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Employment Bulletin - February 2024 Settlement agreement covered future claims Dismissal unfair because employer did not consider selection pool Tribunal incorrectly assessed whether changes to incentive plan were unlawful age discrimination Non-financial misconduct in the financial se... Digging Deeper on Non-Financial Misconduct: FCA Launches Non-Financial Misconduct Survey for Lloyd's and London Market Intermediaries and Managing General Agents The FCA is asking businesses in the UK insurance market to provide information related to incidents of non-financial misconduct via a survey by 5 March 2024, including those that they have not already reported to the FCA.  In this briefing we explore... Regulatory Barriers to a European Market for CO2 transport by ship The European Commission’s ambitious recommendations to dramatically reduce the EU’s net greenhouse gas emissions by 90 per cent by 2040, published last week, foreshadow new regulatory measures to establish a European carbon dioxide (CO2) transport and st... Competition Law in the Digital Age - February 2024 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 G7 Digital Competition Communique, the Spanish AI regulatory sandbox, the DMA desi... All set for the new year: Revamped merger review regime approved in China In January 2024, China adopted the long-awaited amendments to its merger notification thresholds with immediate effect. These changes, along with last year’s revisions to the merger review rules, wrap up a complete overhaul of China’s merger review regime... What do(n’t) we know about restructuring plans after Adler? A lot has already been written on the Court of Appeal decision in Adler. We’ve reflected on the decision and packaged up our key thoughts on what this means for the design and use of Part 26A restructuring plans going forwards. Whilst some ques... Strengthening the chain: European Commission proposes reforms to EU foreign direct investment regulation to address divergence and blind spots The European Commission has published proposed reforms to the EU Foreign Direct Investment Regulation. These proposals are focused on increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of the Regulation, and improving harmonisation across the national screening ... Tax and the energy sector The energy sector has in recent times been one of the more tumultuous in terms of fiscal policy, with political headwinds arising both from the immediate crisis of spiralling energy costs and the longer-term objectives of decarbonisation and net zero. Thr... Real Estate Newsletter - February 2024 Topics include: Property guardians - Global 100 v Carlos Jimenez; Building Safety Act - Adriatic Land 5 v Leaseholders of Hippersley Point; Injunctions - Wolverhampton City Council v London Gypsies and Travellers; Binding Contract - Pretoria Energy ... Competition & Regulatory Newsletter: Amazon/iRobot proposed transaction withdrawn due to EU competition concerns On 29 January 2024, Amazon and iRobot announced their mutual agreement to abandon their proposed merger ahead of the February deadline for the European Commission’s review of the deal. Earlier in January, the Commission had informed Amazon of its in...