12/2/2025 1:20:43 PM From EU legacy to UK innovation: FCA consults on short selling changes By Chris Ranson James Smethurst Christopher Bernard The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Consultation Paper CP25/29 setting out proposed rules and guidance to implement the...
11/28/2025 1:50:19 PM Autumn Budget 2025: a stealthy smorgasbord? By Alison Dickie Kelly Lovegrove The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has delivered the Autumn Budget 2025. In her much-anticipated second Budget, the...
11/27/2025 1:17:28 PM Autumn Budget 2025: UK expands tax-advantaged EMI share incentive regime for growth companies By Alice Greenwell Regina Erie Guy Huffen The Chancellor’s Autumn Budget 2025 contained a number of significant announcements for UK businesses. Please see here for our thoughts...
11/27/2025 11:57:12 AM Non-compete clauses in employment contracts - is change on the horizon for UK employers? By David Mendel Amy Rentell Amelia Lamp Hot on the heels of previous signals of potential change (see here and here), the UK government quietly published a working paper...
11/26/2025 5:21:52 PM Autumn Budget 2025 - What are the key points from an employment, incentives and pensions perspective? By Dawn Heath Alice Greenwell Amy Rentell Jane Wolstenholme +1 more... Show less The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, today unveiled the Autumn Budget against a backdrop of sustained economic pressures and...
11/25/2025 10:56:11 AM UK Gov launches consultation on an offsets regime for the defence sector: time to have your say. By Kate Gough Alex Potter Robert Colvin Conor Leavy Nathan Castellano +2 more... Show less On 23 October 2025, the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) launched an open consultation seeking views from the market on a potential new...
11/21/2025 2:10:53 PM ESG ratings providers: UK legislation will bring sector within FCA regulation By Cyrus Pocha Elisabeth Overland Anthea Bowater Yuki Zhu +1 more... Show less The UK Government has been working to finalise the legislation required to bring Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings...
11/20/2025 2:05:48 PM A cautious step forward: the Bank of England’s proposed regime for systemic stablecoins By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Sophia Doan Noah Schmidt +1 more... Show less The Bank of England has published its long-awaited consultation paper on a regulatory framework for sterling-denominated systemic...
11/20/2025 10:30:52 AM CMA steps up enforcement relating to online pricing practices By Andrew Austin Rachel Duffy Kate Collister This week, following the publication of its final price transparency guidance, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced a...
11/20/2025 9:24:02 AM Turning regulatory clarity into a competitive edge: insights from the DRCF’s AI & Digital Hub Report By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Sophia Doan The Digital Regulation Co-operation Forum (DRCF) brings together the UK’s four key digital regulators – the Financial Conduct Authority...
11/19/2025 3:27:22 PM Beyond the Employment Rights Bill - What electronic and workplace balloting could mean for employers By Holly Insley Amy Rentell The UK government has today launched a consultation on a draft statutory Code of Practice on electronic and workplace balloting for...
11/17/2025 3:45:06 PM FCA highlights shortcomings in UK firms’ financial crime risk assessments By Christopher Robinson Elisabeth Overland Sharon Grennan Eleanor Turner +1 more... Show less The FCA has published the findings of a thematic review into how firms manage financial crime risk. The review focused on business-wide...