FCA launches permanent Digital Sandbox
The FCA’s Digital Sandbox will be made permanently available from 1 August 2023 and will be open to a broad range of innovative...
The FCA’s Digital Sandbox will be made permanently available from 1 August 2023 and will be open to a broad range of innovative...
The Treasury has published its response to its initial consultation on reforming the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (“CCA”), following the...
Even at the height of summer, thoughts of November are mounting. Particularly so if you are interested in biodiversity, as that is...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced yesterday (25 July 2023) that the government is deferring...
The Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) has issued formal correspondence to Emma Sleep, an innovative mattress company, detailing...
With just a few days to go until the Consumer Duty comes into effect, we have considered the role that the Financial Ombudsman Service (‘
Written by Pritpal Virdee
On 20 July 2023, the FCA published an updated version of its perimeter report webpage.
The FCA last updated the...
Over the last couple of months there have been a number of DCO judgments which are worth noting. Alex Minhinick covered these in our...
On the 11th of July, the Joint Fraud Taskforce led by the Security Minister, Tom Tugendhat met to discuss measures to tackle fraud. The...
The UK’s financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has published its feedback statement on the potential...
The FCA has published a statement on its new secondary objective as introduced by the FSMA 2023: to facilitate the international...
By Pritpal Virdee
On 11 July 2023, the FCA published a new webpage providing information for principal firms operating as “regulatory hosts”.
Biodiversity loss impacts the delivery of vital ecosystems that we all rely upon, food provision being one good example. The...
By 2040, global demand for critical minerals for use in the deployment of clean energy technology is estimated to be four times higher...
On the 29th of March 2023, the UK Government published the Draft Media Bill (the “Draft Bill”) which brings into reality part of the...
By Pritpal Virdee
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Last week the Government laid before Parliament the Public Charge Point Regulations 2023 (the PCPRs). These draft regulations, made using...
The UN Security Council - the UN body responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security - held its first discussion of...
Great Britain in the summer is a fantastic place to be if you follow world-class sport, or if you’re a fan of the weather. The...
Having reflected on the results from Burford Capital’s recent survey of GCs (which I wrote about here), one of the aspects I have...
Investor visa
Since the Home Office scrapped the Tier 1 (Investor) visa in 2022, a replacement visa route is yet to be introduced to...
Roll-out of the EU’s ambitious “Fit for 55” package of climate legislation continues at pace. The Fit for 55 package directs the...
The business and trade secretary, Kemi Badenoch, signed the accession protocol to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for...
The Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee (JROC), a collaboration made up of the FCA, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), the CMA and the...
Written by Pritpal Virdee
The FCA has published a policy statement on the financial promotion rules for cryptoassets, classifying them as...
HM Treasury has published a call for input on the independent Future of Payments Review 2023 (the "Review"), together with the relevant
Leading litigation funder Burford Capital, has recently published its findings from an independent survey of GCs across the world....
The FCA has published a speech given by its Chief Executive on the emerging regulatory approach to Big Tech and AI.
Artificial intelligence
On 13 July 2023 DHSC published its response to the February 2022 supplementary consultation on the NHS Provider Selection Regime together...
We are delighted to be recognised as a Times Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality for a third consecutive year. This has been a collective...
On 12 July 2023 DEFRA announced the results of its consultation on 'strengthening environmental civil sanctions' and that the law will be...
LexisNexis has published a new report titled 'Generative AI and the future of the legal profession', which captures lawyers’ opinions on...
By Pritpal Virdee
On 11 July 2023, HM Treasury published a consultation response setting out its intention to repeal the packaged retail...
On 10 July 2023, the long-awaited adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”) was published by the EU Commission. This...
July is Disability Pride month and Burges Salmon is marking the occasion with its first Disability Pride week. Planned and hosted by...
The FCA recently published the findings from its Spring 2023 survey of readiness for the Consumer Duty implementation deadline which is...
There are approximately 41.4 million acres of farmland in Saskatchewan, Canada. Farms in Saskatchewan have an average size of 1,668...
This article was written by Louise Pettit and Alex Manser
The verdict? Generally, the provisions are working well but room for...
A poetic piece in the Guardian about footpaths. The article focuses on their appeal and use, as well as some of the distinct...
A consultation by the Department for Transport and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities was published on 4 July 2023 and...
By Pritpal Virdee
On 6 July 2023, the FCA released a press release telling asset managers to review their liquidity management in funds...
On 29 June 2023 the Financial Services and Markets Bill received Royal Assent becoming the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023. Great...
Written by Pritpal Virdee
On 3 July 2023, the FCA published a policy statement (PS23/9) containing its finalised guidance for the...
As set out in our recent post (please see here), the Government published a draft version of the Building Safety (Responsible Actors...
A couple of High Court decisions have stood out to us from the last week, which are worth being aware of.
Firstly, although the...
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