When a court determines how finances are to be distributed on divorce, there are a number of factors it must consider. Those factors are set out in Section 25 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973...

In this article we examine the High Court's decision in The Financial Conduct Authority v Forster & Ors[1] on what is a collective investment scheme ("CIS")...

This article discusses the incoming Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act; a key piece of legislation designed to tackle long-recognised cybersecurity and privacy...

The Register of Overseas Entities (ROE) was launched in 2022 and requires any overseas entity which is the legal owner of a UK property interest to report details of its "registrable beneficial owners"...

With the unseasonably warm weather over the past few weeks, it might have been easy for the beginning of October to slip by unnoticed. That is, unless you are the administrator ...

The Government has updated the National Planning Policy Framework, including changes primarily in relation to housing delivery and land supply...

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 ("2023 Act") received Royal Assent on Thursday 26 October 2023 and is a successor to the Economic Crime...

The Financial Ombudsman Service has announced significant reforms to its complaint-handling framework, introducing a registration stage, expanding dismissal grounds, and clarifying the fair and reasonable test. These changes, taking effect from October 2026, aim to streamline investigations, reduce duplication with regulatory reviews, and provide greater certainty about how complaints are assessed against applicable standards.

Anyone leaving the UK for a short period of time should be aware of the "temporary non-residence" rules which could trigger UK tax for them on their return...

In the case of R (Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd) v Environment Agency [2023], the Administrative Court held that the EA was bound to consider the need for a merits-based appeal process...

The Online Safety Act achieved Royal Assent on 26 October. In this article, we set out the timeline and key provisions within the Act, as well as the enforcement powers of OFCOM...

The government has issued new draft legislation and its response to its recent holiday, working time and TUPE consultation - we take a look at the changes and what they mean for employers...

The Court of Appeal recently ruled that customers who discuss their future pricing intentions with their suppliers run the risk of being accused of price fixing.

What should "ESG litigation risk" mean to pension trustees and what can they do to mitigate it? This article looks at themes which may give rise to claims in this rapidly developing landscape...

We highlight the key people-related developments for financial services firms to look out for in 2024, including SMCR reform, non-financial misconduct, D&I and the new duty to prevent sexual harassment...

On 18 December 2023, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ("DESNZ") published a consultation document on heat network zoning in England ("Zoning Proposals").

When a public company faces a takeover, executive remuneration arrangements designed over three-year cycles suddenly collide with deal timetables measured in months. This analysis examines how boards should distinguish between preserving existing value, repairing transaction-caused losses, rewarding deal-specific contributions, and creating future incentives—and why a single payment figure rarely tells the complete story.

In this article, we examine the Law Commission's consultation on the implementation of electronic Wills ("the Consultation") which has just closed for submissions.

The Pension Schemes Act 2021 (PSA21) requires defined benefit (DB) pension schemes to have a long-term funding and investment strategy recorded in a statement of strategy.

There are a lot of new actions for governing bodies coming out of the General Code (particularly around climate change, cyber security and their approach to risk...