On 15 July 2025, the government confirmed that it will not proceed with a UK Green Taxonomy (the UK Taxonomy), marking the end of a...
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The European Union’s (EU) approach to corporate sustainability regulation has entered a period of profound reassessment. In response to...
In our previous blog post (here) on Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL), we examined the UK Government’s proposals to bring interest-free BNPL...
The UK’s Product Regulation and Metrology Act (the Act) received Royal Assent on 21 July 2025, with the majority of the Act coming into...
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After months of intense scrutiny and stakeholder engagement, the Independent Water Commission (the Commission), set up by the UK...
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The European Commission has given informal guidance to two groups of competitors who are collaborating to achieve EU sustainability and...
On 20 June 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its findings following a multi-firm review into risk management and...
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In May 2025, the European Commission (EC) amended the State aid rules to ensure compliance with the European Union’s (EU) obligations...
On 18 June 2025, the Council of the European Union formally approved its negotiating mandates on the legislative proposals relating to...
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On Monday, the UK Government published its long-awaited new Industrial Strategy (the Strategy). The Strategy is a 10-year plan to...
On 13 June 2025, the House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee (the Committee) published its report on the secondary...
The FCA has now published its final rules for prospective operators of the new PISCES platforms (Private Intermittent Securities and...