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Tech, Media and Comms

Telecoms in a post-Covid world

Covid-19 has affected the way in which we all communicate, whether that's working at home, being with friends and family

Decarbonisation

Financing the transition to net zero: new guide published

A new guide for the UK's financial sector outlines what firms should be doing in their approach to climate risk

Energy and Utilities

The Indian energy market post-COVID-19: driving technological change

India’s renewable energy market has not been immune to the impact of COVID-19, with lockdown measures leading to supply chain

Life Sciences and Healthcare

UK Supreme Court upholds appeal by biotech firm Kymab to revoke antibody patents held by US giant Regeneron

Judgment overturns the Court of Appeal's decision on ground-breaking technology, rebalances the legal equilibrium on sufficiency, and grants reprieve to

Employment and pensions

New Treasury Direction published on furlough scheme

Employers will need to act on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme's latest direction that clarifies its purpose and sets new

Financial Services

Funds Legal Update | 30 June 2020

In this edition, we take a brief look at the steps the Financial Conduct Authority has taken to reduce the

Digitalisation of legal workflow

COVID-19 and Corporate Law Considerations

The new Code for Companies and Associations (the "CCA") that was passed in 2019 introduced several key changes to corporate

Employment and pensions

NOW 2.0 | Details of extended wage subsidy scheme reveal important differences from NOW 1.0

The final text of the Temporary Emergency Bridging Measure to Preserve Employment 2.0 (the NOW 2.0) was published by the

Banking and finance

How will direct lenders manage their stressed and distressed loan positions?

Private debt has matured as an asset class in Europe over the last decade. According to data from Deloitte, record-breaking

Tech, Media and Comms

Commission consults to extend 'Roam Like Home' mobile rules ahead of 2022 expiry

With many enjoying roaming calls and texts with no extra cost across the EU, regulators view their abolition of charges

Tax

Pandemic pushes HMRC into six-month deferral of reporting deadlines for DAC6 directive

The deferral is in line with other Member States' approach to extending the reporting dates for disclosing cross-border tax arrangements

Energy and Utilities

Energy and Utilities Update | 26 June 2020

In this edition we look at proposed changes to the Feed-in-Tariff accreditation deadline, the government plans for smart meter rollout