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European policy-makers are moving swiftly to scale back the scope and burden of corporate sustainability reporting. Specifically, in recent weeks, two parallel developments—one political, the other technical—have introduced...more
The European Commission has published a draft Regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/61 on the eligibility conditions for securitisations in the liquidity buffer of credit institutions (the “Draft”)....more
As with the European Parliament’s April 2024 adopted texts, the Council of the EU’s proposed amendments to the European Commission’s June 2023 legislative proposals touch on some significant areas of interest for payment...more
With negotiations continuing at both European Parliament and Council of the European Council level, final agreement on the omnibus proposals for sustainability reporting and due diligence still seems far away. But...more
On May 21 2025, the European Commission adopted a Single Market Simplification proposal, containing a new package of measures for the simplification of the EU single market with the aim of reducing bureaucracy and regulatory...more
The omnibus “stop-the-clock” directive was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 16 April 2025 and entered into force the following day. Member States have until 31 December 2025 to transpose the...more
The European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) has published a report proposing amendments to the European Commission's proposal to amend Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 (CSDR) as regards shortening...more
In our September 2023 newsletter, we wrote about proposed amendments to the English Arbitration Act as it approaches its 30th anniversary. The proposed amendments were seen as very light touch, but included changes to: -...more
In April 2023, we published an alert in relation to two European Commission legislative proposals: new Regulation 2023/0131 and new Directive 2023/0132, to replace the current EU regulatory framework for all medicines...more
The English Arbitration Act of 1996 is revered as underpinning the subsequent success of London as perhaps the world’s busiest arbitration venue. However, as the Act approaches its 30th anniversary, light touch reform is...more
Mit dem ehrgeizigen Ziel, die Leistungsfähigkeit des deutschen Kapitalmarkts zu stärken und die Attraktivität des deutschen Finanzstandortes auf dem europäischen Finanzplatz zu erhöhen, wurde am 12. April 2023 der...more
Time has been kind to the English Arbitration Act 1996. Although nearly 30 years old, it continues to function effectively and supports London's position as a global arbitration centre. Nonetheless, in 2021, the UK Government...more
With a slight delay, the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy (BMWi) published its announced draft bill on 30 January 2020 regarding the amendment of the German Foreign Trade and Payments Act (AWG). In doing so,...more
The House of Commons recently rejected the Withdrawal Agreement. While the UK Parliament is still debating how to leave the EU, a hard Brexit remains an option. To prepare for this possibility, the UK, EU Commission and EU27...more