Daily Briefing Podcast

Energy & Tech

EU and UK Car Industries Press European Commission for Second Suspension of Brexit EV Tariffs as Battery Targets Fall Far Short

A second tariff suspension is a de facto admission that the Brexit EV battery strategy has failed on its own terms.

Capital Markets

Quantum Computing Firm Quantinuum Raises $1.68bn in Heavily Oversubscribed Nasdaq IPO at $60 Per Share

A $15.7bn valuation on $30.9m revenue shows quantum computing is priced on optionality, not earnings.

Regulation

Paramount Open to Divesting Children's TV Channels to Address EU Competition Concerns Over $110 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Merger

Offering Nickelodeon to Brussels to save a $110bn deal is merger control 101 — identify the overlap and carve it out.

AI & Law

US State Attorneys General Pursue Product Liability Lawsuits Against AI Chatbot Companies, Echoing Big Tobacco Litigation Strategy

Product liability suits against AI chatbots are creating US case law that will land on EU and UK desks within two years.

M&A

Irwin Mitchell's Parent Company Eyes Private Equity Investment to Buy Out Departed Partners' Shareholdings

PE entry into law firms exploits the ABS model — equity flexibility unavailable to traditional partnerships.

Banking & Finance

DoubleLine and Oaktree Building Defensive Credit Positions to Hedge Against AI-Driven Market Dislocation

When DoubleLine and Oaktree hedge AI credit risk, covenant lawyers start re-reading the boilerplate.

International

Mori Hamada Advises SoftBank-Backed PayPay on Proposed $840 Million Acquisition of 70.2% Stake in T&D Financial Life

Fintech platforms acquiring insurance licences is the fastest route to financial services scale in Asia's digital economy.

Disputes

HMRC Inheritance Tax Penalty Surges 35% in Five Years as Late-Filing Enforcement Intensifies Across UK Estates

Frozen nil-rate bands plus rising enforcement means the IHT penalty pipeline is structurally larger every year.