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In the recent case of NatWest Market NV and anor v CMIS Nederland BV and anor [2025] EWHC 37 (Comm), the High Court has clarified the distinction between a guarantee and indemnity in a securitisation transaction.

The Financial Conduct Authority has released a series of regulatory updates and priorities for the investment management sector, introducing new operational resilience requirements, reforming advice market rules, and modernizing the redress system. These developments signal significant changes in how firms must approach consumer protection, operational incident reporting, and third-party arrangements while balancing growth objectives with regulatory compliance.

For the financial services industry, there have been a number of significant developments of late in the market conduct arena.

The Immigration White Paper announced a number of changes affecting UK employers and their sponsored workers. Our earlier note summarises the proposals in the Immigration White Paper published on 12 May 2025.

In 2023 we published 10 do's and don'ts for restructuring plans, find our previous article available here. Following on from our initial article we have outlined five more do's and don'ts reflecting the development.

The Supreme Court (SC) last week delivered an important judgment on the UK's extradition framework and the operation of "double criminality".

Claimants who have been the victims of fraud often face the difficulty that the perpetrators have swiftly dissipated the assets.

In a recent judgment, the High Court has dismissed fraud claims brought by the liquidators of Transworld Payment Solutions (TWPS) against First Curaçao International Bank (FCIB) and its owner, Mr John Deuss.

Over recent years the European commercial real estate (CRE) market has been shaped by persistently higher interest rates and elevated construction costs.

On 28 April the Government made an important set of transfer pricing policy announcements...

Fabrizio D'Aloia's case against "persons unknown" has been making legal headlines for some time, with interim hearings addressing a number of new points of law.

30 June 2023 marked the publication deadline for the first mandatory Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) reports published under the FCA's rules for asset managers...

The High Court ruled that regulatory restrictions under U.S. law should be disregarded when valuing shares under a call option. The case emphasized the importance of clear contractual language in valuation mechanisms, particularly in joint ventures and complex agreements.

The Upper Tribunal has overturned a decision of the First-tier Tax Tribunal (FTT) by concluding that the Mixed Member Rules (MMRs) applied to profit sharing arrangements operated by the Boston Consulting Group.

The European Commission's broad information-gathering powers came under scrutiny when Vivendi and Lagardère challenged requests for documents from personal devices during a gun-jumping investigation. The General Court's dismissal of these challenges confirms that competition authorities can access professional communications on personal devices, even when fundamental rights concerns are raised, provided appropriate safeguards are in place.

The European Commission has fined Irish building materials firm Kingspan €40m for providing incorrect and misleading information during a merger investigation, and has issued formal charges to KKR for similar conduct.

Welcome to the latest edition of our investment management update. This publication has been tailored to highlight topical news, cases and changes in the law impacting the investment management sector.