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Hong Kong Stock Exchange consults on amendments to the Corporate Governance Code and related rules Overview The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (the Exchange) has issued a consultation paper with wide-ranging proposals to amend the Corporate Governance Code (CG Code) and related Listing Rules with the aim of promoting strong corporate governance practice... No requirement to accept non-contractual performance to overcome force majeure event: RTI v MUR Shipping The UK Supreme Court has held that the requirement on a non-defaulting party to use ‘reasonable endeavours’ to overcome a force majeure event does not require the non-defaulting party to accept an offer of non-contractual performance absent clear wor... Competition and Regulatory Newsletter: European Court of Justice hands down judgment in Servier, siding with Commission in ‘pay for delay’ appeals On 27 June 2024, the European Court of Justice delivered its latest judgments in a long-running saga relating to so-called ‘pay for delay’ agreements. The judgments largely affirm the European Commission’s 2014 decision to fine Servier and several generic... ESG in 2023 - Forward Look 2023 is already a month old and the ESG landscape continues to evolve at lightning speed. Here are our top 10 ESG topics for businesses to look out for during the remainder of the year, and the reasons why. 2023 is already a month old and the ESG landsc... Corporate Update Bulletin - 27 June 2024 Corporate Update is our fortnightly bulletin highlighting the latest legal and regulatory developments of interest to corporates. Welcome to the latest edition of Corporate Update, our fortnightly bulletin offering a five-minute read of the latest develo... Regulating AI Series With the adoption and regulation of artificial intelligence leading the news globally, our Regulating AI series will help you understand, explore and manage the use of AI within your organisation from a legal perspective. The series is a collection of AI-... What to do about the EU AI Act? In this podcast, Laura Houston and Jordan Ellison discussed the changing tech environment, particularly around AI, and its effect on the legal landscape. As part of their conversation, they discussed the new EU AI Act which will soon become law, highlight... Discovery of the Tooth Few tax cases manage to elicit such intractable feelings of crossness in me as the saga of HMRC v Tooth which has come to an end with the Supreme Court judgment of 14 May 2021. I am astonished that a point which was, frankly, utterly obvious had to go all... 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... Back to the future When I first qualified into tax, UK-UK transfer pricing was not a thing.  A UK company could lend money to a fellow UK group company without being required to impute interest on the loan.  A UK parent could guarantee the loan of its UK subsidiar...