2/13/2025 3:50:42 PM The UK Government’s Strategic Steer to the CMA: Impact on UK M&A (Part 2) By Colin Raftery Sharon Malhi Karen Slaney Today, the UK government issued its draft strategic steer to the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) for consultation. Our separate...
2/13/2025 3:23:41 PM The UK Government’s Strategic Steer to the CMA: Resetting the priorities (Part 1) By Colin Raftery Sharon Malhi Cara Carr Today, the UK government issued its draft strategic steer to the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) for consultation. Why does the...
2/13/2025 11:06:10 AM Freshfields' geopolitical monitor By Beth George Christoph H. Seibt Maximilian Lasson Ilka Oberländer Malte Symann Christian Altenhofen +3 more... Show less Geopolitical risks are a significant concern for businesses and investors in the current global landscape. Understanding these risks is...
2/7/2025 10:55:48 AM The new UK regime for public offer platforms: the FCA consults on further proposals By Claire Harrop Tom Godwin Richard Ho Christopher Bernard Jennifer McCarthy Eden Elder +3 more... Show less An important element of the UK’s new public offers and admissions to trading regime is the introduction of the public offer platform...
1/27/2025 7:48:38 PM Life sciences – what to watch in 2025 By Adam Golden Kristen Riemenschneider Madeleine Tavcar We asked more than 200 Freshfields lawyers – across geographies and practice areas: what are the 1-2 issues top of mind for you and your...
1/21/2025 12:08:01 PM The first significant overhaul of the UK clinical trials regime in two decades begins to take shape By Andrew Austin Rachel Duffy Kyu-Won Kim Honor May +1 more... Show less In brief: On 12 December 2024, draft legislation to amend the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004 was laid before...
1/14/2025 11:09:52 AM The year ahead in financial services: 10 trends to watch in 2025 By Sharon Grennan Christopher Bernard 2024 was a momentous year for the financial services industry. Financial institutions had to deal with geopolitical risks arising from...
1/13/2025 1:12:05 PM “Regulating for growth” – the UK’s vision for financial services in 2025 and beyond By Michael Raffan Emily Smith Christopher Bernard Ellis Brady +1 more... Show less The new Labour government has placed financial services at the centre of its plans to grow the UK economy, and UK regulators have an...
12/20/2024 3:09:16 PM FCA publishes discussion paper on admissions and disclosures and the market abuse regime for cryptoassets By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Emma Probyn Christine Simpson Christopher Bernard Noah Schmidt Eden Elder +4 more... Show less On 16 December 2024 the FCA published its much-anticipated Discussion Paper on (i) cryptoasset admissions and disclosures and (ii) the...
12/2/2024 3:50:58 PM Regulating cryptoassets in the UK: a guide to the road ahead By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Christopher Bernard Finally! Avid readers of Freshfields blogs might remember from our post last autumn that the UK government and financial regulators in...
11/25/2024 3:36:27 PM The FCA/FOS Consultation – “Modernising the Redress System” A Chance for Reform? By Christopher Robinson Jack Helyar Sharon Tong At a Glance On 15 November 2024, the FCA and FOS jointly published a call for input as to how the FOS might improve its redress...
10/29/2024 1:56:56 PM Government set to bring Buy-Now, Pay-Later firms under FCA regulation By Cyrus Pocha Christine Simpson Christopher Bernard Curran Snell +1 more... Show less On 17 October 2024, HM Treasury launched its third consultation on the proposed regulation of Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) credit...