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Hang Seng scheme judgment: practical takeaways for future deals The recent reasons for judgment in the case of Hang Seng Bank Limited (HASE), handed down by the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (Court) on 2 February 2026, serve as a helpful refresher of the legal principles underlying Hong Kong privatisation schemes,... Arbitration appeals under section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996 Section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the “1996 Act”) provides a bespoke framework for appealing an arbitral award on a point of law to the Commercial Court. Appeals on a point of law under section 69 are relatively rare in England and Wales.  The... Data Privacy Newsletter - Issue 30 In this issue: Legal updates; Case law updates; Regulator guidance; Updates from the ICO; Updates from the EDPB/EDPS; ICO enforcement overview; EU GDPR enforcement overview; View from Vietnam; The Lens Welcome to... Competition Law in the Digital Age - March 2026 Our Competition Law in the Digital Age newsletter is intended to provide insights on modern-day competition law developments in a bite-sized format. This edition covers the EC’s Digital Omnibus and DMA review, the CJEU’s Dutch app store judgment, the... TikTok’s “addictive design” provisionally found to be a breach of the DSA: where is the line between engagement and addiction? The European Commission’s 6 February 2026 announcement - provisionally finding that TikTok’s “addictive design” breaches the Digital Services Act (“DSA”) - has already attracted significant attention. Now the dust has settled, we ask some key questions... Cyber enforcement – when an incident is just the tip of the iceberg 2025 revealed a shift in enforcement approach by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) when compared to the previous year. We saw a decrease in overall enforcement action, but a much higher proportion of those actions taken against organisations in... Competition and Regulatory Newsletter: Court of Justice upholds airfreight cartel fines On 26 February 2026, the Court of Justice handed down a series of judgments in the long‑running airfreight cartel litigation, largely dismissing the airlines’ appeals against earlier judgments of the European General Court. The Court of Justice reaffirmed... 2025: Was consultation involvement key to avoiding regulatory divergence? In this article, Charlie McGarel-Groves and Kate Patane reconsider whether consultation by regulators has been effective in encouraging regulatory alignment and avoiding divergence between the EU and UK securitisation frameworks. RISK OF DIVERGENCE The EU... Competition & Regulatory Newsletter 25 Mar 14 Apr 2026 Issue 7 Jing Chen