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22 May 2026

King’s Speech – bill to tackle late payments and other points of interest for corporates

In the King’s Speech, which set out the government’s legislative agenda for the upcoming parliamentary session, the government announced legislation to …

08 May 2026

M&A – draft revised EU merger guidelines published

The EU Commission has published for consultation its long-awaited draft revised EU merger guidelines. This is the first update since the original …

01 May 2026

M&A – pre-signing pressures in M&A

Sophie Thompson, Yasmin Jackson and Antonia Kirkby of Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP have written an article for PLC Magazine in which they consider …

27 March 2026

M&A – government response on changes to mandatory notification sectors under the National Security and Investment Act

The government has published its response following the consultation on proposed amendments to the sectors where notification of transactions under the …

27 March 2026

Company law – consultation on UK corporate re-domiciliation regime

The government has published a consultation paper on implementing an inward corporate re-domiciliation regime, which would make it possible for a foreign …

27 March 2026

M&A – our sector and broader perspectives for 2026

We have now published the sector and broader perspectives chapter of our global M&A report for 2026. In the first chapter, ‘Hanging out, ‘situationships’ …

27 February 2026

ESG – directive scaling back EU sustainability measures published

The Amendment Directive, which amends the EU sustainability regulation and reporting regime and forms part of the Omnibus I package, has been formally …

13 February 2026

M&A – our regional insights for 2026

In our global M&A report for 2026, ‘Hanging out, ‘situationships’ and going official: it’s complicated’, we explored what we saw in M&A in 2025 – from …

16 January 2026

M&A – our 2026 global M&A outlook

We have published our latest annual global M&A report, titled “Hanging out, ‘situationships’ and going official – it’s complicated”. This time last year …

18 December 2025

Capital markets and listing regime – FCA consultation on listing application process and other minor changes

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its Quarterly Consultation Paper 50 (CP 25/35), which includes proposals that aim to simplify the …

07 November 2025

M&A – CMA finalises changes to its merger control guidance on jurisdiction and procedure

The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (ESG Ratings) Order 2025 (Order) has been laid before parliament. The Order will amend …

24 October 2025

M&A – CMA consultation on revised approach to merger remedies

The CMA has launched a consultation on its approach to merger remedies.The consultation follows an earlier call for evidence around three main themes: …