8/21/2026 10:12:10 AM Same discount, faster process: The German FCO’s updated rules for cartel settlements By Dominic Divivier Uta Itzen Tobias Klose Ilka Oberländer Uwe Salaschek +2 more... Show less On 19 August 2026, the German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) replaced its ten-year-old guidance on settling cartel fine proceedings with new...
8/20/2026 9:12:36 AM Getting ready to keep up the pace: Germany’s Infrastructure Future Act Introduces Faster Permits and Digital Procedures By Patrick Schroeder Jonas Lampert Paul-Armand Roegels Germany’s Infrastructure Future Act (Infrastruktur-Zukunftsgesetz) was published in the Federal Law Gazette on 28 July 2026. This new law...
8/19/2026 1:09:37 PM A Broader Path to Arbitration: Understanding Changes to Ukraine’s International Arbitration Law By Eric Leikin Sofia Svinkovskaya Daria Karman Against the backdrop of Ukraine’s efforts to modernise its dispute resolution framework and prepare the legal environment for the...
8/14/2026 4:23:37 PM Solo-regulated firms – FCA consults on Remuneration Code reform By Kathleen Healy Holly Insley David Mendel Chantelle Nicholas James Smethurst +2 more... Show less On 14 July 2026, the FCA published a consultation paper (CP 26/27) on simplifying the remuneration code structure applicable to...
8/12/2026 10:42:07 AM Investing in Africa - themes from the first half of 2026 By Chris Bellringer Alexandra van der Meulen Joshua Kelly Thembela Ndwandwe Veronika Timofeeva +2 more... Show less The first half of 2026 has seen significant investment activity in the African mining sector. Our team has been monitoring developments...
8/11/2026 4:12:37 PM The New UK National Security Designation Powers: What Businesses Need to Know for Counterparty Risk By Jonathan Kelly Christina Franzese Tahleel Lateef Lucy Nason +1 more... Show less The UK Government has gained and started exercising new powers to designate bodies whose activities are perceived as a threat to national...
8/10/2026 3:36:37 PM UK consumer reforms speed up: subscription regime accelerated, pricing practices next in line? By Andrew Austin Rikki Haria Rachel Duffy Incoming UK consumer subscription regime accelerated The UK Government has today announced that the subscription-related provisions of...
7/30/2026 2:31:07 PM Beyond or within reach: CJEU Grand Chamber sets new limits on access to emails and personal devices By Dominic Divivier Tobias Klose Daniel Travers Ole Jörges Hendrik Reichert +2 more... Show less CJEU (Grand Chamber), judgment of 16 July 2026, Joined Cases C-258/23, C-259/23 and C-260/23 – Imagens Médicas Integradas and Others v...
7/30/2026 8:33:37 AM FCA Publishes Findings on Asset Management and Alternative Firms’ Financial Crime Controls By Christopher Robinson Oliver Hamill Eleanor Turner The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its findings on the financial crime controls of asset management and alternative...
7/29/2026 1:57:38 PM UKJT legal statement on liability for AI harms: Applying existing principles to increasingly autonomous systems By Lucy Clark Andrew Austin Claire Harrop Cyrus Pocha Lauren Moorin +2 more... Show less Accountability is a recurring theme across the UK’s recent AI policy agenda. As we discussed in our recent blogs on the FCA’s Mills...
7/28/2026 3:09:37 PM Modernising payment services regulation: the FCA in the ascendancy By Claire Harrop Christopher Bernard Greg King Vivien Kukoyi +1 more... Show less On 14 July 2026, HM Treasury (HMT) published its consultation Modernising Payment Services Regulation, setting out the Government's...
7/28/2026 11:54:07 AM Unfair contract terms: the CMA publishes updated guidance By Andrew Austin Rachel Duffy Tom Byham Ellie Lukama +1 more... Show less On 22 July 2026, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its final updated guidance on unfair contract terms under the...
7/28/2026 9:12:07 AM Saudi Arabia’s New Sports Law: Key Reforms and Practical Implications By Amani Khalifa Fulwah Alhamed Rawan Bahamran The new Sports Law (Royal Decree No. M/121 dated 10/06/1447H) came into force on 11 June 2026. It replaces the previous Basic Law of...
7/27/2026 8:45:08 AM Saudi Arabia’s Arbitration Landscape: Key Insights from the SCCA's Analysis of 967 Arbitration-related Court Decisions By Amani Khalifa Jiwoo Yoo Rawan Bahamran Fulwah Alhamed +1 more... Show less Earlier this month, as part of Saudi Arabia's ongoing legal transformation, the Saudi Centre for Commercial Arbitration (the SCCA)...
7/24/2026 9:45:07 AM Consumer Duty: FCA consults on scope and proportionality By Michael Raffan Elisabeth Overland Christopher Chan On 29 June 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its consultation paper CP26/23 (CP), proposing a package of targeted...
7/22/2026 1:39:07 PM Financial Services AI Adoption Plan: HM Treasury accepts independent AI Champions’ recommendations By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Lauren Moorin Sophia Doan +1 more... Show less On 14 July 2026, HM Treasury (HMT) published the Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, prepared by its independent AI Champions. HMT has...