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Competition and Regulatory Newsletter: All change for UK merger control? Government announces reforms to jurisdictional tests as CMA launches review of merger remedies On 17 March 2025, the UK Government previewed plans to revamp the UK merger control regime to provide more certainty to businesses. The announcement follows the launch just a week earlier of a long-anticipated review by the Competition and Markets Authori... Why 2025 is the year to refresh your marketing compliance The value of the UK advertising market is the largest in Europe and is growing, yet for years digital marketing was an area of regulatory uncertainty, as long promised reforms to the e-marketing rules repeatedly stalled. In this briefing, we consider how ... Tax and the City Review - March 2025 In their latest Tax and the City article, Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews consider: Lessons on evidence and witness selection from the FTT’s decision in Lloyds Asset Leasing The Supreme Court’s 4:1 split decision in Royal Bank of Canada on the application of p... 2025 updates to the Green and Social Loan Principles On 26 March 2025, following their latest review, the loan market trade associations published updated versions of the Green, Social and Sustainability-Linked Loan Principles (together, the Loan Principles) and related guidance[1]. The changes are mostly c... 2025 updates to the Sustainability-Linked Loan Principles On 26 March 2025, following their latest review, the loan market trade associations published updated versions of the Green, Social and Sustainability-Linked Loan Principles (together, the Loan Principles) and related guidance[1]. The changes are mostly c... Competition and Regulatory Newsletter: CMA issues first labour markets antitrust infringement decision in sports broadcasting sector On 21 March 2025, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority issued its first antitrust infringement decision in relation to labour market practices – concerning bilateral exchanges of competitively sensitive information about freelance workers’ fees betw... Real Estate Newsletter - April 2025 NEWS Little by little Amendments to Renters’ Rights Bill Some important charges have been made as the Bill passes through the parliamentary process. There is a new proposal to ban any requirement for more than one month’s rent to be paid in advance. This ... Insurance update: the PRA’s proposed Matching Adjustment Investment Accelerator and latest publications from the FCA A new age dawns for consumer protection in the UK The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC Act) came into force on 6 April 2025, overhauling the UK’s consumer protection regime.  The CMA has heralded this as a “step-change in more direct, impactful consumer protection” as, for t... Future regulation of alternative fund managers: towards a more proportionate regime The UK’s asset management sector has been a core part of the City’s success; second only in size to the United States, it is able to draw from deep pools not only of capital but of talent. Alternative investment fund managers (“AIFMs”) have a prominent ro...