To expedite decisions to prevent or stop consumer harm, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has implemented a controversial change to its decision-making procedures. The change
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The UK has implemented ambitious legislation requiring that UK’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions be net zero by 2050. The introduction of electric vehicles (EVs), which
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Never has there been such global consensus on the requirement to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. There is rarely a single day without media reports
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On May 20, 2021, the “root and branch” review of Great Britain’s railway industry was published in the form of a white paper.
The
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The UK National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Act) was given Royal Assent on 29 April 2021. When it comes into force later
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Parties to an international arbitration, their lawyers, the tribunal members and the arbitral institution have numerous data protection obligations, which may compete and overlap, creating
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On 3 March 2021, the UK Government published the results of the UK Listing Review, a wide-ranging analysis of the state of the UK’s public
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In late June 2020, the UK’s Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (the Act) became law. While the Act was passed in response to the Coronavirus
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The UK is nearing the end of its Brexit transition period (the Transition Period), which expires Dec. 31, 2020. Although the UK has not been
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The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (CIGA) came into force on 26 June 2020, introducing a number of permanent and temporary changes to the UK’s