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UK Supreme Court confirms the Sky is not the limit when it comes to trade mark applications and bad faith In this briefing, we take a closer look at the main issues in the long-running dispute between SkyKick and Sky, the UK Supreme Court’s analysis and ultimate findings, and the likely implications of the decision on UK trade mark filing and enforcement prac... Corporate Update Bulletin - 12 December 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 develop... Autumn Budget 2024 Knowledge essential: UK Supreme Court considers directors’ accessory liability and account of profits Ofwat publishes PR24 final determinations On December 19, 2024, Ofwat published its Final Determinations for Price Review 2024 (PR24), setting water sector prices for 2025-2030. These determinations, which follow the Draft Determinations from July, include significantly increased funding for base... Podcast: Tax News: October 2024 In this podcast, tax associate Alex Sim joins Zoe Andrews and Tanja Velling to discuss the Upper Tribunal’s decision in Muller on the interaction of certain provisions in the intangible fixed assets regime with the rules on the taxation of partnerships.&n... BLOG: Autumn 2024 Budget: Support, prevention and deterrence to close the UK tax gap The Autumn 2024 budget sees the UK’s new Labour government act on a number its pre-election manifesto pledges (discussed here), and intentions stated in its ‘Close the Tax Gap’ document, to decrease the UK’s ‘tax gap’. This is the difference between tax c... BLOG: The Autumn Budget 2024: Will the Budget deliver growth in UK energy and infrastructure? On 30 October 2024, the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivered the first Budget under a Labour government since 2010, emphasising in her speech that “the only way to drive economic growth is to invest, invest, invest”. Transport, infrastructure, industry, t... The Lens Newsletter - November 2024 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. AI in recruitment: ICO publishes recommendations The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published the outcomes from a number of... A Guide to Takeovers in the United Kingdom Memorandum providing a general guide to takeovers of listed companies in the UK This memorandum is a general guide to takeovers of UK incorporated and listed companies subject to The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers. It describes the UK bodies whi...