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UK environmental law in 2023 – What to expect
It's now over a year since the Environment Act 2021 received Royal Assent. What progress has been made, and what should we be on the watch for in 2023? …
LOOMING UK FOREIGN INFLUENCE REGISTRATION SCHEME – BEWARE OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
Concerns grow that foreign influence policy is misdirected, bureaucratic and risks deterring benign engagement and investmentThe UK's proposed Foreign …
EU finalises landmark sustainability reporting directive
Companies required to meet a range of obligations as enhanced non-financial reporting standard goes live in JanuaryBackground The Corporate …
Edinburgh Reforms: Webcast series
Our latest podcast series explores what you need to know about the looming shake-up of UK financial servicesOn 9 December 2022, the Chancellor of the …
National Portrait Gallery, London
Herbert Smith Freehills have a longstanding partnership with the National Portrait Gallery, having been a sponsor of the Gallery since 2004. In 2023, we …
THE UK’S PROPOSED NEW FOREIGN INFLUENCE REGISTRATION SCHEME: SIGNIFICANT UNINTENDED CHALLENGES
The proposed regime is wider and more onerous than the regimes in Australia and the US cited as precedents. This briefing includes examples of some of …
From Smart Contract to Interpol Red Notice – Developer Liability
Companies and individual developers in the web 3.0 space may not be aware but, as smart contract programs gain wider reach, they will be increasingly …
Debt Capital Markets: End of Year Review 2022
This brief guide is designed to provide an overview of some of the main developments and trends impacting issuers and managers of debt capital markets …
Next steps for Australia’s mandatory climate reporting regime
On 12 December 2022, the Australian Government released a consultation paper seeking views on the design and implementation of a mandatory …
On-market acquisitions during a takeover bid – Australian Securities & Investments Commission's expectations
The latest ASIC Market Integrity Update addressed ASIC’s expectations regarding buy price disclosure in circumstances where a bidder intends to purchase …
Emailing documents in takeovers – law reform introduced to Australia
Proposed changes to Australia’s Corporations Act will facilitate bidders communicating with shareholders in takeovers by email and no longer having to …
Proposed changes to franked dividend rules: Australian M&A implications
The Australian Treasury has released an Exposure Draft of legislation which will further curtail the ability of companies to frank distributions. If …
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