Katten's Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks is a monthly newsletter highlighting the latest news and legal developments involving privacy, data and cybersecurity issues across the globe.

In an April 7 press release, the US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced orders suspending the export privileges of three Russian airlines — Aeroflot, Azur Air, and UTair — for flying aircraft with US content to or within Russia.

The Employment Rights Bill, expected in 2025, introduces day-one unfair dismissal protection with a statutory probationary period (Initial Period of Employment), intensifying hiring challenges and tribunal risks.

A large US Bank with operations in the UK (Bank) recently won a widely discussed case in the UK's Employment Tribunal after a senior analyst (Employee) sued the Bank...

Ms Perkins (the Claimant) was employed as head of Enforcement Local Taxation in the Helmshore office of MH Ltd's enforcement company (the Company). The Company restructured its enforcement services so that work.

The Financial Conduct Authority has released comprehensive perimeter guidance for the UK's new regulated cryptoasset activities regime, clarifying when firms will need authorization and how the regulatory framework applies to qualifying cryptoassets and stablecoins. The guidance addresses critical questions about scope, territorial application, and the narrower "by way of business" test that determines which entities fall under the new regulatory requirements.

On 30 April 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a policy statement (“PS26/7”), setting out rules and guidance to support the adoption of fund tokenisation in the UK.

On 16 April 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Policy Statement PS26/5, setting out its final rules and guidance for the UK’s reformed short selling regime.

The Financial Conduct Authority has published comprehensive final rules establishing an end-to-end regulatory framework for cryptoasset firms in the UK, marking one of the largest extensions of the FCA's regulatory reach in recent memory. With authorisation requirements taking effect in October 2027 and a critical application window opening in September 2026, firms operating in the cryptoasset space face significant compliance obligations including financial resilience requirements, market integrity provisi

As part of the UK's post-Brexit regulatory reforms, the UK government is working to repeal and replace retained EU financial services law with new domestic rules ..

UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on June 7 that it is seeking public comments and suggestions on ways it can work more effectively with state attorneys general nationwide to help...

Earlier this year in Jarkesy v. SEC, a split panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Constitution prohibits in-house Securities and Exchange Commission...

In June of 2023, Northbrook, Illinois-based Pinstripes Inc., which at the time had 13 locations in eight states and Washington, DC, announced plans to go public with a large-scale expansion of its experiential dining and entertainment brand combining bistro, bowling, bocce and private event space.

As discussed in our May 15th post, Matthew R. Galeotti, the Head of the Department of Justice's ("Department") Criminal Division...

In a memorandum dated Feb. 5, 2025, U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi has instituted a novel approach to enforcing the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FCPA).

In a January 2010 New York Department of Labor (DOL) opinion letter, the DOL clarified the prohibitions under the New York Labor Law that do not permit an employer to make deductions from paychecks to recover overpayments or advances.

In a significant escalation of its crypto enforcement efforts, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against Consensys Software Inc., the developer of the popular MetaMask crypto...

On June 10, the United States Treasury Department (Treasury) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced new rules for companies receiving funds under Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and initiatives to reform executive compensation, which reach beyond the financial sector.

Under the Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024, which aims to make textile and apparel producers responsible for the cost of consumer textile and apparel waste, all producers of covered products...