What has changed? The Energy Act 2023 introduces a new UK merger control regime under which all mergers between energy network companies active in the UK can be assessed for their impact on Ofgem’s ability to make comparisons...more
On March 19, 2024, the U.K. government proposed legislation, known as the “Football Governance Bill”, which will introduce a new Independent Football Regulator (“IFR”). In short, and subject to ongoing Parliamentary debate,...more
The U.K. Government’s recent conditional approval of a minority investment (coupled with a commercial arrangement) by Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC (“e&”) (majority owned by the UAE Government) over Vodafone...more
On 13 November 2023, the U.K.’s Deputy Prime Minister, Oliver Dowden, announced a Call for Evidence in relation to the current construct and application of the U.K.’s existing national security powers contained in the...more
Companies looking at M&A deals with an EU exposure, or preparing to respond to an EU public tender, will face a new regulatory constraint as the European Commission has enacted its long awaited (and criticised) Foreign...more
On 17 October 2022, the respective directors of the United Kingdom’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI”) and the United States’ Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), Giles...more