In connection with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive Omnibus proposals, the European Commission indicated it will trim and make other changes to the European Sustainability Reporting Standards requirements. The...more
The Arbitration Act 2025 has become law in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The new Act is largely based on the recommendations made in the Law Commission’s Final Report, published following a public consultation seeking...more
A diretoria da Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (ANEEL) aprovou, na última Reunião Pública Ordinária de 2024, realizada no dia 10 de dezembro, a abertura da segunda fase da Consulta Pública nº 39/2023 (Consulta Pública)....more
A B3 divulgou em 10/10 a segunda consulta pública (Consulta Pública nº 02/2024-DIE) sobre proposta de evolução das regras do Novo Mercado. A nova rodada terá prazo de duração de apenas 1 mês, com encerramento em 11 de...more
The Hong Kong government has launched a two-month public consultation on artificial intelligence (AI) and Copyright law. The consultation considers possible improvements to the Copyright Ordinance (Cap. 528) (CO) following...more
On 11 July 2024, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) unveiled its final UK Listing Rules for the Main Market, set to take effect on 29 July 2024. These reforms represent the most significant transformation of the...more
The Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC), the authority in charge of supervision and control of competition and DSA coordinator, has published a public consultation on cloud services. The Consultation...more
The Minister for External Relations of the Government of Jersey (GoJ) recently announced a public consultation seeking views on a number of proposed changes to the operation of the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) and the US...more
The Development: On January 24, 2024, the European Commission ("EC") unveiled a package of five fresh initiatives aimed at strengthening the European Union's ("EU") economic security (the "Package"). This will likely increase...more
On 20 December 2023, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) published a further consultation paper (CP23/31) (the “December Consultation Paper”) for reforming the UK listing regime....more
For in scope companies, disclosures may be required as early as the reporting period for the 2024 financial year. On 22 December 2023, the Commission Delegated Regulation specifying the first set of European...more
The proposed regulatory framework would create substantive obligations on issuers of fiat-referencing stablecoins to safeguard the public. On 27 December 2023, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and...more
Following the lead of the European Union's taxonomy, Latin American and Caribbean ("LAC") countries are developing their own green taxonomies, seeking facilitation of capital flows toward sustainable activities and assets and...more
On October 5, 2023, the Department of Finance (Canada) launched a public consultation as part of its periodic review of the key statutes governing federally-regulated financial institutions: the Bank Act, the Insurance...more
As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. To help companies and investors navigate the many evolving...more
The draft New Measure aims to enhance the environmental integrity of China’s carbon market by introducing new requirements for project registration and credit issuance. China is preparing to relaunch its carbon credits...more
The ACCC sets out best marketing practices and companies’ obligations under the Australian Consumer Law, including strict penalties that may follow. In July 2023, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)...more
This edition covers proposed major reforms to the listing and prospectus regimes, corporate governance reforms largely relating to audit and internal controls, and proposed changes to the Takeover Code affecting the...more
In April, the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) announced that the public consultation period for its proposed new sustainability assurance standard will begin in late July or early August 2023...more
The public consultation seeks input on the priorities, strategic direction, and future work of the ISSB. On 4 May 2023, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) launched a public consultation to seek input...more
On 17 May, the Bank of Italy published a public consultation on the supervisory guidelines for crowdfunding service providers to implement EU Regulation 2020/1503 on European crowdfunding service providers (“CSP”) for...more
The European Commission has launched a public consultation and a call for evidence seeking opinions on the EU’s intermediary climate targets for 2040. This is a scheduled step in the EU’s ambition to reach net-zero emissions...more
The Dubai International Financial Centre urges companies to protect personal data when using artificial intelligence. On 18 April 2023, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a financial free zone with its own...more
The Spanish Data Protection Authority has opened a public consultation process to obtain comments for an incoming decision establishing the rules for commercial communications via telephone. This decision will be binding upon...more
The UK’s communications regulator, Ofcom, have provisionally concluded that stricter advertising regulations for commercially-funded public service broadcasting (“PSB”) channels are no longer ‘justified’ or ‘proportionate’...more