3 Jan 2023

With the National Security and Investment Act being in force for one year from tomorrow, in this blog DRD’s Claire Harris and Ed Bowie examine the inherent tension it exposes. How does it protect national security just when we need investment and growth the most?

17 Nov 2022

In today’s Autumn Statement the Chancellor of the Exchequer struck a serious, sobering tone, announcing tax rises for millions and aiming to undo the reputational damage done by last month’s ‘mini-Budget’. DRD Senior Analyst and former Treasury official Toby Chapman examines the political implications of the statement for both the Government and the Opposition.

3 Nov 2022

DRD Partnership was pleased to host Labour MP Seema Malhotra, Shadow Minister for Business and Consumers, at a private roundtable this morning in London.

11 Oct 2022

Ed Bowie of DRD Partnership and Gordon Nardell KC of Twenty Essex describe how public affairs and public law can best combine to get Ministers to rethink controversial plans.

27 Sep 2022

DRD Partnership was pleased to host Labour MP, Chi Onwurah, Shadow Minister for Science, Research & Innovation, at a private business breakfast roundtable this morning at the Labour conference.

11 Aug 2022

DRD Partnership is delighted to welcome Michael Rose as a Senior Associate, joining our growing Litigation and Crisis team.

4 Aug 2022

How can corporates push back against recent moves by the European competition authorities to extend its powers to intervene in mergers?

28 Jul 2022

The European Commission has had its powers to muscle in on mergers confirmed, to widespread wailing and gnashing of teeth.

25 Jul 2022

New report highlights the differences between the candidates for Leader of the Conservative Party.

15 Jul 2022

In this article, DRD Partner, Lawrence Dore, discusses the ways in which ESG might develop in an atmosphere of increasingly rigorous monitoring.

4 Jul 2022

Six months since its inception, today DRD Partnership publishes its analysis of how the National Security and Investment Act has been working.

20 Jun 2022

The Private Members’ Bills for the 2022-23 Parliamentary session have now been tabled. DRD Senior Analyst, Toby Chapman, examines how they work, and what the ballot winners might hope to achieve.