2/25/2025 5:23:29 PM The Arbitration Act 2025 Receives Royal Assent By Ashley Jones Oliver Marsden The long-anticipated reforms to the Arbitration Act 1996 have officially made it into law, with the Arbitration Act 2025 (the 2025 Act)...
2/25/2025 12:21:56 PM The FCA reports on climate change adaptation challenges for UK financial services firms By James Smethurst Elisabeth Overland Sharon Tong The FCA identifies climate adaptation challenges for financial services firms Every five years, the UK government produces an assessment...
2/20/2025 11:53:38 AM The Procurement Act 2023: a new regime governing bid challenges By Kate Gough Robert Colvin What you need to know if contracting with the UK Government post-24 February 2025. On 14 January 2025, Freshfields and Monckton Chambers...
2/18/2025 5:21:54 PM ICAEW guidance following Virgin Media v NTL Pension Scheme – Accounting for changes in trustee and employer liabilities By Andrew Murphy Jane Wolstenholme Amelia Lamp The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has published guidance on the accounting and audit considerations in...
2/14/2025 1:23:31 PM Freshfields’ geopolitical conversations at Munich Security Conference 2025 By Beth George Maximilian Lasson Ilka Oberländer Malte Symann Alex Schmidtke Christian Altenhofen +3 more... Show less What specific impacts of geopolitical tensions are companies facing today? How should governments balance free trade with the protection...
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...
2/6/2025 12:15:44 PM FCA publicity consultation: ‘How not to regulate’ By Lucy Clark The House of Lord’s Financial Services Regulation Committee has today published its report on the FCA’s publicity consultation, Naming...
2/5/2025 2:13:42 PM UK FCA sets out key expectations of payments firms in “Dear CEO” letter By Claire Harrop Janice Leung Christy Lee On 3 February 2025, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a Dear CEO letter to payments firms that are supervised by the...
2/3/2025 3:41:02 PM The Procurement Act 2023: an updated regime for direct awards By Kate Gough Shannon O’Neill What you need to know if contracting with the UK Government post-24 February 2025 On 14 January 2025, Freshfields and Monckton Chambers...