Requests from foreign authorities for the UK's assistance in anti money laundering (AML) investigations rose last year to record levels.

The use of the nerve agent Novichok in a recent attack against Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury has exposed a gap in coverage in most business interruption (BI) insurance policies ...

A new study has highlighted major differences in the way bitcoin and initial coin offerings (ICOs) are regulated across the world.

The European Commission (the ‘Commission’) has published the final report on its inquiry into the European energy sector. The report states that consumers and businesses are not receiving the best value from European gas and electricity markets. The Commission intends to apply the full extent of its competition enforcement powers in addressing the problems the inquiry has identified.

Alan Sheeley said that it was vital for victims to act quickly after becoming aware that a fraud had taken place.

The amount of investment businesses can expect to raise floating on London stock exchanges is likely to diminish the closer the UK gets to Brexit in March 2019, a corporate finance expert has said.

One of the risks to which universities are exposed as landowners is that of trespass by unwelcome third parties. Continued occupation exposes landowners to further risks which may include loss of security, business interruption, damage to property, the cost of stolen electricity supplies and other services, loss of insurance cover and ultimately loss of ownership through adverse possession.

The FSA has launched a crackdown on companies and individuals who break the law by carrying on unauthorised general insurance business.

The Court of Appeal on 30 January 2004 in R. (G) v. Westminster City Council [2004] (EWCA Civ 45)considered the implications of section 19 of the Education Act 1996 (exceptional provision of education in pupil referral units or elsewhere). The case concerned a child (G) whose father had withdrawn him from school after a fracas between the boy and a girl pupil where a school investigation had concluded that the boy was predominantly to blame.

Whilst technology investments across Europe have steadily declined over the last three years, on the public markets, good technology stocks are now beginning to win favour again. In the private equity arena a new era of opportunity approaches with the emphasis on quality over quantity.

The UK government will speed up the introduction of its planned ban on 'cold calls' relating to pensions, it has announced.

Those working for so-called 'gig economy' businesses such as Uber and Deliveroo should be given the employment status of 'worker' by default, instead of being presumed to be self-employed...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is anticipating a "significant increase in demand" for its services in the run-up to the August 2019 deadline for complaints about potentially mis-sold PPI.

The European Banking Authority's (EBA's) new fintech roadmap lacks urgency, an expert in financial services and technology law has said.

New rules requiring disclosure of pension scheme investment costs will come into force in April, the government has confirmed.

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A new inquiry opened by a UK parliamentary committee presents an opportunity to ensure the potential benefits of cryptocurrencies are better recognised, a specialist in financial services and technology law has said.

The 2019 deadline for complaints related to mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) is driving up the number received by firms, which have increased to their highest level in more than four years.

A "detailed review" of driving laws has been commissioned by the UK government in a bid to ensure UK legislation is fit to support a future of autonomous vehicles.