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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, better known as the One Big Beau...
Clifford Chance's International Regulatory Update is a weekly digest of significant regulatory developments affecting banking and investment banking business, ...
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the OBBBA), which significantly curtails and, in some cases, terminates, clean...
After an eventful three-year legislative voyage, the UK's Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUA Act) received Royal Assent on 19 June 2025. While most ...
On January 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (“Treasury”) regulations implementing the U.S. Outbound Investment Security Program (“OISP”) ent...
On 15 July 2025, the FCA published the final Prospectus Rules: Admission to Trading on a Regulated Market sourcebook ("PRM") with its provisions taki...
India recently entered into three Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs), with Kyrgyzstan (on 5 June 2025), Uzbekistan (on 15 May 2025) and the United Arab Emira...
Equity investment structures are evolving to adapt to market dynamics, political and regulatory uncertainty and investor preferences. Against a shifting global...
Clifford Chance's International Regulatory Update is a weekly digest of significant regulatory developments affecting banking and investment banking business, ...
On July 8, 2025, the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division (DOJ), in partnership with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and the USPS Office of the Inspector ...
With many countries around the world introducing new requirements to encourage the use of e-fuels and biofuels, demand is growing.
In this extract from a rece...
The EU's plan to "Re-Arm" and build a European defence, technological and industrial base (EDTIB) fit to counter modern threats is gaining momentum.
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Australia recommitting to energy transition and foreign investment post federal election
Australia’s gas market under review
Regulatory reforms to streamline ...
With the continued interest of financial investors in acquiring control of ASX-listed entities and the competition for control that can emerge when a target en...
Clifford Chance's International Regulatory Update is a weekly digest of significant regulatory developments affecting banking and investment banking business, ...
The Florida legislature recently passed the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act. The governor...
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Since Q1 2025, competition authorities across the world have continued to closely scrutinise the financial services sector. This edition of the Clifford Chance...
The following briefing provides an overview of the sanctions and export controls imposed by the US, UK, EU, Poland, Japan, Singapore, Australia, and Ukraine; a...
The FCA published on 2 July 2025 its much-anticipated approach in relation to non-financial misconduct consisting of: (1) a Policy Statement amending its Code ...
On June 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly hosted one of three planned "li...
On 1 July 2025, the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters ("Hague 2019&qu...
Clifford Chance's International Regulatory Update is a weekly digest of significant regulatory developments affecting banking and investment banking business, ...
El Gobierno aprueba el Real Decreto-ley 7/2025, de 24 de junio, para reforzar el sistema eléctrico ("RDL 7/2025"), facilitar el despliegue de las ren...
Government approves Royal Decree-Law 7/2025, of 24 June, to reinforce the power grid ("RDL 7/2025") and facilitate the deployment of renewables and b...
The UK's new post-Brexit procurement law regime is fully operational following the entering into force on 24 February 2025 of the Procurement Act 2023 (the &qu...
1 April 2025 saw the Act to Enhance Germany's Position as a Legal Hub (Gesetz zur Stärkung des Justizstandortes Deutschland) come into effect.
The act introdu...
Am 1. April 2025 ist das Gesetz zur Stärkung des Justizstandortes Deutschland in Kraft getreten.
Das Gesetz führt Neuerungen für Zivilverfahren ein, insbesonde...
On 19 June 2025, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) published supplementary guidance for environmental impact assessments (EIAs) on assess...
On 23rd June 2025 the Act Amending the Labour Code that introduces certain changes resulting from the provisions on pay transparency, as per the requirements o...
23 czerwca 2025 r. opublikowana została ustawa o zmianie ustawy – Kodeks pracy, wprowadzająca pewne zmiany przepisów w zakresie transparentności wynagrodzeń, w...
On 24 May 2025, the State-Regions Agreement of 17 April 2025 entered into force upon publication in the Official Gazette. The Agreement harmonises and updates ...
Il 24 maggio 2025 è entrato in vigore, con la pubblicazione in G.U., l'Accordo Stato-Regioni del 17 aprile 2025. L'Accordo unifica ed aggiorna i contenuti dei ...
Clifford Chance's International Regulatory Update is a weekly digest of significant regulatory developments affecting banking and investment banking business, ...
Following the recent publication of the negotiating position of the EU Council, which represents governments of the EU Member States (MSs), we now have a compl...
Das Bundeskartellamt hat am 16.06.2025 eine vorläufige kartellrechtliche Bewertung der sog. 50+1-Regel im deutschen Profi-Fußball veröffentlicht. Die Behörde h...
The Federal Cartel Office published a preliminary antitrust assessment of the so-called 50+1 rule in German professional football on 16 June 2025. The authorit...
In the past five years, the Spanish Antitrust Authority (Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia, "CNMC") has imposed penalties in excess ...
En los últimos cinco años, las sanciones de la CNMC por infracciones de competencia en materia de contratación pública han superado los 530 millones de euros y...
On 12 June 2025, the European Council issued a press release: EU insolvency law: Member States agree position on bringing national insolvency standards closer ...
A recent decision from the Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas addressed the intersection of property interests—specifically, covenants running ...
Power & energy networksElectricityProject financeEnergy & the environmentEnvironmental operational permitting & reportingPlanning & zoning land usePolitical intelligence & monitoringUnited StatesBriefingsReforming, Reinvigorating, Deploying: Nuclear Energy in the US
Through a series of four Executive Orders signed on May 23, 2025 (the Executive Orders), the Trump Administration has announced a new set of efforts to re...
Clifford Chance's International Regulatory Update is a weekly digest of significant regulatory developments affecting banking and investment banking business, ...
Power & energy networksOil & gasRenewablesElectricityGasProject financeClimate changeEmissions tradingEnergy & the environmentBriefingsCCS in APAC and the Middle East
Investors are focusing on opportunities in the carbon capture and storage (CCS) sector as the market develops. The desire to enhance the value of existing faci...
In this edition, the Quarterly Review provides expert insights from workplace investigations specialists globally on the investigative impacts of President Tru...
On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a rule that imposed a heightened evidentiary burden on plaintiffs who are members of a majority group alleg...
BanksDebt capital marketsHedge fundsDerivativesUnited KingdomFinancial services & marketsPublic funds exchange traded fundsPrivate equityEuropean Union (EU)Private fundsStructured debt & securitisationWealth management & private bankingEUBriefingsEU cuts scope of Benchmarks Regulation
A new EU Regulation will exclude many 'non-significant benchmarks' from the scope of the EU Benchmarks Regulation (BMR). However, the amended BMR will continue...
Today, following a 12 week "mega trial", the English Commercial Court handed down its landmark judgment on claims brought by aircraft lessors against...
In collaboration with the UK Carbon Markets Forum and the City of London Corporation, we have launched a new report “Scaling the global carbon markets: a way f...
This Practice Note by Partner Yong Bai (Beijing) and Foreign Legal Counsel Dayu Man (Hong Kong), reviews antitrust enforcement regime in China. It gives an ove...
Clifford Chance's International Regulatory Update is a weekly digest of significant regulatory developments affecting banking and investment banking business, ...
Welcome to the June 2025 edition of the UK Pensions Update: 5 in 5
Welcome to our newsletter: "UK Pensions Update: 5 in 5" where we deliver to you wh...
The Italian Senate, on 14 May 2025, definitively approved a citizens' initiative law that introduces a comprehensive regulatory framework regarding employees' ...
Lo scorso 14 maggio 2025, il Senato ha approvato in via definitiva una legge d'iniziativa popolare che introduce un quadro normativo organico in materia di par...
Digital infrastructure has been an area of significant focus for asset backed securitisation (ABS) in recent years. In a European context this has been primari...
Clifford Chance's International Regulatory Update is a weekly digest of significant regulatory developments affecting banking and investment banking business, ...
A recent Decree by the Metropolitan Mayor of Milan (no. 122 of 25 May 2025) will change the regulatory framework addressing the planning and regulation of data...
Clifford Chance's International Regulatory Update is a weekly digest of significant regulatory developments affecting banking and investment banking business, ...
This week, the US Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it will no longer require certain closed-end funds registered under the Investment Company ...
On 17 April 2025, the Luxembourg Administrative Court rendered a significant decision concerning the reclassification of a financial instrument—specifically, a...
From personalised medicine, improvements in medical robotics, new methods of drug discovery and design to medical research, AI is enabling advancements and eff...
On April 29, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Texas Railroad Commission, a major step towards gran...
The following briefing provides an overview of the sanctions and export controls imposed by the US, UK, EU, Poland, Japan, Singapore, Australia, and Ukraine; a...
Effective 1 May 2025, regulatory reforms will lower barriers for investment managers in Japan and support the country's ambition to become a leading global inv...
The UK's new SAF Mandate came into effect on 1 January 2025, following an extensive consultation process and much anticipation. The SAF Mandate is expecte...
Nearly eight years on from the Manchester Arena and London Bridge terror attacks, the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (the “Act”) has been passed t...
On May 16, 2025, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a no-action letter (the "Rule 192 Lette...
Mauritania aims to become a pioneer in renewable "Power-to-X" projects, particularly in clean hydrogen. It has vast renewable energy potential and, a...
HM Treasury lays UK legislation to regulate BNPL lending with regime to be in place by mid-2026.
Treasury has laid before Parliament The Financial Services and...
Clifford Chance's International Regulatory Update is a weekly digest of significant regulatory developments affecting banking and investment banking business, ...
The European Parliament has approved a revised text of the proposed new FDI Screening Regulation. It envisages new powers for the European Commission to block ...
Recent UK legislation has adopted a new approach to designating countries and territories outside the UK for more favourable treatment under domestic regulator...
Under the Insolvency Law no. 85/2014 ("the Insolvency Law"), secured creditors enjoy a privileged position when it comes to recovering their receivab...
Clifford Chance's International Regulatory Update is a weekly digest of significant regulatory developments affecting banking and investment banking business, ...
In this issue, dedicated to the ICA's decisions for the month of March 2025:
Merger control: the ICA clears Italgas's acquisition of 2i Rete Gas subject to co...
The Government Emergency Ordinance no. 31/2025 on certain measures to simplify urban planning and construction procedures and to accelerate investments (“GEO 3...
On 29 April 2025, HM Treasury (HMT) published a draft statutory instrument which will create a new UK regulatory regime for cryptoassets, including stablecoins...
Partner Yong Bai (Beijing) and Foreign Legal Counsel Dayu Man (Hong Kong) are the co-authors of "Merger Control in China: a Practical Guide" on the C...
Clifford Chance's International Regulatory Update is a weekly digest of significant regulatory developments affecting banking and investment banking business, ...
The second Trump administration has so far taken the United States – and the world – on a whirlwind journey. The volume and breadth of activity – including far...
The following briefing provides an overview of the sanctions and export controls imposed by the US, UK, EU, Poland, Japan, Singapore, Australia, and Ukraine; a...
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