Budget 2024
Now the dust is settling on the Budget and the frenzied pre-Budget deal making is behind us, some quick reactions, predictions and...
Now the dust is settling on the Budget and the frenzied pre-Budget deal making is behind us, some quick reactions, predictions and...
The Budget announcement that APR and BPR are to be capped means that almost all farms (save for low value smallholdings) will have...
Moving to flat rate tax relief on employee pension contributions, capping the PCLS at £100,000, introducing NICs on employer pension...
Since the early 1900s, life expectancy has increased from an average of 46 years to around 80.6 years for people born between 2020 and...
As the Renters’ Rights Bill proceeds through Parliament, this is one of a number of articles we are publishing looking at the proposed...
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has released its Regulatory Intervention Report on Friendly Pensions Limited. Notably this case...
The UK, US and the EU, amongst others, have become signatories to the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence (AI
For me, the key similarity between the Spring Budget delivered by Jeremy Hunt (see my previous post) and the Autumn Budget announced by...
Introduction
Following the conclusion of the second year of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”) reporting...
The Institute for AI Policy and Strategy has produced a report titled “Understanding the First Wave of AI Safety Institutes:...
The Securitisation Regulations 2024 were published in January (the “Regulations”).
The Regulations were then amended by a set of amending...
A Solar Power Portal article makes the case for adapting the existing contract for difference for electricity if we are to meet our clean...
The Open Data Institute - a non-profit seeking to promote trust in data - has produced a taxonomy of the data involved in developing,...
A global study conducted by consultancy BearingPoint has identified that the ‘UK leads in AI enthusiasm and maturity, yet faces...
The final Dash Report and report by Professor Richards commissioned by the CQC sets out recommendations to improve the regulator’s...
The G20 has published a report on ‘Mapping the Development, Deployment and Adoption of AI for Enhanced Public Services in the G20 Members’
On 23 October 2024, the UK's Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) published its Artificial Intelligence Sector Study
The G7 has produced a toolkit for AI in the public sector (here). The G7 is an informal forum that brings together Italy, Canada, France,...
The UK's AI Safety Institute (AISI) has published a blog post on early lessons from evaluating fronter AI systems (here). AISI is a...
Regulation introducing a framework to enable the manufacture of highly personalised medicines and medicines with a very short shelf life,...
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 and related regulations give Companies House the tools to play an expanded role in...
The proposed text of the new Post-Market Surveillance regulations has been published, looking to bring UK PMS requirements for medical...
The Law Society of England and Wales has announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) strategy (here).
The strategy focuses on three...
On 23 October 2024, the UK and Welsh Governments announced the launch of an Independent Commission into the water sector and its...
As the Renters’ Rights Bill proceeds through Parliament, this is one of a number of articles we are publishing looking at the...
Its hard to remember the last time a Chancellor’s budget has been so hotly anticipated. With an end to weeks of speculation almost...
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 brings about some of the most significant changes to Companies House since it was...
This article was co-authored with solicitor, Shannon Willett.
As previously reported here, the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into public sector procurement presents significant opportunities and challenges. As...
The recent judgment in Farnham Town Council v Secretary of State for Levelling Up Housing and Communities and another [2024] EWHC 2458...
We last considered LGPS investment and pooling reforms in late June, just before the General Election, when we speculated as to what a...
As the Renters’ Rights Bill proceeds through Parliament, this is one of a number of articles we are publishing looking at the proposed...
In September 2024 the Government introduced the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (the "Bill") into Parliament. Dedicated to...
On 9 October, the FCA published the key findings from its review of implementation of the Consumer Duty by payments firms.
Why now?
The UK government has launched a Regulatory Innovation Office to help bring new technologies to the public faster by reducing the time it...
The Statutory Inquiries Committee published its report “Public inquiries: Enhancing public trust”. The headline is that it recognises...
The long awaited (and lengthy) consultation on the detail needed for the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (the Act) to become operational...
On 30 September the High Court sanctioned the restructuring plans of four entities in the Cineworld group, in so doing declining to grant...
The new government promised an Employment Rights Bill within its first 100 days and so it has come to pass. Today the Employment Rights...
On 11 September 2024, the Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill (the Bill), was introduced into Parliament.
The Bill is the first piece of...
On 7 October 2024, the FCA published a Dear CEO letter aimed at financial advisers and investment intermediaries.
The letter focuses...
The Renters’ Rights Bill is due to start its second reading in the House of Commons today (9 October 2024).
The Bill proposes...
Yesterday the CEOs of Payment Service Providers (PSPs) were all sent a letter by the FCA. Signed off by the FCA’s director of “Payments...
The Government confirmed last week that the new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (the "Bill") will be introduced to Parliament in 2025....
The blog was co-authored with employment solicitor, James Edmonds.
In anticipation of the new duty on employers to take reasonable steps...
Since our last Pensions Dashboards Update in June and our consideration of the industry’s preparation for connection there have...
As we previously reported, Defined Contribution (DC) schemes are very much the focus of attention from the Government and regulators...
Last month we attended the Cenex Expo 2024 and were pleased to see conversations framed around the benefits and opportunities...
On 30 April 2024, the FCA and PRA published the UK’s new securitisation rules (the “New Rules”). These are firm-facing rules contained in...
Introduction
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) published its consultation for the 2025/26 levy estimate on 12 September 2024 and confirmed...
In the wake of ISG’s insolvency, in addition to the issues raised in the recent article by Jessica Evans (see Top Tips for Navigating...
As the legal sector continuously adapts and evolves to embrace the future, one critical element remains a steadfast pillar of a law...
The Cabinet Office recently released its Annual Report on the National Security and Investment Act (the “Act”) 2021, which covers the...
The new Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill (“the Bill”) had its first reading in the House of Lords on 11 September 2024. In brief, the...
At present, when the average person on the street thinks about ‘speaking AI’, their mind will first probably go to the likes of Alexa –...
The EU Commission has announced that over 100 organisations have signed the AI Pact, a series of voluntary commitments to start applying...
The UK government's Responsible Technology Adoption Unit (a directorate within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and...
The recent Commercial Court judgment in Kompaktwerk v LivePerson 2024 has provided comfort for Software as a Service (SaaS) providers....
We hosted a fascinating conference last week in collaboration with TISA, at our offices in London, the “ESG Investing Conference”. It was...
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