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One of the indirect consequences of the tragic events on and around London Bridge on 3rd June 2017, was the knock on effect to businesses within Borough Market.

The UK government has intervened in the proposed £4 billion takeover offer for aerospace and defence firm Cobham plc by US private equity firm Advent International, which was notified to the European Commission ...

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2024, commonly known as Martyn's Law, introduces new security requirements for qualifying premises and events across the UK.

Back to basics on program management, the latest AlixPartners point of view on program management, was published in October 2023.

Gathering for the recent Cultural Enterprises AGM within the Palace of Westminster was to meet within a page of living history. This is the building known as the "Mother of Parliaments", a site of administration...

A new Financial Action Task Force ("FATF") report has once again underlined the risks of money laundering in the art market. There were around $68 billion of global art sales in 2022, 18% of which took place in the UK.

In just over six months since the implementation of the UK National Security and Investment Act 2021 ("NSIA") on 4 January 2022, the market has seen key developments...

Within the aerospace and defence industry, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have a well-established history of innovation.

According to a number of reports in trade press and recent comments from the US State Department, the US administration seems to be flying a kite to test national and industry reaction to an initiative which may use existing UN Resolutions and the US OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) Regulations ("Regulations") to allow them to take action, including the banning of ships involved from US ports, against shipowners who pay ransoms to Somali pirates.

Generally, countries introduce merger control regimes that are assessed based on competition criteria.

HM Treasury (HMT) recently published a draft statutory instrument (SI), The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provision) Regulations 2025...

The UK Government has introduced a new procurement policy note requiring public authorities to prioritize national security considerations when procuring in four critical sectors: energy infrastructure, steel, AI, and shipbuilding. This market-shaping approach mandates collaboration with designated Sector Leads and fundamentally changes how contracting authorities must assess value for money, moving beyond immediate commercial outcomes to consider long-term strategic resilience and supply chain security.

The Act applies to most contracts for goods, services or work awarded by the public sector, including central and local government and health bodies.

Defense acquisition reform might need more than speed.

On July 11, 2023, the UK's Foreign Influence Registration Scheme ("FIRS") became law. As part of the National Security Act 2023, FIRS requires registration of arrangements intended to influence...

On 25 April 2023, the same day on which the European Commission (EC) adopted its first designation decisions under its Digital Services Act (DSA), the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament published...

As France goes to the ballot box today to choose between 39-year old centrist Emmanuel Macron of En Marche and France's potential first female leader, Marine Le Pen of the far –right Le Front National...