4/2/2026 2:13:37 PM DMCCA Subscription Reforms Now Set for Spring 2027 By Andrew Austin Rikki Haria Kate Collister Rachel Duffy +1 more... Show less The UK Government has today published the long-awaited outcome of its consultation on the subscription-related provisions of the Digital...
4/1/2026 5:20:20 PM Update: Freshfields’ response to the UK Government’s proposals to overhaul the competition regime By James Aitken Colin Raftery On 20 January 2026, the UK Government announced a range of proposed reforms to the UK competition regime. In our previous blog, we...
3/31/2026 10:19:52 AM Beyond the Employment Rights Act – what’s coming into force in April 2026? By David Mendel Kia Aoki The phased implementation of the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA) is continuing, with a series of important reforms due to take effect in...
3/27/2026 11:04:01 AM Navigating the evolving landscape: the UK government's response to mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting By David Mendel Charles Smye Matt Swinbank The UK government has published its response to its consultation on mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for large...
3/23/2026 1:07:02 PM UK, Finland and the Netherlands announce proposals for a joint defence financing mechanism: will it accelerate procurement cycles and fix market fragmentation? By Kate Gough Robert Colvin Last week Finland, the Netherlands and the UK jointly announced their aim to set up a financing mechanism “by 2027” to “strengthen...
3/12/2026 11:41:20 AM FCA finalises targeted support rules: Applications now open By James Smethurst Elisabeth Overland Shuke Wen On 2 March 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) confirmed the finalisation of its rules on targeted support, marking an important...
3/11/2026 1:29:36 PM The Parker Review 2026: Navigating the evolving landscape of ethnic diversity in UK business By Holly Insley Amy Rentell Amelia Lamp Hetty Smith +1 more... Show less The landscape of ethnic diversity in UK corporate leadership has evolved in the last year, as highlighted by the latest Parker Review...
3/2/2026 2:50:02 PM EU-UK Competition Cooperation Agreement: What it means for cross-Channel enforcement By Dominic Divivier Colin Raftery Andreas von Bonin Nick English Ole Schley +2 more... Show less The EU and the United Kingdom signed the EU-UK Competition Cooperation Agreement on 25 February 2026 (Agreement), establishing a formal...
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...
2/19/2026 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...
2/18/2026 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...
2/17/2026 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...