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Court rulings on franchise agreements don't come round very often, but a recent High Court judgment will be of interest to franchisors and franchisees...

Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether the provider of two online image boards has failed to comply with duties to protect people in the UK from illegal content.

The ASA has ruled on how the pricing for a health and fitness app subscription was presented.

The current cap on bankers' bonuses will be scrapped on 31 October 2023, the Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority have now confirmed.

We have produced a contract termination checklist exploring issues to consider when terminating contracts, common pitfalls and how to avoid getting it wrong...

It's a little over five months since the first "snapshot date" of 5 April 2017 and less than seven months before the final deadline for employers with 250 or more UK staff to publish ...

In Dixon v GlobalData PLC [2025] EWHC 2156 (Ch), the High Court held that an employee whose share options had been treated as lapsed under their terms upon the termination...

The Department for the Economy has set its policy to extend statutory parental bereavement leave and pay to cover miscarriage before the end of the 24th week of pregnancy, with day one rights from April 2026.

HMRC have published its Spring Tax Update 2025, which contains a number of tax simplification changes taking effect from the start of this tax year or in later months.

This is part of a series on how to manage the employment law issues associated with hiring and managing migrant workers.

A new High Court decision suggests that employers may still have scope to protect their interests after an employee's employment has ended...

Entering a loan agreement requires careful consideration of breach consequences, change of control clauses, borrower restrictions, and lender assignment rights. Negotiate terms to ensure operational flexibility and obtain necessary consents for significant business changes during the loan term

Back in March 2025, the FCA published an engagement paper about contactless payments. It set out several ways in which the FCA could approach contactless payment limits in the future...

Contracts for Differences or CFDs are complex financial products used to speculate on the movement in prices on a wide range of assets. As a result, they carry a considerable risk of substantial losses.

The FCA has published the Mills Review into the long-term impact of artificial intelligence on retail financial services. It launched the review in January 2026.

The FCA has released its feedback statement on tokenisation in UK wholesale financial markets and opened a new call for input on tokenised gold. The feedback reveals market demands for faster regulatory progress, clearer treatment of tokenised collateral, and settlement finality protections, while the gold consultation explores how tokenisation could improve trading, transfer, and use of gold as wholesale collateral.

David Bell is the Founder of PCD Group, a network which promotes business development between advisors to high-net-worth clients.

The UK government has confirmed that it is going to legislate to reform the financial services redress system. The plan is that the Financial Ombudsman (FOS) will act as a simple, impartial dispute resolution service...