Laytons ETL advises European renewable energy specialist on AQSE IPO

Laytons ETL advises European renewable energy specialist on AQSE IPO

We have advised Hydrogen Utopia International PLC (HUI) on its admission to the AQSE Growth Market. HUI plans to develop facilities around continental Europe which will turn non-recyclable waste plastic into carbon-free fuels, including hydrogen.

New FCA Listing Rules from 3rd December 2021 to boost growth and innovation on UK stock markets

New FCA Listing Rules from 3rd December 2021 to boost growth and innovation on UK stock markets

The number of listed companies in the UK has fallen by approximately 40% since the peak in 2008. During the past 5 years, the UK has only accounted for roughly 5% of global IPOs. It is clear that there has been a need to make the UK more attractive for listing fast-growing companies.

Retail’s Challenge to go Greener

Retail’s Challenge to go Greener

In the run up to COP26 in Glasgow, the UN labelled 2021 as the make it or break it year for climate action. COP26 was the largest COP to date with 120 world leaders and more than 38,000 participants attending representing 194 countries. Its aim was to keep alive the hope of limiting the rise in the global temperature to 1.5c.

The importance of tone in litigation

The importance of tone in litigation

The tone of much litigation correspondence is often one of outraged offence: your client is the repository of all virtue and the “other side” is guilty of extreme bad faith. This can sometimes be hidden in mild language: the description “unhelpful” often covers a multitude of sins in its passive-aggressive use and can easily be understood to mean that the recipient party is guilty of egregious misconduct.