5/21/2026 3:39:42 PM HMRC v ScottishPower: UK Supreme Court hears landmark case on deductibility of regulatory settlement payments By Samuel Withnall Joe Williams Samuel Gerrard The Supreme Court heard oral argument on 18-19 May 2026 in HMRC v ScottishPower (UKSC/2025/0047), a case with potentially far-reaching...
5/21/2026 8:21:07 AM The FCA launches market study into claims management services By Lucy Clark On 19 May 2026, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) launched a market study into claims management services in Great Britain,...
5/20/2026 11:39:08 AM Funded reinsurance: The PRA closes the capital gap By Priti Lancaster George Swan Lauren Honeyben The use of funded reinsurance has expanded rapidly in recent years as UK life insurers have sought capital-efficient ways to support...
5/19/2026 9:31:07 AM Drawing the Line: Navigating the FCA's New Cryptoasset Perimeter Guidance By Claire Harrop Cyrus Pocha Noah Schmidt Mira Dimitrova +1 more... Show less On 15 April 2026, the FCA published CP26/13, consulting on its proposed perimeter guidance for the new regulated cryptoasset activities...
5/18/2026 4:42:37 PM Key measures introduced by the new Italian Labour Decree By Luca Capone Giovanni Fabris The Italian Government has recently enacted Law Decree no. 62/2026 (the Labour Decree), targeting three key areas: (i) promoting stable...
5/15/2026 2:01:07 PM All Crimes, All Companies: The Expansion of UK Corporate Criminal Liability from 29 June 2026 By Ben Morgan Laura Feldman After a series of legislative changes that have, incrementally, expanded the ways in which a corporate can be liable in the UK for...
5/13/2026 9:57:37 AM What the CMA Law Changes Mean for Regulatory Inquiries By Zara Merali The UAE’s New Capital Markets Framework: How Regulatory Inquiries Are Likely to Evolve The UAE has entered a new phase in the supervision...
5/13/2026 9:15:07 AM FCA proposals aim to simplify advice and widen access to investment advice By Michael Raffan Elisabeth Overland Sophia Doan The FCA’s long-awaited consultation paper CP26/10 marks an important step in the FCA’s wider review of the UK retail advice regime. The...
5/11/2026 8:48:07 AM Pitfalls for E-Commerce – How the new EU withdrawal button (“Widerrufsbutton”) will affect online B2C contracts in Germany By Moritz Becker Sarah Hillebrand Mathias Bähr A reform of EU consumer law introduces changes for e-commerce that businesses with B2C contracts in Germany must take a close look at,...
5/11/2026 7:54:07 AM The EU’s evolving Russian sanctions framework: What the 20th sanctions package means for international arbitration By Carsten Wendler Eric Leikin Gonzalo Salazar Isabel Lightbody +1 more... Show less On 23 April 2026, the European Union adopted its 20th sanctions package against Russia, introducing further amendments to the existing...
5/8/2026 11:01:07 AM A continued tale of outcomes-based regulation: FCA consults on simplifying financial promotions rules for consumer credit By Michael Raffan Fran Kaehr Mira Dimitrova On 29 April 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published consultation paper CP26/15, in which it sets out proposals to...
5/7/2026 10:12:07 AM The new UK short selling regime: FCA publishes final rules and operational guidance By James Smethurst Chris Ranson Bernice Cheung On 16 April 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Policy Statement PS26/5 setting out its final rules for the new UK...
5/6/2026 4:39:07 PM Navigating Investor-State Dispute Trends: Insights from ICSID's 2026-1 Caseload By Noah Rubins KC Sami Tannous Dinara Mustafina Joseph Aherne Gabriel Ortega +2 more... Show less Since 2010, ICSID has published its Caseload Statistics, providing a snapshot of the institution’s activity over the previous calendar...
5/6/2026 10:31:07 AM The new UK TTBEO: Navigating a bespoke regime for Technology Licensing By Jenny Leahy Sharon Malhi Alexandra Morgan Karen Slaney +1 more... Show less On 1 May 2026, the legal framework for technology licensing in the UK entered a new chapter. With the expiry of the “assimilated” EU...
5/4/2026 4:01:37 PM PSD3/PSR: What the EU's new payments rules mean for your business By Alicia Hildner Eva Schneider The payments package, comprised of the Third Payment Services Directive (PSD3) and the Payment Services Regulation (PSR), was proposed by...
5/1/2026 9:39:08 AM UK regulators and HM Treasury announce reforms to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime By David Mendel Holly Insley Chantelle Nicholas Emma Rachmaninov Cyrus Pocha +2 more... Show less On 22 April 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a policy statement (PS26/6) setting out changes to the Senior Managers...