12/23/2025 3:34:33 PM Unpacking the FCA's Proposed Exemption for "Truly Decentralised" DeFi Projects By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Noah Schmidt Catherine Zhang Robert Stevens +2 more... Show less As part of its “Crypto Roadmap”, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a discussion paper (DP25/1) in May 2025 inviting...
12/18/2025 3:06:06 PM Autumn Budget 2025: DeFining the UK rules for cryptoasset taxation By Samuel Withnall Samuel Gerrard In Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget 2025, the government has confirmed some important changes in its approach to the taxation of the...
12/17/2025 9:14:34 AM UK Banking litigation in focus: Navigating recent cases and trends By Thomas Clark Emma Probyn Anthea Bowater Kevin Whibley Julia Schulman Lei Yi Wong Emma Leung Rose Wiener +5 more... Show less Over the past six months, we have seen a number of significant banking litigation cases before the English courts and other legal...
12/16/2025 10:02:30 AM FCA publishes final rules on non-financial misconduct By Holly Insley Amy Rentell Chantelle Nicholas Rebecca Zech +1 more... Show less Following a policy statement and consultation in July 2025 (see more detail here), the FCA has published its final rules and guidance on...
12/12/2025 12:19:15 PM FCA consults on regulatory regime for ESG ratings providers By Cyrus Pocha Elisabeth Overland Emily Smith Joshua Ideson +1 more... Show less In late October, the UK Government published draft legislation to bring Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings providers into...
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...