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Banking and finance

Netherlands consults law change to simplify digital registration for security and assignments

Dutch proposal digitalises security registration and allows upfront pledging of all future claims, easing admin burdens
Games and interactive entertainment

Hands off the gold: what the UK Property (Digital Assets) Act holds for in-game 'items' and digital accounts

The interactive entertainment industry is focusing on questions around legal property and on its contractual provisions
Competition, antitrust and trade

Will there be a more streamlined UK merger control process?

The CMA's procedural overhaul offers merging parties more influence over timing and remedies, but whether it will shorten reviews remains
Real estate

Landlords brace for the compliance and cost challenge of rising UK energy efficiency standards

Mitigation strategies can improve commercial properties believed to be below acceptable energy performance thresholds
Competition, antitrust and trade

What does the Getty Images/Shutterstock decision tell business about how the CMA approaches mergers in the UK?

Competition and Markets Authority rejects Getty/Shutterstock remedies, despite focus on growth
Competition, antitrust and trade

UK government consults on major reforms to competition processes

The government's growth agenda underlies a set of sweeping and probably controversial proposals
Life Sciences and Healthcare

EU device package envisages more support for 'orphan' and breakthrough products and flexible access in crises

In-house exemptions, 'orphan grandfathering', 'sandboxes' and crisis derogations aim to balance unmet needs with safety
Smart Power

Smart Power | UK renewables liability risk, investments and grid connectivity

How to guard against liability risk on projects, grid concerns and investment tactics for asset managers and developers
Real estate

Government reforms Energy Performance of Buildings regime and raises minimum energy efficiency standards in homes in England and Wales

Changes to improve EPCs and tighten minimum energy efficiency standards for the private rented sector will have significant implications for
Real estate

Can assignees adjudicate under a construction contract? English court confirms position

A recent TCC decision confirms that an assignee can use construction adjudication even where the contract is silent
Energy and Energy Transition

The Energy Transition | UK government confirms immediate CPI indexation switch for Renewables Obligation and Feed-in-Tariff schemes

Welcome to our top picks of the latest energy regulatory and market developments in the UK's transition to net zero