The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (“LuxSE”) introduced a new platform, the Euro MTF Specialist Securities Segment (“EM3S”), on which issuers are able to offer more sophisticated securities to professional investors while being less…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Numerous jurisdictions across the globe are developing their own cryptoasset regulatory frameworks—the UK is no exception. Cryptoasset businesses overseas looking to enter the UK market, or to offer services to customers in the…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
On 24 April 2025, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) issued new guidance signalling a notable shift in its approach to corporate criminal enforcement. For the first time, the SFO has stated that if a company self-reports suspected…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Business Organizations, Criminal Law
The Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 were officially signed into law on 10 April 2025, marking a significant development in the UK clinical trials framework (the Medicines for Human Use…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
Three months into the life of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force, the SEC staff has begun taking tangible steps to define its evolving approach to the regulation of digital assets. In a series of…
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/ Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
In Craig v. Target Corporation, et al., the District Court for the Middle District of Florida considered whether Target Corporation (Target) committed securities violations by failing to disclose risks related to an ESG and DEI…
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/ Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Securities Law
Pension schemes which allow members to designate defined contribution (DC) funds for drawdown may need to amend their scheme rules, following an update to HMRC’s Pensions Tax Manual. On 26 March 2025, HMRC updated the Pensions…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Taxation
As the first 100 days of President Trump’s second term draw to a close, the new administration’s antitrust enforcement agenda is coming into focus. In recent statements, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson and…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Mergers & Acquisitions
Just under two weeks ago, we reported the Court of Appeal had awarded AstraZeneca (AZ) a preliminary injunction in the UK against Glenmark’s generic dapagliflozin (dapa) product for type II diabetes, until the hearing following…
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/ Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
In Jacobs v. Akademos, the Delaware Chancery Court ruled that a cash-out merger that provided common shareholders in a privately held corporation, Akademos, Inc., with no value was nonetheless entirely fair. This decision…
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/ Business Organizations, Mergers & Acquisitions
A snapshot of key market and regulatory developments expected to impact the UK insurance sector over the next six months. 1 – 3 April Motor finance: The Supreme Court heard the three linked appeals, Hopcraft, Johnson and…
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/ Finance & Banking, Consumer Protection, Insurance
Supply chain due diligence has firmly taken root in the global regulatory landscape, setting clear compliance expectations on how companies should identify, assess, and address human rights and environmental risks across their…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Environmental Law, International Law & Trade
Innovative technologies are reshaping every industry, presenting new business cases and changing our daily lives. These technologies are hyper-connecting the world and offering new ways to interact. Particularly in the Space and…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Energy & Utilities, Science, Computers, & Technology
This regulation is designed to protect U.S. national security by restricting the transfer of bulk sensitive data to foreign entities associated with “countries of concern,” including China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and…
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/ Health, International Law & Trade, Privacy
At a legal industry event on 9 April 2025, Marcelo Pontes Vianna, the head of the secretariat for private integrity of Brazil's Office of the Comptroller General (CGU), the national antibribery agency, highlighted Brazil's…
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/ Administrative Law, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade
