vehicles recycling cartel settlements On 1 April 2025, the European Commission announced that it had fined multiple car manufacturers and a trade association around €458 million for participating in a 15-year long cartel concerning end-of-life vehicle recycling. On the same day, the UK Compet... Tax and the City Review - April 2025 In their latest Tax and the City article, Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews consider: The implications for the insurance industry of the FTT’s decision in Hastings that the UK legislation was ineffective to prevent “offshore looping” of insurance services at the... Securing the future of AIM: London Stock Exchange seeks views Following the overhaul last year of the listing regime for Main Market companies, the London Stock Exchange has published a Discussion Paper on the future of AIM. In particular, it seeks views on how the overall market framework could be improved, includi... Competition Appeal Tribunal rejects proposed claims in water collective proceedings On 7 March 2025, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (the “CAT”) delivered its judgment in respect of applications made by Professor Carolyn Roberts (the “PCR”) for collective proceedings orders (“CPOs”) in parallel proceedings brought against six water and s... Horizon Scanning: Crisis Management In 2024, a nuanced exploration of the risk landscape is more relevant than ever. While shareholder activism and cyber-attacks continue to pose persistent challenges, our series sheds light on new and emerging risks. These include strategic responses to ev... Horizon Scanning: Digital The rate of change in the digital landscape shows no signs of slowing in 2024. While this can make it difficult for laws to keep pace, the drive to regulate means existing laws are evolving, new rules are being agreed and ‘soft regulation’ is more importa... Horizon Scanning: Capital Flows As markets settle into a high interest rate environment, we expect activity to pick up this year. We are cautiously optimistic that 2024 will see increased activity in M&A and capital markets. With sponsors sitting on unprecedented levels of dry powde... Horizon Scanning: Governance & Sustainability With ever increasing regulation, businesses are expected in 2024 to shift towards the implementation of sustainability strategies with pressure from stakeholders to demonstrate progress. A focus on transparency and accountability underpins the latest legi... Horizon Scanning: Energy Transition It is estimated that the global net zero economy requires an average of US$3.4 trillion capital investment a year to 2050 to hold global warming at 1.5°C. This represents an enormous opportunity for sponsors, lenders, and corporates alike. Solutions go be...