The Reform will extend tenors and reduce borrowers’ fees to encourage commercial bank lending into energy transition projects.
By Tom Bartlett, JP Sweny, Alexander Buckeridge-Hocking, and Samuel Burleton
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has
With the recent UK “Green Day” announcements confirming the government’s support for CCUS, interest in UK CCUS projects is expected to continue to grow. While there are significant opportunities for investors, careful consideration will be needed to navigate a number of
The UK government has unveiled a number of measures with the overall purpose of reaching net zero by 2050 and meeting the UK’s climate targets.
By Paul A. Davies, Beatrice Lo, JP Sweny, Simon Tysoe, Michael
FCA chief executive’s speech indicates an exciting transition to a lighter regime and a true single listing segment.
By James Inness, Anna Ngo, and Johannes Poon
On 29 March 2023, FCA Chief Executive Nikhil Rathi delivered a speech
The regulator would introduce a licensing system for clubs, increase scrutiny of directors and owners, and aim to equalise funding.
By Patrick Mitchell, Katie Henshall, and Stewart Robinson
The UK government has published a White Paper which outlines
The DSA has a broad scope and regulates many aspects of digital services.
By Gail E. Crawford, Jean-Luc Juhan, Susan Kempe-Mueller, Deborah J. Kirk, Lars Kjølbye, Elisabetta Righini, Sven Völcker, Ben Leigh,
The US decision reminds UK companies and their officers to identify and report red flags about misconduct in the workplace.
By Nell Perks, Nathan H. Seltzer, and Georgie Blears
Certain shareholders of McDonald’s Corporation (the Company) sued David
A court recently found that UK authorities did not fetter their discretion by not investigating general cotton imports potentially produced by the forced labour of Uyghur people in China.
More US buyers — and more buyer-friendly deal terms — are entering the seller-friendly UK market, although the picture is increasingly nuanced.
By Joshua M. Dubofsky, Sam Newhouse, Jennifer N. Cadet, and Catherine Campbell
Whilst global M&A
The discussion paper aims to encourage industry-wide dialogue on sustainability related-governance, incentives, and competence.
By Anne Mainwaring, Sara Sayma, and Dianne Bell
On 10 February 2023, the FCA published DP23/1: Finance for positive sustainable change: governance, incentives
