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Regulatory Outlook

Fintech, digital assets, payments and consumer credit | UK Regulatory Outlook May 2025

Draft cryptoassets legislation | FCA discussion paper on regulating cryptoasset activities | BoE speech on proposed stablecoin regulatory framework |
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Sanctions and export control | UK Regulatory Outlook May 2025

UK announces new wide-ranging sanctions on Russia | OFSI fines shipping company for breach of Russia sanctions | Export Control
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Competition | UK Regulatory Outlook May 2025

European Commission launches consultation for review of EU Merger Guidelines | Strategic steer for the CMA | Coming up: DMA
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Employment, contingent workforce and immigration | UK Regulatory Outlook May 2025

Reforming the immigration system: Immigration White Paper May 2025 | Raising skill thresholds | Immigration Skills Charge | Closing the
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Data law | UK Regulatory Outlook May 2025

UK: Data (Use and Access) Bill: Parliament continues to debate AI and copyright | EDPB approves the extension of adequacy
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Regulated procurement | UK Regulatory Outlook May 2025

Government's Science and Technology Framework: public procurement aspects | Guidance on the Procurement Act
Regulatory and compliance

European Commission publishes new single market strategy to further develop the European market

Proposal to ease burdens on smaller businesses and lift barriers to trade and investment likely to have positive impact on
Competition regulation

Spanish competition regulator gives the green light to BBVA's takeover bid for Sabadell – what are the next steps?

Now the CNMC has given the go-ahead, the deal is now expected to be subject to further conditions by the
Corporate

Reinstatement of the accounting moratorium

Approval of the extended moratorium on business dissolutions affected by COVID-19
Employment and pensions

Update on Spanish Labour Law: Permanent disability is no longer an automatic ground for termination

As of 1 May 2025, employment contracts will no longer be automatically terminated when an employee is declared permanently disabled
Dispute resolution

What can be learnt about the future of English collective action settlements from Walter Merricks v Mastercard?

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has set out its approach to calculating a litigation funder's return and provided useful guidance on
Tax

Time is money: how to mitigate late payment interest in UK tax disputes

In an article first published in Tax Journal (Issue 1708 on 16 May 2025), Jack Prytherch sets out various practical