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Is the regulatory reporting jigsaw puzzle causing more harm than good? Kushal Gandhi and Bart-Adriaan de Ruijter will provide an overview of the main cross-border issues impacting global financial institutions as they seek to manage ever expanding ESG regulations and discuss whether these rules are helping or hindering the action we need for change. Find out more and register to join: https://lnkd.in/eZXHMQRe #CMSlaw #financialservices #crossborder #financialinstitutions #ESG #reporting #regulation

A key tax plan of the Labour administration was to impose VAT on private school fees. Now that the 2024 General Election is behind us and the Labour government are starting to settle into their tenure, what do we know about the proposal and how it will affect the various stakeholders? Find out here: https://lnkd.in/enKnCPMP #CMSlaw #education #privateschool #VAT #Labour #childcare

Talking to #LeadHers by CMS is a podcast where we extend the conversation around female entrepreneurship beyond the challenges, and instead focus on positivity and the actions we can each take to drive change. Featuring members of the CMS equIP accelerator programme and showcasing the work of inspirational female founders, we provide an in-depth view of the entrepreneurial journey and the developments taking place across their industries. Listen to all episodes here: https://lnkd.in/esWwaFUH #CMSlaw #femalefounders #entrepreneurship #gender #diversity #podcast

Join us for the second instalment of the Next Generation Financial Services networking event for junior/mid-level professionals on 24 September in our CMS London office. If you are interested in attending, or you know junior/mid-level professionals who may be interested, click here: https://lnkd.in/eUpac3sp #CMSlaw #FutureofFinance #NextGeneration #financialservices #networking #finance

Join us for the CEE Energy Conference, bringing together speakers from CMS, TSOs and energy investors with experience of investing in and operating projects across Central and Southeastern Europe. Our speakers will cover the latest developments in the CEE/SEE energy sector, focusing on Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and battery storage advancements. Register to attend: https://lnkd.in/e74PrWuz Hear from Dalia Majumder-Russell and Varinia Radu Serban below... #CMSlaw #energy #PPAs #energystorage #renewableenergy #sustainability

Join us for the CMS Inaugural Brand Forum, a series of sessions focused on brand protection, including an in-house panel discussion, legal updates and practical tips. The forum will include the following sessions: Case law review - With Tom Scourfield & Alicja Zalewska-Orabona In-house panel – ‘How to do more with less’ - hosted by Eleanor Merrett IP enforcement - With Neeraj Thomas & Joel Vertes Divergence in the UK and continued exploitation of Pan-European relief - With Ben Hitchens & Kelly Saliger Find out more and register to attend: https://lnkd.in/eWsHs6at #CMSlaw #brand #brandprotection #intellectualproperty #caselaw #forum

The CMS European Class Action Report 2024 shows further growth in the overall number of class actions, and with it, increased quantum. The UK continues to see the highest figures, with claimed quantum now exceeding €145bn. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eYenQddz Contact Kenny Henderson for more information. #CMSlaw #classactions #claims #disputes #litigation #Europe

The recent CrowdStrike update is being hailed as the largest IT failure in history. As businesses recover, attention is shifting to lessons learned from the outage to prevent similar incidents. IT providers and customers, often using standard contracts like CrowdStrike's, should note the importance of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (UCTA) in regulating liability in B2B contracts. This article explores how UCTA principles might apply to such contracts: https://lnkd.in/esA-4btj Contact Sam De Silva, Lee Gluyas, Daniel Gallagher or Katarina Zujovic to find out more. #CMSlaw #IT #outage #ITproviders #UCTA #liability #contracts

Yesterday the new Labour government published a policy paper with changes it intends to make to the energy profits levy, commonly referred to as ‘EPL’. These include extending the period for which the levy applies, increasing the rate, and denying the use of tax reliefs for the purposes of the levy. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/e8SpD7U2 Contact our experts if you have any questions: Phil Reid or Norman Wisely. #CMSlaw #energy #tax #EnergyProfitsLevy #UK #EnergyTax

Following the release of the Vache Farm Upper Tribunal decision last week concerning renewal of a rural site, a First Tier Tribunal decision regarding a new rooftop site in Wimbledon has been released. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/exdTiBkH Contact Martin Garner, Charlotte Green or Warren Gordon if you have any questions. #CMSlaw #realestate #disputes #landowner #telecoms #operator