Video
Let's talk antitrust: Discussing recent cases and emerging competition issues
Recent cases and judgments have shone a light on some emerging themes and trends that companies will want to consider as part of their risk management framework.
Global | Publication | August 7, 2015
Welcome to Essential Corporate News, our weekly news service covering the latest developments in the UK corporate world.
On August 3, 2015 HM Treasury published for comment the draft Transparency Regulations 2015. The draft regulations follow the Implementation of the Transparency Directive Amending Directive, a joint consultation paper published by HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on March 20, 2015, which contained proposed amendments to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules (DTRs) in order to implement the final remaining provisions of Directive 2013/50/EU (the Directive).
The proposed amendments to FSMA are as follows:
Comments on the draft regulations should be submitted to HM Treasury by September 4, 2015.
Regulations 1, 3, and 7 are intended to come into force on November 1, 2015. Regulations 2 and 5 also come into effect on this date for the purpose of making rules under Part VI of the FSMA and with the rest of the provisions coming into force on November 26, 2015. Regulations 4 and 6 also come into effect on November 26.
Video
Recent cases and judgments have shone a light on some emerging themes and trends that companies will want to consider as part of their risk management framework.
Publication
After a lacklustre finish to 2022 when compared to the vintage year for M&A that was 2021, dealmakers expected 2023 to see the market continue to cool in most sectors, in response to the economic headwinds of rising inflation (with its corresponding impact on financing costs), declining market valuations, tightening regulatory scrutiny and increasing geopolitical tensions.
Publication
On 18 September 2023, the CMA published its Initial Report (Initial Report) on AI Foundation Models (FM), supplemented in April 2024 with the publication of its “Update Paper” focused on potential antitrust risks associated with FMs and a “Technical Update Report” providing more detail on the development on FMs (collectively the “Reports”). Below, we consider these CMA publications.
Subscribe and stay up to date with the latest legal news, information and events . . .
© Norton Rose Fulbright LLP 2023