Platform due diligence: FCA publishes Supervisory Notice imposing requirements on London Court Limited
The FCA has published a First Supervisory Notice imposing restrictions on the activities of London Court Limited for failings relating to...
The FCA has published a First Supervisory Notice imposing restrictions on the activities of London Court Limited for failings relating to...
Revised public procurement thresholds to be applied from 1 January 2024
From 1 January 2024, the Public Procurement (Agreement on...
In a joint policy statement published on 24 October, the FCA and PRA have confirmed that they are removing the existing maximum limit on...
Rule 21: Restrictions on Frustrating Action
The Panel issued PS 2023/11 on 27 October 2023 confirming the publication of RS 2023/1, which...
After almost four years of significant debate and media discussion in the UK, The Online Safety Act (“OSA”) is now officially law, having...
FCA Chair Ashley Alder spoke earlier this month at the Investment Association’s annual dinner about the regulator’s priorities for...
Call for Evidence: reporting on Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions
On 19 October 2023, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero...
The Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill received Royal Assent yesterday - as such, a major new piece of legislation has now entered the...
We were delighted to be speaking at An Evening with Burges Salmon on 9 October 2023, organised by Surveyors RECAP, a non-profit...
MPs have now approved the Public Charge Point Regulations 2023, which aim to improve the charging experience for EV drivers...
I was delighted to be a panellist at yesterday's Westminster Energy, Environment and Transport Forum on “Next Steps for Tackling Water...
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 is now on the statute books. The Act brings about some of the most significant...
On the 18th September 2023, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published its paper on Initial policy...
As artificial intelligence (AI) technology advances at an increasingly rapid pace, so do calls for its regulation.
This year,...
Important reading for trustees and employers of defined benefit (DB) schemes in distress scenarios. The Pensions Regulator (TPR)...
The Renters Reform Bill looks to have been hit into the long grass, and will not be enacted before the next election. For our...
In a recent decision, the High Court dismissed Northumbrian Water Ltd’s (“NWL”) application for judicial review of Ofwat's decision to...
Assuming the pollsters and pundits are right, within the next twelve months or so, a new Labour government will be settling into their...
This week, the Burges Salmon Pensions Team returned once again to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association Annual Conference in...
Written by Sophie Kirk and Luke Parry-Billings of the Burges Salmon Pensions Team
While climate risk has increasingly been at the top of...
Post written by Harvey Spencer, Trainee Solicitor, Funds & Financial Regulation
In recent months the FCA has on a number of occasions...
If there is an HR person in the land who hasn’t got a sickness absence issue on their ‘to do’ list, I’d like to meet them and shake their...
17 October 2023 marks Burges Salmon’s internal “Wellbeing Day”. In addition to various mental health initiatives, it gives us time to...
Yesterday, 16 October 2023, the Government announced that it had decided to withdraw the Companies (Strategic Report and Directors’...
The Renters Reform Bill is being watched closely by a lot of interested parties. For the potential impact of this radical change, see
The final elements of the new building safety regime introduced by the Building Safety Act 2022 ("BSA") came in to force on 1 October...
Eagle eyed readers of The Times will have noticed an article on 28 September reporting that Labour is “targeting tax breaks on...
Regulations that ban businesses from supplying a range of single-use plastic items in England (as discussed in our earlier article Ban on...
On 12 October 2023, the sixth and final status report was published by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures.
Overview
HMRC has recently updated its guidance in respect of three EMI qualification criteria: the gross assets test (currently £30m), the...
As set out in our Legal Update, the Government’s consultation on reforms to the National Significant Infrastructure Project (“NSIP”)...
The Information Commissioner’s Office recently announced that it had issued Snap, Inc and Snap Group Limited (Snap) with a preliminary...
The Ada Lovelace Institute has recently published a policy briefing setting out key considerations for the deployment of foundation...
Yesterday, 11 October 2023, the UK Takeover Panel launched a digital version of the UK Takeover Code. See Digital Takeover Code.
The...
Signalling another positive step towards the development of a consistent market approach, the Loan Market Association (LMA) and the...
While many may lament the prominence of the so-called 'big six' in the English Premier League (EPL), it pales next to the 'big-four' kit...
UK Finance has responded to the UK White Paper: “A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation”.
UK Finance is a trade body representing “the...
We have previously reported on the impending introduction of the NHS Provider Selection Regime, which will provide a new regime for the...
The UK Government last week announced that – together with some other changes to the Net Zero goalposts – the ban on new diesel and...
We recently attended the Cenex-LCV event, where a programme of seminars looked at the “What Next?” questions for technology and market...
The Government has announced £30 million funding to support the development and roll-out of innovative medical technology for the NHS.
There has been a very interesting decision by a PINS Inspector on a co-located solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) scheme...
I call it performance art, but my friend Ariel calls it wasting time. History will decide.
Like an aircraft taking off in the...
The cross-bench Science and Technology Committee (SITC) has launched an inquiry into the cyber resilience of the UK's critical national...
On 21 September 2023, the UK Government announced its decision to establish the UK-US Data Bridge (the “Data Bridge”), also known as the...
I read this article about ‘listening’ in HR Magazine with real interest. As a firm, we have always been proud of our culture and our...
There has been a big focus in recent weeks on the impact of some Net Zero announcements on the potential growth in green jobs within the...
The Pensions Regulator (tPR) has issued its first climate change reporting fine (amounting to £5,000) against the trustee of the...
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On 28th September, the FCA...
Conservationists and anyone, like me, who is passionate about the environment and wildlife, will have found much of the press coverage of...
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