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Reflections and Projections on FCA Enforcement As we enter 2025, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) finds itself at a key juncture. Over the past year, it has made progress in refining its enforcement strategy, adopting a more proactive approach to interventions, and increasing the pace and...
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2025 activism playbook: trends, expectations, and corporate preparedness Globally, shareholder activism in 2024 has continued to rebound from the pandemic downturn, with campaign activity nearly at the record levels reached in 2018. 
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M&A Disputes: a reminder on high risk areas for disputes and the latest on managing them Following a period of geopolitical instability and economic uncertainty, while M&A activity has come back, it has brought with it an uptick in disputes between parties looking to get out of bad deals or, at the less extreme end of the spectrum,...
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"All change" for consumer protection: what you need to know Recent years have seen consumer protection propelled to the top of the agenda for policymakers and regulators. In Spring 2025, long-awaited reforms under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC Act) will overhaul the UK consumer law...
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Digital Regulation: What to expect in 2025
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Artificial intelligence: Growing litigation risk
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Tech M&A in 2025: A renewed focus on innovation and growth drives M&A opportunities
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EU and UK operational resilience: One aim, two approaches
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Navigating digital transformation: lessons from the AT&T vs. Broadcom Dispute
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Data commercialisation: opportunities knock in 2025
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Delivering decarbonisation: how the energy transition is impacting UK and EU corporates Corporates around the world are showing leadership by setting ambitious climate change targets.The drivers to decarbonise may be regulatory, linked to corporate purpose, reputational and/or financial. We are also seeing more scrutiny of and legal...
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Duelling Dynamics: insights into the AI-Energy Transition Nexus Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising the global energy sector, presenting both transformative opportunities and significant challenges. On one hand, AI systems demand vast computational power, contributing to immense energy consumption. On the...
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Navigating a new wave of energy investment in 2025: The investment tide has turned The energy transition is increasingly driving investment in the energy sector. Investment in the energy transition is forecast to double that of fossil fuels in 2024. For several reasons, this trajectory is expected to continue in 2025.
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Getting your house in order: Governance in 2025 As we enter 2025, companies face continued pressure to maintain high governance standards. A focus on transparency continues to underpin updates to relevant legislation and regulation across the world. The UK government and regulatory bodies are...
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Labour's plans to reshape employment: a new era for the workplace In October 2024, the UK government introduced The Employment Rights Bill 2024 (the Bill) into Parliament, the most significant piece of employment legislation in decades. In doing so, it met its deadline to introduce legislation within the first 100 days...
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Beyond linear: moving towards a circular economy The concept of a “circular economy” is being increasingly adopted in legislation, including in mandatory reporting and disclosure frameworks. This highlights the circular economy’s role in ensuring a sustainable future. A circular economy is a system that...
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Clarity across borders Towards the end of 2023, we reflected on the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) and the due diligence-related implications for companies and financial institutions. With the CS3D having come into...
Horizon Scanning 2025 Podcast Launch Series Hosted by our Director of Knowledge and Learning, Claire Marshall-Barrand, the launch series for 2025 offers five short episodes introducing this year’s major themes. Throughout the year, we’ll continue the conversation with in-depth episodes exploring...
The Great Plastic Reckoning - How the Law and Geopolitics are Shaping the Future of Plastics The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee’s fifth session (‘INC-5’), held in Busan from 25 November to 1 December 2024, intended to inaugurate a new chapter in international environmental law. Convened by the UN, the session aimed to build upon the...
COP29: Did the 'finance COP' find its feet, and what progress was made on carbon markets? The 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN's Framework Convention on Climate Change (“COP29”) drew to a late close in Baku at the end of November, following protracted negotiations. The main areas of interest to companies and financial institutions will...
Part 2: ESG in the year of the election Harry Hecht and Moira Thompson Oliver are joined by Michael Arnold, Partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, to reflect on the impact of global elections on ESG policy and what lies ahead.
Demergers: Unlocking value
The interesting link between office occupancy and employment policy In this Horizon Scanning episode, Jane Edwarde and Phil Linnard are joined by Lee Elliott, Global Head of Occupier Research at Knight Frank.   They discuss the evolving relationship between office occupation and employment policy, particularly in the...
Navigating the increasing scrutiny of green claims In our latest podcast Tim Blanchard and Lisa Wright dive into the intersection of competition law and this growing scrutiny by exploring three key areas businesses should have on their radar.