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On 15 January 2025, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (the Tribunal) handed down its judgment approving the second and third settlement agreements...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the rules it is putting in place to regulate admissions to trading on public markets, as well as platforms that will facilitate public offers outside...

The Court of Appeal has clarified the meaning of "public domain" in non-disclosure agreements, holding that professionally drafted NDAs use this term in its established legal sense to mean information generally accessible to the public. The decision provides crucial guidance on how courts will interpret confidentiality exceptions and what level of disclosure actually strips information of its protected status.

The High Court has rejected a judicial review challenge by litigation funder Innsworth Capital against the Competition Appeal Tribunal's distribution of settlement proceeds in the landmark Merricks v Mastercard collective proceedings. The case raises fundamental questions about how settlement funds should be allocated between class members and litigation funders, and the extent to which the Tribunal can override contractual funding arrangements to protect class interests.

October 2025 brings significant changes to building safety regulation in England, including a new levy on residential developments, comprehensive cladding remediation requirements, and proposed extensions...

The UK's new International Controlled Transactions Schedule (ICTS) will fundamentally transform how HMRC assesses transfer pricing risks, shifting from documentation-focused reviews to data-driven analysis powered by AI and advanced analytics. With mandatory filing beginning January 1, 2027, multinational enterprises must prepare to provide detailed, standardized information about cross-border related party transactions, facing unprecedented scrutiny and visibility of their transfer pricing arrangements.

Macfarlanes outlines its integration of generative AI in legal practice, emphasizing extensive pilot testing, strategic deployment, and targeted prompt engineering. AI delivers incremental and radical efficiencies, supports complex workflows, and enhances junior lawyers' skills, fostering significant industry shifts through collaborative engagement and specialized upskilling...

The Employment Rights Act 2025 represents one of the most significant overhauls of UK employment law in a generation. It covers a wide range of issues...

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.

Hot on the heels from Dame Judith Hackitt's appearance before the House of Lords Select Committee in its inquiry into the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), the Construction Leadership Council...

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has dramatically accelerated its consumer protection enforcement since acquiring new powers in April 2025, opening 19 investigations in just over a year...

This article examines recent legal challenges to UEFA and FIFA based on competition law and EU rights, highlighting cases against UEFA's ticket resale restrictions and FIFA's congested fixture calendar, and exploring broader implications for sports governance.

In the first part of our discussion of single asset continuation funds (SACFs), we discussed portfolio company characteristics and deal dynamics which now seem to characterise this market.

On 11 December 2023, the UK government announced the creation of the Office for Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) as part of the Department for Business and Trade.

Navigating tax disputes can be a complex and daunting process. This "need to know" series sheds light on the essential elements.

Regulations have been made to extend the identity verification (IDV) regime to further types of legal entity, namely limited liability partnerships (LLPs), overseas companies and unregistered companies.