2/27/2026 7:50:19 PM Narrowing the scope of payment service regulation: Advocate General argues for an ancillary services exception in PSD2 By Alicia Hildner A recent Opinion (Case C-51/25) by Advocate General Manuel Campos Sánchez-Bordona before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) could...
2/27/2026 5:51:22 PM UK BNPL Regime: FCA publishes final rules By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Emily Smith Joshua Hare +1 more... Show less On 11 February 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a policy statement (PS26/1) setting out its final rules on the...
2/27/2026 3:35:09 PM FTSE Women Leaders Review 2026 – ‘Achieving gender balance’ five years on? By Holly Insley Amy Rentell Amelia Lamp This year marks the fifth year of the FTSE Women Leaders Review. This year’s Review Report, which was published on 24 February, continues...
2/27/2026 10:05:24 AM Beyond the Employment Rights Act – a new organisation-wide trigger for collective redundancy obligations? By Kathleen Healy Amy Rentell The UK government has launched a consultation seeking views on a new organisation-wide threshold for triggering collective redundancy...
2/26/2026 10:08:18 AM Japan’s Investments in Latin America: Navigating Opportunities and Preventing Disputes By Noiana Marigo Nicholas Lingard Samantha Tan Diego Rueda Diego Perez Morgane Guyonnet +3 more... Show less As a major supplier of agricultural commodities, lithium, and other critical minerals and metals, Latin America—comprising more than a...
2/19/2026 1:56:10 PM Munich Security Conference 2026 – The battle for advantage: Defence, capital and control in a contested world By Ninette Dodoo Maximilian Lasson Malte Symann Thomas Lübbig Alex Schmidtke Christian Altenhofen +3 more... Show less Defence, capital and control: Competing in a more contested world Defence has always sat at the heart of state power. What is changing...
2/19/2026 1:25:03 PM Private equity in insurance: EIOPA signals a new era of scrutiny By Priti Lancaster James Smethurst George Swan Private equity has become an increasingly important part of the European insurance market, particularly in life, run‑off and...
2/19/2026 10:03:06 AM Towards a “Military Schengen”: the EU Military Mobility Regulation as a catalyst for modernising the Continent’s critical transport infrastructure By Fabian Walden Barbara Richter Kristina Weiler Infrastructure owners, operators and developers – as well as financiers and contractors involved in the planning and delivery of...
2/18/2026 10:58:13 AM Pay transparency revolution: the view from the UK By Harriet Gaillard Rachel Harris Kia Aoki As part of our series on the pay transparency revolution, this blog post focuses on the landscape in the UK. The UK has a well-developed...
2/18/2026 8:00:25 AM The ECJ’s latest decision on corporate fines under the AML Directive – same same, but different? By Christoph Werkmeister Florentine Schulte-Rudzio Louis Goral-Wood The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has confirmed its direction of travel. Ever since its landmark “Deutsche Wohnen” ruling, which opened...
2/17/2026 11:39:45 AM Beyond the Employment Rights Act – February trade union measures take effect By Kathleen Healy Chantelle Nicholas Amy Rentell Rhianna Thornton-Reid Katharine Asher +2 more... Show less On 18 February 2026, two months after the Employment Rights Act 2025 (the ERA) received Royal Assent, certain measures relating to trade...
2/13/2026 12:03:49 PM Treasury Consults on Reforming the Appointed Representatives Regime: What Fund Service Providers Need to Know By Craig Dewar Overview HM Treasury has yesterday published a consultation paper proposing changes to the UK's Appointed Representatives regime — the...