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Irish Merger Control Insights 2025

Notifications on the rise: with 90 notifications lodged in 2025 this represented an increase of 9.76% on 2024 figures (82 notifications), this represented a 32% increase from 2023 (68 notifications).

United Kingdom Commercial

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Addleshaw Goddard

UK Public M&A Monthly Activity Update: December 2025

In December 2025, there were three Rule 2.7 announcements made across the UK public M&A market and three further possible offers announced.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Q1 2026 Update – UK Merger Control And National Security/Investment Screening

During Q4 2025, anchored by its strategic objective to drive economic growth, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) showed little sign of slowing down in its efforts...

United Kingdom Commercial

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Travers Smith's Sustainability Insights: Sustainability Reforms Lack A Convincing Theory Of Change (Podcast)

Radical deregulatory shift: The EU will dramatically reduce the scope and burden of its CSRD and CS3D requirements, excluding many companies and scaling back requirements for others.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Quarterly Listed Company Update – What's New And What's Next? - January 2026

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Hiring For Startups: A Straightforward Guide

United Kingdom Commercial

LS

Lewis Silkin

Shareholders' Rights & Shareholder Activism 2025

Worldwide Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

UK Prospectus Regime: What Changes For Debt Issuers On 19 January 2026?

United Kingdom Commercial

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Baker Botts LLP

Liquidators And Liability Caps: The Core VCT Litigation

United Kingdom Commercial

GC

Gatehouse Chambers

How Does Divorce Affect Shareholdings And Business Interests?

United Kingdom Commercial

BL

Barnes Law

Understanding The 'Failure To Prevent Fraud' Offence: Guide For UK Charities

United Kingdom Commercial

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Wrigleys Solicitors

What Will 2026 Hold For Life Sciences And Biopharma?

United Kingdom Commercial

AO

A&O Shearman

Deforestation Regulation Officially Postponed Again

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

Behind Every Company Is A Person - And Now They Must Be Verified

United Kingdom Commercial

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Barnes Law

Episode 23: Mergerspresso - Christmas Special (Podcast)

United Kingdom Finance

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Employment Winter Newsletter 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

S6:E4 – The Distillery Bringing Anglo-Saxon History Back To Life: Chris Ferguson (Video)

United Kingdom Strategy

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Square One

When Can Social Care Legally Remove Your Children? (4 December 2025) (Video)

United Kingdom Family

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Reflections On 2025 (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

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Understanding The 'Failure To Prevent Fraud' Offence: Guide For UK Charities

UK charities should now be taking proactive steps to comply with the new 'Failure to Prevent Fraud' offence.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Wrigleys Solicitors

A New Charity Governance Code: What Does It Mean For Academy Trusts?

The new Code was published at the end of October 2025.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Navigating Financial Promotions And Public Offers: Key Changes For Co-operative And Community Benefit Societies

The UK's financial regulatory landscape is evolving, with significant implications for co-operatives (Co-ops) and community benefit societies (CBSs) involved in raising capital...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Wrigleys Solicitors

In Conversation: Voices From The Charities Sector (Video)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Revised Charity Governance Code

United Kingdom Commercial

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Withers LLP

Government Announces Office For Impact Economy

United Kingdom Commercial

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Withers LLP

Community Interest Company Committed Breaches Of Code Of Fundraising Practice, Regulator Finds

United Kingdom Commercial

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Withers LLP

Changes To Accounting Regime For UK Charities

United Kingdom Commercial

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Withers LLP

Dame Julia Unwin Confirmed As Chair Of Charity Commission For England And Wales

United Kingdom Commercial

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Withers LLP

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M&A/Private Equity

Irish Merger Control Insights 2025

Notifications on the rise: with 90 notifications lodged in 2025 this represented an increase of 9.76% on 2024 figures (82 notifications), this represented a 32% increase from 2023 (68 notifications).

United Kingdom Commercial

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

UK Antitrust And Merger Control: Six Developments To Watch Out For In 2026

2025 was the year of a hard "reset" in the United Kingdom antitrust arena, starting with the sacking of the UK Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) Chair in January, accepting of remedies in an unprecedented approval...

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Steptoe LLP

UK Public M&A Monthly Activity Update: December 2025

In December 2025, there were three Rule 2.7 announcements made across the UK public M&A market and three further possible offers announced.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Quiet Revolution In The CMA's Assessment Of Local Mergers – Yet More Substantial Local Complexity

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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AlixPartners

Q1 2026 Update – UK Merger Control And National Security/Investment Screening

United Kingdom Commercial

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

LexisNexis Q&A: Legal Implications Of Council Holding Both Covenant Roles

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gatehouse Chambers

Shareholders' Rights & Shareholder Activism 2025

Worldwide Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

From Four To Three: The Welsh Rugby Union's Bid To Save Welsh Rugby

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Addleshaw Goddard

Private Equity – PERG Annual Report On Compliance With The Walker Guidelines

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Compliance

CSRD And CSDDD Version 2.0 – The EU's Sustainability Framework Redefined

As reported in our previous briefing, the Sustainability Omnibus finally reached its destination last week, when the European institutions agreed on changes to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ("CSRD") and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

EU's Omnibus I Package: Major Changes To Corporate Sustainability Reporting And Due Diligence – What Multinationals Need To Know

December 2025 has brought a pivotal shakeup in European sustainability regulations. On December 9, 2025, European legislators reached a provisional agreement on the Omnibus...

European Union Commercial

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Private Equity – PERG Annual Report On Compliance With The Walker Guidelines

The Private Equity Reporting Group (PERG) has published its annual report on the private equity industry's compliance with the...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New SFO Guidance Clarifies Approach To Compliance Procedures

United Kingdom Criminal

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Macfarlanes LLP

UK ASA Rules Unqualified "Sustainable" Fashion Google Ads Misleading: What Brands Must Do Now

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

SFO Issues "Refreshed" Guidance On Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programmes

United Kingdom Commercial

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Steptoe LLP

UK SFO New Corporate Compliance Guidance: What It Means For In-house Legal Teams

United Kingdom Commercial

AO

A&O Shearman

What Are The Critical Success Factors Procurement Managers Should Prioritise When Selecting An IP Firm From Tender Responses?

United Kingdom Government

PC

Potter Clarkson

Introducing The Top 10 Trends In Risk & Compliance For 2026

United Kingdom Commercial

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NAVEX

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Venture Capital

Hiring For Startups: A Straightforward Guide

Every new hire is a big decision for a small business. The tips below will help you find the right person faster through a clear process that stands up to scrutiny.

United Kingdom Commercial

LS

Lewis Silkin

2026 Enterprise Software Technology Predictions Report

Chapter 3: Strategic implications—Confronting new valuation realities and adapting business models needed to survive

Worldwide Technology

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AlixPartners

Travers Smith's Alternative Insights: Does The UK Have A Coherent Strategy For Private Capital? (Podcast)

The UK Budget did not introduce significant additional taxes on private capital executives or wealthy individuals, offering some relief for the sector following unhelpful speculation in the run-up.

United Kingdom Tax

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Travers Smith LLP

Corporate Law Update: 22 - 28 November 2025

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

The UK Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act 2023 – The Proposed Changes To Companies House Explained

Worldwide Commercial

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Dixcart Group Limited

Owning The Room When It Wasn't Built For You

United Kingdom Commercial

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

Case Study: Navigating The UK's Inheritance Tax Challenges

United Kingdom Commercial

DG

Dixcart Group Limited

Case Study: Navigating The UK's Inheritance Tax Challenges

Worldwide Commercial

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Dixcart UK

Assets In The UK And Inheritance Tax – Planning Opportunities Available For Certain Individuals

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Dixcart Group Limited

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Latitude Law

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Jones Day

Episode 12: 'I Put Everything On The Line For MBO' (Video)

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Alvarez & Marsal

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Knights

The Power Of Pro Bono: Industry Expertise Drives Social Impact And Sustainability With Soles4Souls (Video)

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AlixPartners

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