EU and UK Competition Update ; Issue 20
In our latest Competition Update, we look at merger enforcement as well as examining upcoming changes as a result of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.
17 June 2013
European Court says food packaging cannot contain images of food not in the ingredients
The European Court of Justice has said that if food or drink packaging contains images of ingredients that are not in the product this will likely "mislead" consumers and thus fall foul of EU law.
08 June 2015
European Markets Infrastructure Regulation - Reporting from 12 February 2014
Counterparties should report any derivative contract they have concluded, modified or terminated, to a recognised trade repository to comply with the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation.
05 February 2014
European Commission takes more steps to modernise application of State aid rules
The European Commission has recently published a raft of new measures modernising and simplifying State Aid legislation. Our State Aid team takes a look at the latest developments.
30 January 2014
European Procurement Reform gathers pace
Provisions announced by the EU are expected to improve legal security for public authorities and economic operators cooperating on infrastructure projects or the providing services to the public.
03 July 2013
European Commission proposes changes to merger notification and review procedures
The European Commission has recently proposed a number of changes to the merger notification and review procedures. In this Briefing, we examine the principal changes proposed by the Commission.
13 June 2013
Executive pay reforms
From 1 October 2013, significant new obligations will apply to all public companies quoted on the London Stock Exchange regarding the reporting of directors’ remuneration.
06 September 2013
Environment and Energy Law - Spring 2016
This edition looks at the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, an update on REACH and the Energy Bill and much more.
03 March 2016
Environment and Energy Law - Autumn 2015
This edition covers President Obama's speech at the GLACIER Conference in Alaska, the intentional flooding of Wallasea Island and more.
23 September 2015
EU Damages Directive - the passing on defence
On 27 December 2014 the EU’s competition law Damages Directive came into force, attempting to resolve ongoing debates with the aim of damages in competition law cases becoming more effective.
06 July 2015
Employee owned shares: act now
Do you operate employee share plans? Or do your employees or directors hold shares, share options or other 'securities'? If so you need to act now.
05 June 2015
Employee share plans: action required!
Our Incentives team details the new online registration and reporting regime for employee share plans.
05 June 2014