A recent UK FCA decision highlights the FCA’s expectation that, in certain circumstances, issues relating to the conduct of senior...
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Last month, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its key findings from a review of 23 payments firms’ implementation of the...
So far this year we’ve seen a range of important cases and developments before the Courts in the UK affecting financial institutions. In...
On 17 October 2024, HM Treasury launched its third consultation on the proposed regulation of Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) credit...
On 22 October 2024, the FCA announced that 20 social media “finfluencers” are being interviewed under caution under its criminal powers....
On 25 September 2024, the FCA published a consultation paper on proposed changes to the safeguarding regime for payments and e-money...
The decision in Standard Chartered v Guaranty Nominees [2024] EWHC 2605 (Comm) considers how to interpret contractual provisions...
Regulators around the world have long been concerned about the operational resilience of banks and other financial institutions, and the...
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The English Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal of the High Court’s judgment in favour of the London Metal Exchange (LME) and LME Clear,...
In a recent decision, the UK Court of Appeal confirmed that the FCA can impose a redress requirement on an FCA-regulated firm without...
On 18 September 2024, the UK Supreme Court handed down its judgment in UniCredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC following an earlier...
The FCA has published its follow-up report on “UK Payment Accounts Access and Closures: Update” (the Update Report). In its last report,...