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HMT policy statement on the Appointed Representatives Regime: addressing key gaps and proposals for

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The appointed representatives regime has been around longer than many of us might realise, having been introduced in 1986, and so predating our beloved Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) by some years. No doubt,...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: What’s Next for State AI Regulation

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States are playing a critical role in the development of AI policy in the United States, as serious legislative efforts at the federal level remain stalled. The Trump Administration and Republican Congress have signaled they...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Class Action Landscape 2025: Mid-Year Trends and Developments

Over the past decade, changes in legislation, case law, and industry practices have driven a sharp increase in opt-out collective proceedings before the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT”). We have also seen the English...more

Cozen O'Connor

Washington and Colorado Enact Uniform Premerger Notification Laws: What Businesses Need to Know About The New Era in State AG...

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As of July 27, Washington State is now the first state to enact a uniform antitrust premerger notification law, and as of August 6, 2025, Colorado will be the second. Both new notification laws are similar, as they are...more

Snell & Wilmer

Washington and Colorado Enact Groundbreaking State-Level Merger Notification Requirements, With Other States Likely To Follow

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Washington was the first state to adopt the Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act. Signed into law in April 2025 and effective as of July 27, 2025, the Washington law establishes new premerger filing requirements for...more

WilmerHale

Artificial Intelligence and Abuse of Dominance in EU Law

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The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and its widespread availability raises questions regarding how it might facilitate EU competition law violations. ...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Canadian Competition Bureau’s Final Guidance Discourages Property Controls

The Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau) raised concerns in its 2023 market study of the grocery sector about the use of competitor property controls (i.e., terms in commercial leases or covenants that run with the land) to...more

Dacheng

China Monthly Antitrust Update: July 2025

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This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s antitrust sector for July. SAMR Solicits Public Comments on the Revised Provisions on the Prohibition of Monopoly Agreements, Refining the “Safe Harbor” Standards for...more

Wiley Rein LLP

OMB Proposes Procurement Law Changes to Support “Revolutionary FAR Overhaul”

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WHAT: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently submitted to Congress 16 proposed changes to procurement laws in support of the “Revolutionary FAR Overhaul” effort, which Wiley has been chronicling here. These...more

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California’s Office of Health Care Affordability – First Ever Cost and Market Impact Review and Potential Expansion of Office’s...

Since April 2024, the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI), Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) has received twenty-six Material Change Transaction Notices (Notices) as part of its...more

White & Case LLP

European Commission tables proposals to cut red tape for defence industry

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On 17 June 2025, the European Commission issued the Defence Readiness Omnibus, through which it proposes to amend key pieces of EU legislation to remove regulatory obstacles for the EU defence market. The initiative is part...more

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SAMR Publishes Official Review on China’s Antitrust Enforcement in 2024: Key Developments and Takeaways

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On June 7, 2025, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released the 2024 Annual Report on Antitrust Enforcement (“Report”), providing a comprehensive overview of key legislative developments, enforcement...more

Cooley LLP

Civil Justice Council Proposes Significant Changes to UK Class Action Funding Regime

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On 2 June 2025, the Civil Justice Council, a statutory body charged with advising on reform of the civil justice system in England and Wales, published its final report to the UK government on third-party litigation funding...more

Hogan Lovells

Reforms to the Mexican competition law – Cofece and IFT extinction

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Following the approval from the Senate last Saturday, June 28, the Chamber of Deputies approved on July 1, 2025 the bill proposed by Federal Executive to reform the current Mexican Antitrust Act (Federal Economic Competition...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

China's Sweeping 2025 Anti-Unfair Competition Law Revision: Far-Reaching Impacts on Brand Protection, Data Governance, eCommerce,...

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On June 27, 2025, China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee enacted a landmark revision to the Anti-Unfair Competition Law (AUCL), effective October 15, 2025. This sweeping update is the most significant since the...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Régime d’accès privé de la Loi sur la concurrence : Élargissement du champ d’application et nouvelle indemnisation pécuniaire

Des modifications à la Loi sur la concurrence (la « Loi ») qui élargissent le régime d’accès privé (le « régime ») de cette dernière sont entrées en vigueur le 20 juin 2025 (les « modifications »). Aux termes des...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

EU Data Act: Three Months To Go Before New Rules on Data Access and Sharing Take Effect

Executive Summary - The EU Data Act, whose requirements apply from 12 September 2025, establishes new rights for businesses and consumers to access data they generated using “connected devices,” limiting the exclusive...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

California Looks to Crack Down on Algorithmic Pricing and Clarify Antitrust Pleading Standards

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The California State Assembly recently unveiled legislation (“AB 325”) designed to strengthen California antitrust enforcement in two ways. First, the proposed statute would impose heavy restrictions on — and under some...more

Dacheng

China Monthly Antitrust Update: June 2025

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This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s antitrust sector for June. The following events merit special attention: SAMR Seeks Comments on Provisions for Curbing Acts of Abusing Administrative Power to Eliminate...more

Hogan Lovells

UK reform of litigation funding – CJC issues Final Report recommending sweeping reforms

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The Civil Justice Council (“CJC”) is a statutory advisory public body tasked with reviewing the civil justice system and making recommendations on its development. Its Final Report responds to the previous government’s...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

No Man Is an Island: The Great Cannabis Debate

Most of the annual state legislative sessions have ended or are nearing an end, and it would be an understatement to say that the hemp industry has ever experienced a more widespread and seemingly coordinated effort to roll...more

A&O Shearman

Civil Justice Council calls for overhaul of English litigation funding and lawyer fees arrangements

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On June 2, 2025, the Civil Justice Council (“Council”)—a public body that reviews and makes recommendations to the UK Government about the English civil justice system—published its much-anticipated report on litigation...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes : mise à jour de mai 2025

Bienvenue à l’édition de mai de l’infolettre Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes, une publication mensuelle des groupes Concurrence et antitrust et Investissement étranger de Blakes. Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes présente...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Competition Act Amendments Open Door to Quasi Class Actions

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Since 2022, the Government of Canada has substantially amended the Competition Act each year for three successive years. Among the many changes are a collection of related amendments which aim to expand access to the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Cannabis Beverages: Fab or Fad?

Are cannabis beverages poised to take over the market for intoxicating beverages from alcoholic beverages, or are they simply the latest fad set to give way to alcoholic beverages’ century of dominance? A decade ago, the...more

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