The UK is advancing the regulation of digital money via multiple distinct workstreams led by the Government, industry and regulators.

Topics in this month's update include: a decline in the number of "megatenants" in the US life sciences sector; the MHRA being designated as a WHO-Listed Authority; and a surge in Chinese biotech share values.

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (known colloquially as Martyn's Law) is currently working its way through Parliament in the wake of attacks in Manchester and London in recent years.

The Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act 2023 seeks to modernise and simplify the regime for taking security over moveable assets in Scotland, making it easier and more attractive for lenders...

Germany, particularly the Frankfurt area, has established itself as one of Europe's leading data centre hubs, supported by its central location...

In the case of Manolete Partners PLC v White, the Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court judgment which would have required a member to draw down his entire pension fund from his SSAS in order to enable his creditor to enforce a judgment debt against him.

In July the Government published more detail on its plans to bring unused pension funds and pension scheme death benefits within the scope of inheritance tax (IHT) from 6 April 2027.

We take a look at a recent decision of the Pensions Ombudsman in which he found that a pension provider committed maladministration by requiring a deceased member's widow to transfer her late husband's pension fund into a new SIPP before she could take benefits in the form of flexi-access drawdown.

The government is seeking views on options for reforming non-compete clauses in employment contracts in the UK.

The European authorities and the EU Commission have recently issued several regulations and level three documents under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).

The FLAP-D markets (Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris, Dublin) remain Europe's leading data centre hubs, driven by the surging demand for cloud technologies and ongoing digital transformation.

We analyse how the formal recognition of carried interest as employment income under Spanish tax law has expanded its relevance beyond taxation into labour law and contractual interpretation.

On 19 June 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched a formal market study into the supply of roads and railways by the civil engineering sector in the UK.

In the case of Pelgrave v The Pensions Regulator, the Upper Tribunal has increased the liability imposed on an individual by a contribution notice (CN) under the Regulator's "moral hazard" powers.

The UK Government has stated that developing additional data centre capacity within the UK "is essential to enabling economic growth and to reap the transformational productivity benefits of digitalisation and the adoption of AI".

The Bank of England (BoE) and HM Treasury are actively considering a digital pound to sit alongside cash and bank deposits, aiming to boost the UK's digital economy.

On 14 October 2025, the Home Office released its latest set of changes originally set out in the White Paper earlier this year.

Addleshaw Goddard and Interpath have secured another significant result, with a High Court decision that will be welcomed by insolvency practitioners and advisors alike.

The retail insurance industry has been under significant scrutiny in recent years. In July 2025 the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a package of reports on how the retail insurance market is working...

The court has handed down its decision in a landmark rights of light case concerning the Bankside Yards development.