When a company is preparing for a sale, transaction-based incentives can be an effective way to recognize and retain key employees. In practice, these incentives generally fall into two categories—equity and non-equity…
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/ Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Taxation
On May 29, 2026, the SEC took a significant step by proposing to unwind its climate-related disclosure rules. The proposal moves to eliminate the disclosure requirements for public companies around climate-related risk…
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/ Business Organizations, Securities Law
In a two-day hearing, the UK Supreme Court will hear the appeal in Star Hydro Power Limited v National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade
Effective May 21, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission has rescinded a rule that governed settlements in judicial or administrative enforcement proceedings…
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/ Business Organizations, Securities Law
The High Court in Spec 1 & Ors v Export-Import Bank of China [2026] EQHC 1162 (Comm) analysed the principles governing asymmetric exclusive jurisdiction clauses, emphasising that such clauses in finance documentation must be…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Conflict of Laws, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
Power decides which UK data centre projects get built.
AI and high-performance computing are pushing campus demand into the hundreds of megawatts. Electricity grid capacity is scarce in key UK data centre locations…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Science, Computers, & Technology, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The EU has completed the legislative process for its revised foreign direct investment screening framework (the “Revised EU FDI Regulation”), with the Council formally adopting the Revised EU FDI Regulation today (8 June 2026)…
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/ International Law & Trade
On May 26, 2026, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a law, included in the State budget bill, to amend the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (“CLCPA”), New York’s landmark statute requiring steep reductions in statewide…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
Cyber incidents are increasingly giving rise to complex, long‑tail litigation risk, particularly for financial services firms. As regulators place growing emphasis on operational resilience, outsourcing governance and…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
On May 26, 2026, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a law, included in the State budget bill, to amend the State Environmental Quality Review Act (“SEQRA”). The law is effective immediately, without any implementing regulations. As…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue we discuss…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law
On May 19, 2026, the SEC proposed rule amendments to streamline filer statuses for 1934 Act reporting companies…
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/ Business Organizations, Securities Law
On May 19, 2026, the SEC proposed a broad array of amendments to registration statement forms and Securities Act rules intended to facilitate registered public offerings for a greater number of issuers…
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/ Business Organizations, Securities Law
Technological innovation continues to reshape traditional financial systems and infrastructure, but the regulatory response is now entering a more decisive phase. As explored in our Emerging Themes in Financial Regulation and…
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/ Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued two proposed rules on May 20, 2026, seeking to partially unwind the requirements imposed under the current National PFAS Drinking Water Regulations promulgated in…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
