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On 18 July 2025, the European Commission (EC) launched a public consultation on future measures to protect the European Union (EU) steel sector from unfair trade practices. The deadline to provide input is 18 August 2025....more
The European Commission has launched a public consultation seeking feedback on its ongoing review of the 20+-year-old EU merger guidelines....more
On 8 May 2025, the European Commission (“the Commission”) launched two public consultations as part of its comprehensive review of the guidelines for horizontal and non-horizontal mergers. ...more
The European Commission has launched a public consultation of its Horizontal and Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines. Framed as a "comprehensive and ambitious" review, the Commission is exploring how to incorporate wider policy...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a consultation paper on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on the transparency and integrity of environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched its consultation in relation to derivatives transparency, package orders, and input and output data for consolidated tape providers (CTPs). This is the fourth...more
The European Commission (EC) has published draft antitrust guidelines on exclusionary abuses (the Draft Guidelines) and is conducting a public consultation to gather feedback....more
The UK’s consultation on deregulating commercial agents could have knock-on impacts on payment services and create regulatory divergence from the EU....more
The EU AI Office has just published a consultation on the topics that should be covered by the first general-purpose AI (GPAI) Code of Practice and a call for interest to participate in drafting the Code....more
The EU regulators are reviewing the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation introduced in 2021, exploring the need for potential additional adjustments. On 14 September 2023, the European Commission initiated a...more
The adoption of the standards marks a key milestone for reporting under the CSRD. On 31 July 2023, the European Commission (Commission) adopted the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), following a four...more
The Commission issued its formal consultation on the ESRS with a number of proposed changes. On 9 June 2023, the European Commission (Commission) issued its formal consultation on the European Sustainability Reporting...more
An evolving landscape of reforms in the ESG ratings sector continues to pose challenges to providers of ratings and scores. International momentum to regulate ESG ratings continues as the European Commission released a...more
Latham lawyers highlight key takeaways and developments in the sustainability space from the second half of the year. ...more
On 1 March 2022, the European Commission (Commission) launched a public consultation on the draft revised horizontal regime, encompassing draft horizontal guidelines (Draft Guidelines), a draft revised research & development...more
The Commission plans to adopt a proposal for a revised Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals in the last quarter of 2022. On 20 January 2022, the European Commission...more
On 11 August, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office launched a consultation paper on “International transfers under UK GDPR”. The documents released alongside the paper include a draft International Data Transfer Agreement...more
Globally, competition regulators have increased their attention to digital companies since big tech firms and dual platforms have the capabilities to gain disproportional advantages. Competition and antitrust laws aim to...more
The European Commission (the Commission) has published its long-awaited Consultation on AIFMD. It covers a range of subjects, under the broad headings of authorisation/scope, investor protection, international relations,...more
The Commission opens a public consultation on a new tool to protect the EU from international competition. The European Commission (the Commission) is consulting the market on a proposal to add a new tool to the EU...more
The FCA has published a series of measures and regulatory guidance on how financial services firms should deal with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In our previous client notes, “Planning in a Time of Pandemic:...more
The dawn of a new year provides a great opportunity to take stock of where EU merger control might go in the next year. In this blog, we outline what we consider to be five key trends to watch out for in EU merger control in...more
The European Banking Authority has launched a consultation on its proposed draft Implementing Technical Standards on specific supervisory reporting requirements for market risk. “Market risk” relates to the risk of losses...more
European Commission review will inform potential future legislative change. Key Points: ..The European Commission is seeking views on various aspects of the regime, and asking for feedback on areas in which improvements...more
The European Banking Authority has launched a consultation on proposed revisions to the existing Implementing Technical Standards for the financial reporting, or FINREP, framework under the Capital Requirements Regulation....more