On 12 March 2025, the EU announced that it will impose countermeasures in response to new tariffs imposed by the US on steel and aluminium imports. The EU countermeasures are twofold: First, the European Commission will…
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/ International Law & Trade
Following the FCA’s January 2025 response to the government’s request for ideas to support its growth mission for the UK economy, the regulator has now written to the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, and released other…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
On March 18, 2025, President Donald Trump fired the two remaining Democratic Commissioners on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya. Their firing sets the stage for a potential protracted…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Constitutional Law
Following the FCA’s January 2025 response to the government’s request for ideas to support its growth mission for the UK economy, the FCA has now published an engagement paper seeking feedback on the different ways that it could…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
Given the swathe of announcements from the UK regarding reforms to become more competitive, promote growth and drive down the cost of business, the Hogan Lovells Digital Assets and Blockchain Practice has looked at how we can…
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/ Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
The global financial crisis exposed critical vulnerabilities in the banking sector, prompting swift action from the Basel Committee for Banking Supervision (the "Basel Committee"). In November 2010, they unveiled the original…
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/ Finance & Banking, Insurance, Securities Law
Since his inauguration in January, President Trump has signed multiple executive orders addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies across the country. These actions have significant implications, including for…
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/ Civil Rights, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
Malaysia introduced a mandatory data protection officer appointment in February 2025. We discuss the implications of this new regulatory requirement for businesses operating in Malaysia…
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/ Administrative Law, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
First adaption of German AMNOG to the EU HTA Regulation: With the German Federal Ministry of Health's recent adoption of the respective ordinance in Germany (AMNutzenV), the German legislator took a first step to integrate the…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
On January 14, 2025, China issued the final version of its compliance guidelines for health care companies to prevent commercial bribery risks (“Guidelines”), which took effect immediately. The Guidelines are applicable to…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Health
On March 12, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’s) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) announced that it intends to end early four payment models to achieve $750 million in savings: the…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
The Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) has published a consultation on debt offerings to retail investors which proposes to introduce a single disclosure standard for debt prospectuses, removing the current distinction…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Microgeneration of electricity is nothing new - the world’s first coal fired power station generating electricity for public use was on the site of our own neighbours in London at 57 Holborn Viaduct, built initially to power…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Science, Computers, & Technology
The regulatory environment for prescription medical device manufacturers and distributors has become increasingly stringent as state-based agencies work to ensure public health and safety. Operating without a required license or…
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/ Administrative Law, Criminal Law, Health, Products Liability
The European Commission has revised the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (“UWWTD”), which is instrumental in mitigating urban wastewater pollution across EU. This revision, prompted by emerging environmental challenges,…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Health
