On 17 October 2023, the European Commission proposed a two-year delay to the adoption of certain features of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which entered...

On Friday 17 May 2024, the Hydrogen Society Promotion Act and the CCS Business Act were passed in the Parliament of Japan.

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 brings significant changes to the UK's competition and consumer law regimes, including new powers for the CMA, stronger investigation capabilities, and turnover-based fines for consumer law breaches...

The High Court's decision in Costcutter Supermarkets Group Ltd v Vaish & Anor [2024] EWHC 152 (KB) serves as a useful reminder of the difference between...

The next round of the consideration of the new failure to prevent fraud offence (the FTPF Offence), proposed as part of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency...

On 11 March the Council of the EU confirmed the provisional agreement reached on the Platform Workers Directive (the Directive). The Directive aims to improve the working conditions...

Harassment cases tend to attract media attention, and so it is important that they are carried out in a considered and fair way. Household brands have suffered significant...

Edi Truell, founder of private equity group Disruptive Capital, is winding down the Pension SuperFund, a commercial pension consolidator, after failing to get regulatory approval for the business.

On October 10, 2024, the Pensions Ombudsman published a blog for "Ombuds Day" to raise awareness of its services. The Ombudsman emphasized the legally binding nature of its decisions, increasing demand for its services, and the complexity of complaints. To address longer wait times, it initiated an Operating Model Review aimed at improving efficiency by 25% over three years. New factsheets were also released, detailing complaint investigation processes, the role of the Resolution Team, and gui

Following the agreement at COP28 to "transition away from fossil fuel energy systems," and to accelerate investment in low- and zero-carbon emission technologies1...

The link between increased generation of investment research and the competitiveness of the UK's capital markets is widely accepted - this was the context of the Government's Investment...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a proposal to name companies under investigation far earlier in the process, to act as a deterrent to others by showing the significant...

Following confirmation in the Autumn Statement that the Government will legislate to abolish the LTA from April 6, 2024, HMRC has published a policy paper setting out further details.

The distinction between fixed and floating charges is outdated, lacking commercial relevance and logical clarity, particularly in insolvency contexts. Reforming insolvency law to clarify secured asset allocation could improve legal certainty and lending practices.

Leveraging our experience as three ex-regulators we discuss the insights that our different experiences at the FCA have provided and how we translate that to advising clients across the full...

As we look towards 2025, the UK's Islamic finance sector stands as a testament to the growing demand for ethical financial products and the pivotal role of regulatory support in fostering this growth.

Allegations of greenwashing have been rising in the banking sector, prompting the FCA to propose a new "anti-greenwashing" rule to address greenwashing concerns.

The Labour Party's manifesto emphasizes competitiveness and growth in financial services, supporting a pro-innovation and stable regulatory environment. Key areas to watch include regulator independence, EU alignment, and increased investment from pension schemes into UK assets.

In University of Exeter v Allianz Insurance PLC (Rev1) [2023] EWCA Civ 1484 the Court of Appeal dismissed the insured's appeal and held that loss and damage to buildings caused by a controlled...

In FXF v English Karate Federation Ltd & Anor [2023] EWCA Civ 891 the Court of Appeal clarified that the tests for relief from sanctions set out in Denton v TH White Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 906...