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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a discussion paper on distributed ledger technology (DLT) (DP17/3) which closes for comment on 17 July 2017.

A recent consultation paper published by the Banking Standards Review has recommended that a new independent organisation should be established to oversee the business activities of British bankers and it should be led by people from outside the industry to establish its independence and credibility.

On 4 May 2012, Transport Scotland announced that it intended to award a contract to run ferry services from the Scottish mainland to Orkney and Shetland to Serco Ltd. Shetland Line (1984) Limited ('Shetland Line'), challenged the award following a dispute about the 'standstill period'.

Always looking to boost the European economy and create jobs, an overhaul of EU public procurement rules has been on the cards for the European Commission for some time. In December 2011 proposals for revised public procurement directives and a new concessions directive were announced.

Last Thursday Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon introduced the long-awaited Procurement Reform Bill 2013 into the Scottish Parliament.

Unsurprisingly, not even the HSE is immune from Government cutbacks - they have been required to make a minimum of 35% savings in their reliance on public funding over the next four years.

A number of changes to immigration laws are coming into force on 6 April 2014.

The Government's control over illegal migration will be further strengthened this week when the Immigration Act 2016 comes into force.

Changes coming into force on 29th February 2008 will see a much stricter penalty scheme for employing illegal workers, to be followed by the replacement of the current work permit system with a new "points based system" over the next 12 months.

Mobile phone company Orange recently admitted to breaching the Data Protection Act 1998 (the DPA) by failing to keep customers’ personal details secure. An employee blew the whistle on Orange by revealing that new employees were permitted to share log in details (usernames and passwords) to access the company’s IT system.

We frequently highlight in our Data Protection e-updates the pitfalls of not complying with Data Protection obligations and the resulting adverse publicity and loss of confidence that can occur where there are failures.

Yes, such an auspicious occasion has reached its third 'birthday'.

The High Court in England has held that a contract had been formed and was in force, even though neither party had signed it.

As the economy continues to falter, every day brings a new announcement of another high street name closing stores, announcing redundancies, being suggested as being at risk of going under or declaring that it has gone into administration.

As has been widely reported in recent weeks, the Supreme Court's judgment in "AXA General Insurance Limited & others v The Lord Advocate & others" ("the AXA judgment") addresses several issues of constitutional importance.

Paying for goods by mobile phone moved a step closer to becoming reality with the recent announcement that mobile phone operator Everything Everywhere will offer the service from summer 2011.

In the last week the ICO has issued fines totaling £225,000 to two companies operating call centres in the UK.