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On May 5, 2016, the FCA issued a final notice fining Mr. Mark Samuel Taylor for insider dealing and banning him from the UK financial services industry.

In our autumn edition we commented on the draft Business Contract Terms (Assignment of Receivables) Regulations 2018 which have now come into force and apply to the terms of any qualifying contract entered into on or after 31 December 2018.

The FCA has put out an interesting statement essentially supporting investment and lending to companies in the defence sector. Some investors routinely exclude defense companies from their investment criteria, whether for sustainability or ethical concerns or otherwise.

The article explores lessons learned in the 10 years of enforcement of the UK Bribery Act — considered a landmark piece of legislation to boost corporate and executive convictions.

The FCA has updated its webpage on the AIFMD to clarify how alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) can comply in a proportionate way, with the AIFMD's Article 15 requirement, for hierarchical and functional segregation of a firm's risk management function.

On March 7, 2016, an open letter from Mark Carney, Governor, Bank of England, to Andrew Tyrie, Chairman, Treasury Select Committee, on the effect of UK's EU membership on the BoE's statutory objectives was published.

On October 21, 2015, the Bank of England published its approach to stress testing and evaluating the resilience of the UK banking system and set out its plans in this regard for the next three years.

On February 16, 2017, the Bank of England published a supplementary consultation paper on its revised proposed averaging methodology to be used for the Sterling Overnight Index Average Interest Rate Benchmark...

The Bank of England released the details of the UK stress test for the eight major UK banks and building societies.

In this SPECIAL EDITION of our banking litigation podcast, we consider the Supreme Court's much-anticipated judgment in Hopcraft & Anor v Close Brothers Limited [2025] UKSC 33...

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP have published an article in Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law on synthetic capital relief transactions (SRTs) and the litigation risks...

Regulations to implement the new regime for public offers of securities in January 2026 have been made.

The EPO has announced the revised EPO Fees that will apply from 1 April 2020 in its Official Journal. The new amounts will apply to payments made on or after 1 April 2020

ESMA has issued an opinion on practical arrangements in the event of late transposition of the AIFMD by member states.

Those who don't have big enough incomes to raise the mortgage finance they need to buy a home are often tempted to include the name of a better-off friend or loved one on the title deeds.

The FCA has published a Consultation Paper (CP13/17) on the use of dealing commission rules for investment managers.

On August 3, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority published a policy statement on improvements to the AR regime.

This recent County Court decision makes clear that the provisions of the FCA Handbook, even if they do not directly apply, can still inform the duty of care that a financial adviser will be held to.