Slaughter and May

What are the challenges facing businesses and investors in UK Hydrogen Production?    In this 3-part podcast, Oliver Moir and Kathryn Emmett reflect on the current state of the UK market and are joined in episode 3 by Brendan Murphy and Matthew Deitz from LCP Delta to delve into the economics and commercial issues facing hydrogen projects. With the publication of the Second Hydrogen Allocation Round (HAR2) Project Shortlist, we dive into the detail of the UK hydrogen market and the low carbon hydrogen agreement, covering:    💧 The significance of hydrogen within the UK government's strategy for clean energy  🌳 Key elements for delivering successful low carbon hydrogen production projects and the importance of standards for these projects  ⚡ The importance of power procurement for electrolytic projects and progress on cross-chain risks for CCS enabled projects    For an overview of the market, or a deep diver into the technical elements, please visit the link in the comments for the episodes. 

Chag Pesach Sameach! We wish a happy Passover to all those who are celebrating with their friends and family.

We were proud to be a sponsor of the 7th CEE Legal Matters General Counsel Summit in Prague, on 1-2 April 2025.   💬 The Summit featured a dynamic line-up of engaging speakers and conversations, including Jonathan Marks’ insightful panel session on #AI & #LegalTech and Richard Jones’ well-received presentation on #CrisisManagement.   🤝 It was a pleasure to connect with senior in-house counsel and private practice lawyers from across Central and Eastern Europe and engage in meaningful discussions that fostered collaboration and knowledge-sharing.

On 8 April 2025 the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published proposals for a new Matching Adjustment Investment Accelerator (MAIA).   📄 The PRA stated that it expects the reform to “promote growth in the UK insurance sector and broader economy”, with the new framework intended to facilitate more rapid investment by #Insurers in certain assets.   In this briefing, Jonathan Marks, Nick Pacheco and Beth Dobson (Jolley) provide an overview of the proposals and discuss the rationale for the reform. They also cover the UK Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) next steps in its reviews of the pure protection insurance market and its retail conduct rules.   Read more about the reform and FCA publications, on our website 👉 https://lnkd.in/ex5WTKX9

The #ESG landscape is a fast-moving and ever-changing area - how can #sustainability practitioners keep on top of the evolving developments? In January 2025 we released a timeline of key dates to watch out for, which we have refreshed to reflect the most current ESG updates in the UK and, at a high level, the EU, as well as the key dates to look out for to support with horizon scanning efforts under four key areas: 🌍 Environmental 🤝 Social 📃 Governance and Reporting 📈 Sustainable Finance Explore our timeline here: https://lnkd.in/dGig-tFp #Environment #SustainableFinance

We are thrilled to announce the launch of three new community partnerships 🤝   As part of our ongoing commitment to support local needs in Islington, we will be partnering with: • James' Place Charity • THE MAYA CENTRE  • Single Homeless Project These organisations join our existing long-standing community partnerships, working towards our aim to increase access to education, employment, and deliver impactful projects that support Islington. Read more through the link in the comments. 👇 #Communitypartners #Responsiblebusiness

We are pleased to announce that we won five awards at the Global Competition Review (GCR) Awards ceremony on 1 April 2025. 🏆   The awards honoured the world’s leading antitrust lawyers, economists and enforcers as well as the biggest cases from 2024.   Claire Jeffs, Competition partner and winner of GCR’s Lawyer of the Year shared "Winning five awards in one night is quite a feat and truly a testament to the great work which is being done by our entire team - well done everybody!"   Learn more about our Competition practice, on our website https://lnkd.in/ezQ5HiNV   #GCRAwards #CompetitionLaw

The loan market trade associations have updated the Green, Social and Sustainability-Linked Loan Principles and related guidance. 🔗   While the updates are mostly clarificatory in nature, there are alterations and changes of emphasis which are noteworthy for #Borrowers which use these products or may be considering doing so.   Matthew Tobin, Kathrine Meloni, Latifah Mohamed and Julia Shearer-Rivera explore what borrowers need to know about the key changes and how they might impact current and future transactions in these briefings on the Green, Social and Sustainability-Linked Loan Principles.   Read more through the links in the comments. 👇   #ESGLoans #SustainabilityLinkedLoans #Treasurers

Celebrating International Women’s Day at Slaughter and May 🌷   As March draws to a close, we reflect on some of the activities that took place at the firm to celebrate #IWD25.   • We hosted an inspiring firmwide panel featuring award-winning chef Sally Abe, in conversation with Jane Edwarde. The discussion highlighted Sally’s rise in the male-dominated fine-dining world and her work to improve equality in the UK restaurant industry.   • We held an online “Women in Commercial Law” panel event for students and graduates to offer insights into the firm, different careers and to learn more about the initiatives of our Gender Equality Network (GEN).   • GEN partnered with Vinomenal for a wine tasting experience featuring alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. Vinomenal has one key goal: to empower women with knowledge of wine.   • We attended a private viewing of the Barbican’s Citra Sasmita exhibition which was hosted by the Barbican’s exhibition curator and a member of their women’s network.   #GenderEquality #InternationalWomensDay 

Eid Mubarak! May the celebration of the end of Ramadan bring joy and celebration to all our clients, colleagues, and friends who are celebrating. 🌙