07 Jan, 2025 Navigating UK competition law: What should you expect in 2025? By Caroline Thomas Mark Daniels As the clock ticked past midnight on New Year’s Eve, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had extra reason to celebrate. The...
17 Jan, 2025 Cautious optimism ahead for the real estate finance market: 5 key trends in 2025 By Jonathan Crookes As we step into 2025, the real estate finance landscape is marked by a mixture of optimism and caution. Whilst there is now growing...
16 Jan, 2025 Poised for robust growth: Islamic finance market trends in the Middle East By Mohammed Paracha The Middle East continues to be a powerhouse in the Islamic finance industry, commanding a significant share of global Sharia-compliant...
14 Jan, 2025 The rise of capital markets in Saudi Arabia By Hamed Afzal As we step into 2025, Saudi Arabia's capital markets are poised for continued significant growth. The Kingdom's ambitious Vision 2030...
13 Jan, 2025 Islamic finance in the UK: 2025 outlook By Mohammed Paracha As we look towards 2025, the UK's Islamic finance sector stands as a testament to the growing demand for ethical financial products and...
20 Dec, 2024 German Federal Government unveils proposals for modernizing EU competition law By Tim Schaper Jens Steger Violetta Bourt Tobias Teichner David Fila +2 more... Show less Competition wish-list for the new Commission suggests better alignment with German Federal Government Recent months have sparked...
18 Dec, 2024 Data protection and training AI models: Deployers must assess whether the models they use were developed lawfully By Marcus Evans Rosie Nance The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) was asked by the Irish supervisory authority to issue an Opinion under Article 64(2) General...
18 Dec, 2024 Our ultimate (but digestible) guide to EU antitrust for 2025 By Alexandra Rogers Sabine Holinde An eventful year for competition law developments is drawing to a close. 2024 presented us with a new European Commission (EC), the...
18 Dec, 2024 UK Hydrogen Strategy: December 2024 update By Alistair Black Georgina O'Sullivan The UK Government has released its latest update to the UK Hydrogen Strategy, first published in 2021. Our 2021 briefing Will the UK’s...
18 Dec, 2024 Clean Power 2030: The UK's path to a sustainable energy future By Rob Marsh Georgina O'Sullivan On 13 December 2024, DESNZ published its much anticipated Clean Power 2030 Action Plan (the Plan), outlining the UK's comprehensive...
04 Dec, 2024 Fashion faux pas! Pierre Cardin and its distributor Ahlers fined for carving up the EU internal market through anticompetitive licensing agreements By Alexandra Rogers Matej Ovecka On 28 November 2024, the European Commission (EC) fined French fashion house Pierre Cardin and one of its licensees – Ahlers Group – EUR...
02 Dec, 2024 A brand new approach or business as usual? Executive Vice-President Ribera starts her term as competition chief By Alexandra Rogers Flupke van den Bogart The new European Commission (EC) started its five-year term on 1 December 2024. The EU institutions had spent the last six months...
29 Nov, 2024 Name and Shame Round Two: FCA publishes consultation on redrafted proposals By Katie Stephen Rebecca Dulieu Joe Smallshaw Yesterday, the FCA published CP24/2, Part 2 in relation to its controversial ‘name and shame’ proposals, having trailed this in oral...