The Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) applied to solo-regulated firms from 9 December 2019 and required certain steps to be taken by 9 December 2020.

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (the Act) received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. This act includes significant changes to the UK's company registry in over 170 years.

The UK government has confirmed that it will not embark on mandatory vaccination for UK residents, which leaves open the question of whether employers could require staff to be vaccinated...

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has today announced a further extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) – i.e. the furlough scheme

At the end of December 2023, the Environment Agency published its proposed monitoring plan for packaging producer responsibility for 2024.

In the final video in our "Environmental Law in Practice" series, Rachel Turnbull discusses the various outcomes that businesses may face after a regulatory inspection and provides guidance...

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld complaints on website content concerning health claims made for "All-Bran Prebiotic Oaty Clusters".

The dangers of passive smoking, coupled with pressure from campaigners, has finally persuaded the Government to legislate against smoking.

In relation to food labelling, the guidance is split into two parts.

The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) and the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) have introduced new rules and guidance for the advertising...

As the food sector increasingly embraces digital technology, data protection has moved steadily up the risk agenda.

Standard contractual clauses have traditionally been a key mechanism for transferring personal data to countries that don't benefit from a data adequacy decision.

The Environment Agency (EA) and Natural England are empowered to use civil sanctions including Variable Monetary Penalties (VMPs) as an alternative to criminal prosecutions for certain breaches of environmental law.

Where contractors identify an issue with a procurement process, they may be tempted to wait until the outcome of the process is known before issuing proceedings.

Lease termination and Real Estate Litigation experts Martin McKeague and David Manda provide an essential update on a Court of Appeal case in connection with delivery-up of vacant possession and effective lease breaks.

With all that is currently going on, we could all be forgiven for pushing the UK's exit from the EU to the back of our minds.

The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement is silent on the topic of judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters. The UK has applied to join the 2007 Lugano Convention but,...