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Apr 02, 2025

Revitalising the EU Securitisation Market

The European Union's securitisation market has struggled to reach its full potential despite the introduction of the Securitisation Regulation (SECR) in 2019. While the market has shown modest growth in recent years, particularly in synthetic securitisations following the introduction of the Simple, Transparent, and Standardised (STS) framework for on-balance-sheet transactions in 2021, it remains significantly smaller than pre-2008 levels and highly concentrated in a few Member States. The Joint Committee (JC) of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) has published on Monday, 31 March 2025, a comprehensive r…
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Apr 01, 2025

UK Corporate Briefing April 2025

Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue we discuss: Engaging M&A advisers: the importance of agreeing terms for early-stage work Businesses and their advisers may wish to examine their approach to handling engagement terms for early-stage work on M&A deals following the recent decision in H&P Advisory Ltd v Barrick Gold (Holdings) Ltd, which is likely to have significant reverberations for M&A deal making. FCA: Unlawful disclosure of inside information and M&A transactions The FCA has published Primar…
Blog Post
Mar 31, 2025

PFAS in Consumer Products: State-by-State Regulations

Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of consumer products across a broad spectrum of industries are being impacted by state laws regulating the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in their products. This area is rapidly developing as states create new laws or amend existing ones, and the penalties and litigation risks for non-compliance can be significant.
Insights
Mar 31, 2025

Sexual harassment - The preventative duty and risk assessments

Rather than our usual Two Minute Monthly employment law round-up, we are posting for March 2025 a blog by Partner Katherine Pope on the nature and purpose of risk assessments in complying with the sexual harassment preventative duty.

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Insights
Apr 02, 2025
Revitalising the EU Securitisation Market
The European Union's securitisation market has struggled to reach its full potential despite the introduction of the Securitisation Regulation (SECR) in 2019. While the market has shown modest growth in recent years, particularly in synthetic securitisations following the introduction of the Simple, Transparent, and Standardised (STS) framework for on-balance-sheet transactions in 2021, it remains significantly smaller than pre-2008 levels and highly concentrated in a few Member States. The Joint Committee (JC) of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) has published on Monday, 31 March 2025, a comprehensive r…
News
Apr 01, 2025
BCLP Appoints Karen Mitchell as Chief People Officer and Trevor Varnes as Chief Operating Officer, Supporting Firm’s Continued Growth Strategy
Awards
Apr 01, 2025
BCLP honored with two awards at The Professional Services Management Excellence Awards 2025
News
Apr 01, 2025
BCLP Ranked in Legal 500 EMEA 2025
Blog Post
Apr 01, 2025
Delaware adopts safe harbors for conflicted transactions and narrows right of stockholders to demand books and records
Insights
Apr 01, 2025
UK Corporate Briefing April 2025
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue we discuss: Engaging M&A advisers: the importance of agreeing terms for early-stage work Businesses and their advisers may wish to examine their approach to handling engagement terms for early-stage work on M&A deals following the recent decision in H&P Advisory Ltd v Barrick Gold (Holdings) Ltd, which is likely to have significant reverberations for M&A deal making. FCA: Unlawful disclosure of inside information and M&A transactions The FCA has published Primar…
News
Mar 31, 2025
BCLP advise GPE on acquisition of West End HQ development opportunity
Blog Post
Mar 31, 2025
PFAS in Consumer Products: State-by-State Regulations
Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of consumer products across a broad spectrum of industries are being impacted by state laws regulating the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in their products. This area is rapidly developing as states create new laws or amend existing ones, and the penalties and litigation risks for non-compliance can be significant.
Insights
Mar 31, 2025
Sexual harassment - The preventative duty and risk assessments
Rather than our usual Two Minute Monthly employment law round-up, we are posting for March 2025 a blog by Partner Katherine Pope on the nature and purpose of risk assessments in complying with the sexual harassment preventative duty.