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Legal insights, analysis, and commentary on current legal issues.
An examination of the Paramount-Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros., with insight into the bidding process, financing structure and regulatory challenges
An overview of Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Manchester United investment, examining the legal structuring of minority control and the regulatory framework governing modern football club takeovers
The Daily Mail and General Trust is seeking to acquire the Telegraph Media Group in a proposed £500 million
The government is considering reforms to the use of jury trials as part of efforts to manage the Crown Court backlog, with proposals to expand judge only trials for a wider range of offences
The Solicitors Regulation has published a thematic review identifying recurring client care-failures and introducing a mandatory compliance declaration for firms in the sector.
The Competition Appeal Tribunal held that Apple abused its dominance in the UK App Store imposing a 30% commission and mandatory in-app payment rules
Changes to the Economic Crime Levy will increase compliance costs for larger firms from 2026, even as wider partnership tax reform was left of the table this year
Budget-linked discussions have raised the prospect of higher tax costs for equity partners at large City law firms.
AML supervision of firms will move from the SRA to the FCA under government reforms
An overview of the new mandatory digital ID scheme and implications for employers and applicants
A&O Shearman's first full-year results since the 2024 merger
Vodafone andThree have completed their £15bn merger after CMA approval, reducing the UK's mobile market from four to three major operators despite competition concerns