As part of its “Crypto Roadmap”, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a discussion paper (DP25/1) in May 2025 inviting...
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Over the past six months, we have seen a number of significant banking litigation cases before the English courts and other legal...
Following a policy statement and consultation in July 2025 (see more detail here), the FCA has published its final rules and guidance on...
In late October, the UK Government published draft legislation to bring Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings providers into...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Consultation Paper CP25/29 setting out proposed rules and guidance to implement the...
The UK Government has been working to finalise the legislation required to bring Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings...
The Bank of England has published its long-awaited consultation paper on a regulatory framework for sterling-denominated systemic...
The Digital Regulation Co-operation Forum (DRCF) brings together the UK’s four key digital regulators – the Financial Conduct Authority...
The FCA has published the findings of a thematic review into how firms manage financial crime risk. The review focused on business-wide...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published findings from its recent multi-firm review into consolidation trends in the financial...
In Linear Investments Ltd v Financial Ombudsman Service Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1369, the Court of Appeal considered a judicial review...
On 15 October 2025, the Bank of England (BoE) published a comprehensive paper outlining its approach to innovation in artificial...